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The Haas Company: Vol. 3 - Song for Mimi
by Glenn Astarita
Steve Haas, the accomplished drummer and driving force behind The Haas Company, brings a wealth of experience and a powerful rhythmic foundation to the band's novel sound. With a career spanning decades, Haas has garnered acclaim for his technical prowess and musical versatility across jazz, fusion and rock. His leadership is central to The Haas Company's ...
Matthias Müller / Andreas Willers: Matthias Müller / Andreas Willers
by Glenn Astarita
Matthias Muller and Andreas Willers craft a bold sonic adventure with their improvised soundscapes, rooted in Berlin's vibrant experimental scene. Muller wields his trombone not for traditional melodies but for sonic exploration, coaxing out breathy whispers and guttural growls. Willers answers with an electric guitar that dances between delicate, spidery lines and distorted noise. Together, they ...
Phil Haynes: Return to Electric
by Glenn Astarita
Phil Haynes, a drummer who possesses an extensive and heralded resume, unleashes Return to Electric, a semiavant-garde fusion-fueled romp that feels like a love letter to the electric guitar's golden era, delivered with a sly wink. This album displays Haynes, guitarist Steve Salerno, and bassist Drew Gress capturing the experimental spirit of 1970s jazz-rock while demonstrating ...
Shogo Seifert Rauke: Causes of Imagination
by Glenn Astarita
Berlin-based trumpeter Shogo Seifert, an artist of of German Japanese lineage. unveils his debut album Causes of Imagination with his ensemble Rauke, a curious octet that marries the nimble spontaneity of a jazz quartet to the lush emotive sweep of a string quartet. Released under the Jazz Thing Next Generation series by Double Moon Records, this ...
Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live, First Visit
by Glenn Astarita
This 1964 New York City recording, now remastered and released on the Ezzthetics label, captures Albert Ayler with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray at a crucial juncture in the saxophonist's development. This performance at the Cellar Cafe marks an early, vital snapshot of a trio that would become foundational to the free jazz movement. It is ...
The Hemphill String Stringtet: The Hemphill Stringtet Plays the Music of Julius Hemphill
by Glenn Astarita
The Hemphill Stringtet's debut album, Plays the Music of Julius Hemphill is a vibrant tribute to the late jazz composer and saxophonist Julius Hemphill (1938--1995). This string quartet, featuring violinists Curtis Stewart and Sam Bardfeld, violist Stephanie Griffin and cellist Tomeka Reid, reimagines Hemphill's compositions with a fresh chamber music perspective. Formed in 2022, the ensemble ...
Joe Fiedler Trio 2.0: Dragon Suite
by Glenn Astarita
Joe Fiedler steers this trio with the gusto of a trombone maestro who has gigged everywhere from Sesame Street's cheery lanes to prolific stints in the modern and free jazz realms. Guitarist Pete McCann and drummer join him Michael Sarin for a duo with pedigrees juicier than a medieval feast. McCann's strings have sung for heavyweights ...
Tim Berne - Tom Rainey - Gregg Belisle-Chi: Yikes Too
by Glenn Astarita
Tim Berne's Yikes Too marks a significant expansion of the saxophonist's artistic vision, unfolding across two discs that showcase both his compositional architecture and improvisational dexterity. Berne joins forces with drummer Tom Rainey and guitarist Gregg Belisle-Chi--a Bill Frisell protégé--to form a new trio that navigates intellectual complexity and gut-level musical communication with equal fluency.
Dexter Gordon & The Stooges: Raw Blow Power
by Glenn Astarita
Imagine a Detroit dive bar in 1969, where the feral howl of The Stooges collides with the towering tenor of Dexter Gordon in a haze of sweat, distortion, and cigarette smoke. Raw Blow Power, released on the FuzzTone rock label, is that feverish hallucination brought to life--a snarling, swinging beast of an album that fuses proto-punk ...
Diana Ross & Frank Zappa: Soul Freak Symphony
by Glenn Astarita
When Diana Ross, the glittering soul siren of Motown, and Frank Zappa, the madcap maestro of musical anarchy, unveiled Soul Freak Symphony in March 1985 but was put in limbo due to contractual issues. Hence, it was not just an album--it was a cosmic detonation of sound and sanity. This 12-track hallucination melds Ross's velvety charisma ...
