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Irene Schweizer - Rudiger Carl - Johnny Dyani - Han Bennink: Irène's Hot Four
by Glenn Astarita
Irène's Hot Four represents a significant posthumous release from the legendary Swiss jazz pianist Irène Schweizer, who passed away in 2024. This release captures a rare 1981 concert in Zurich featuring Schweizer alongside her companions Rüdiger Carl, Johnny Dyani, and Han Bennink. It is a quartet that existed for only around a year and a half, ...
Russ Johnson: To Walk On Eggshells
by Glenn Astarita
Russ Johnson, a Chicago-bred trumpeter with a knack for adventurous jazz, joins forces with Swiss bassist Christian Weber and drummer Dieter Ulrich, both stalwarts of the Zurich jazz scene. Johnson's resume boasts collaborations with everyone from Lee Konitz to his own genre-bending Russ Johnson Quartet, while Weber and Ulrich have carved out reputations as nimble improvisers, ...
Rent Romus, Tatsuya Nakatani: Uplift
by Glenn Astarita
Venerable woodwind ace, composer and fierce improviser Rent Romus has long been a cornerstone of the West Coast's avant-garde jazz scene. Tatsuya Nakatani, a Japanese-born percussionist and sound artist, is renowned for his innovative approach, wielding an arsenal of drums, gongs and indigenous instruments. He often crafts visceral soundscapes that dance between silence and chaos. Together, ...
Gayle Ellett & The Electromags: The Painted River of Light
by Glenn Astarita
Gayle Ellett and The Electromags' The Painted River of Light“ is a sonic expedition that feels as though it was lifted from a vivid, psychedelic vision, carefully refined and imbued with contemporary polish. This is the third release for the group led by Ellett, who fronted the legendary progressive rock band Djam Karet. The album is ...
O'Clock Trio: Sessions 24
by Glenn Astarita
The trio's Sessions 24 is an EP that clocks in around 15 minutes and serves as a sonic adventure that leans hard into the wild world of effects-driven soundscapes. Spearheaded by Willie Oteri's guitar wizardry, Ricardo Acevedo's (also known as Lost Cat Magnet) pulsating beats, synths and samples, with Tiago da Silva's anchoring bass and percussion, ...
Elijah Jamal Asani: ,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,,
by Glenn Astarita
Portland-based multi-instrumentalist Elijah Jamal Asani creates meditative ambient music rooted in his connection to the natural world. As Long As I Long To Memorise Your Sky captures his 2022 Grand Canyon artist residency through field recordings and asymmetrical, intricate compositions that serve as an audio journal of the canyon's dialogue between river and desert.
Alister Spence Trio: Gather
by Glenn Astarita
Alister Spence Trio's Gather arrives like a mischievous breeze, stirring the leaves of modern jazz with a blend of precision and playful abandon. This Australian ensemble--Alister Spence on piano, Lloyd Swanton on double bass, and Toby Hall on drums--delivers an album that feels like a conversation among old friends who happen to be virtuosos. The eight ...
Ingi Bjarni Skúlason: Hope
by Glenn Astarita
Ingi Bjarni Skúlason's seventh album, Hope, released on January 17, 2025, is a poignant exploration of grief and resilience, exquisitely woven into a Nordic jazz tapestry. This Icelandic pianist and composer, joined by truly estimable artists--Anders Jormin on double bass, Hilmar Jensson on guitar and Magnús Trygvason Eliassen on drums--crafts a soundscape that is both introspective ...
Krokofant: Krokofant 6
by Glenn Astarita
Formed in 2011, the band--Tom Hasslan (guitar, bass), Jørgen Mathisen (saxophone, synthesizers), Axel Skalstad (drums, percussion)--fuses jazz-rock with progressive elements in a style as quirky as their name suggests. Krokofant 6 is issued by the fittingly-named Is It Jazz? label, marking a return to its core trio setup. This shift ignites a fiery improvisational spark, delivering ...
Treverket: Et Bedre Sted
by Glenn Astarita
Treverket's second album, Et Bedre Sted (A Better Place), is a delightful romp through a musical galaxy where genres collide like overzealous bumper cars. Hailing from Norway's jazz-soaked Bergen scene, this band--led by multi-instrumentalists, album composers Mathias Marstrander and Martin Hjetland--does not merely dip their toes into jazz, country, pop, and other genres; they dive in ...
