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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 ...
Brûlez les Meubles: Folio #5
by Glenn Astarita
Brûlez les Meubles (burn the furniture), a Québec-based avant-jazz duo, consists of guitarist Louis Beaudoin-de la Sablonnière from Montreal and electric bassist Éric Normand from Rimouski. Formed out of a shared passion for experimental improvisation and contemporary jazz, the pair has cultivated a distinctive sound over the years. Since their debut in 2016, they have released ...
Sophie Lüssi - Sandra Weiss - Fridolin Blumer - Andreas Wettstein: Atlantic Puffin
by Glenn Astarita
AllAboutBirds.org describes the Atlantic Puffin as “a sharply dressed black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, the Atlantic Puffin is often called the clown of the sea." This album finds the foursome gleefully tossing classical precision, folk whispers and improvisational bravado into a blender, hitting pulse until it is a cohesive, if occasionally slippery, ...
Dimitris Tsakas Trio: Conversation Helps
by Glenn Astarita
Dimitris Tsakas, an impressive Greek saxophonist, is not just blowing air through a horn; he is sculpting sound, carving melodies from the ether. His offering, Conversation Helps, recorded at Sierra Studios in Athens, is not your grandfather's smooth jazz and not Kenny G wallpaper music--this is a vibrant, breathing organism of sound. Tsakas, wielding alto and ...
