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Lucas Niggli Zoom: Spawn Of Speed
by Glenn Astarita
Multi-talented Swiss drummer/percussionist Lucas Niggli extends his already vast repertoire with this tightly organized trio featuring trombonist Nils Wogram and guitarist Philipp Schaufelberger. With the opener, “Oxygene Beats” the listener will be treated to sprightly Caribbean motifs interspersed with rapid fire, jazz-based unison choruses. Throughout, Niggli handles the percussion chores yet exhibits a thoroughly musical approach ...
Andrew Rathbun (: True Stories
by Glenn Astarita
Canadian saxophonist/composer Andrew Rathbun’s True Stories is a testament to fellow Canadian, poet Margaret Atwood’s lesser known works such as “True Stores” and “Bluejays”. For his third release, the artist demonstrates a keen and convincingly fresh compositional jazz-based approach. Vocalist Luciana Souza lends her warm, softly stated lyricism to several of these pieces amid blended horns, ...
Steven Lantner-Joe Maneri-Joe Morris: Voices Lowered
by Glenn Astarita
No one gloms the spotlight on Voices Lowered, as the musicians' draw upon a spontaneous group related effort consisting of three-way conversations, micro-themes and abstract lyricism. With works such as “Dirty Daisies , the band conveys a circular flow, accentuated by Joe Maneri's brawny tenor sax lines in conjunction with Joe Morris' intricately executed single note ...
Kiedaisch - Svoboda - Hahn: Water Mirror
by Glenn Astarita
This Germany-based trio, delves into and ultimately stylizes a form of music that perhaps parallels the delicacies, and transmutations of water on Water Mirror. Here, the band melds lucid dreamscapes with a continuous underlying flow, thanks to vibraphonist Michael Kiedaisch’s softly stated melodies and oscillating rhythms, while saxophonist Eberhard Hahn and trombonist Mike Svoboda render soothing ...
Chico Hamilton: Foreststorn
by Glenn Astarita
Legendary drummer/bandleader/educator Chico Hamilton celebrates his inaugural album for Koch, along with his current working band and some very special guest artists such as Rolling Stones (and frequent jazz performer), drummer Charlie Watts, alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, trombonist Steve Turre and others. Simply stated, this well traveled, highly influential and thoroughly hip musician surges onward amid ...
Cecil Taylor Unit: It Is In The Brewing Luminous
by Glenn Astarita
This newly released live set of the “Cecil Taylor Unit's" performance at New York City's “Fat Tuesday" venue, presents the listener with a stunning glimpse of the pianist's interaction with his then musical soulmate, alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons. And while Lyons passed away in 1986, the twosome had been performing together since the 1960's throughout various ...
Roseanna Vitro: Thoughts of Bill Evans - Conviction
by Glenn Astarita
A few years prior to his passing back in 1977, pianist/composer Bill Evans prompted vocalist Roseanna Vitro to vacate Houston, Texas for greener pastures in New York City. Since then, Ms. Vitro has gained prominence as a clinician/educator and performer. With her eighth recording titled Thoughts of Bill Evans –Convictions, the artist sets ten Evans compositions ...
Peter Herbert: B-A-C-H: A Chromatic Universe
by Glenn Astarita
With B-A-C-H: A Chromatic Universe, Austrian bass maestro Peter Herbert, serenades Johann Sebastian Bach while basing his schema upon the four-note-motive of the letters B-A-C-H and the chromatic transpositions. Basically, Herbert’s novel intentions allude to melding elements of classicism with softly rendered rhythmic structures and the band’s modern jazz style interplay as the leader penned all ...
Joelle Leandre - Hasse Poulsen - Francois Houle: c'estca
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded live in Paris, 2000 – this trio embarks upon a quietly energetic affair as they rely upon their combined improvisational savvy and inherent resourcefulness for a set consisting of interweaving dialogue and polychromatic themes. On “c’estica 1”, double bassist Joelle Leandre pursues sweeping bowed bass lines, often counterbalancing clarinetist Francois Houle’s fleeting lyricism and guitarist ...
Francois Houle: Cryptology
by Glenn Astarita
Canadian clarinetist/composer Francois Houle and is current working band explore the mechanics of Cryptology as a thematic basis for this most interesting new release. With this production, the band seemingly embarks upon an investigative course as they perhaps correlate complex mathematical algorithms to music notation, while they establish a foundation for the listener’s mind’s eye via ...
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