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Las instancias: Las Instancias
by Hrayr Attarian
The collaborative Argentinian trio, Las Instancias, demonstrate inventiveness and creative maturity on its eponymous debut. Nominally under bassist Fermin Suarez's leadership, the group performs in a truly democratic fashion. The individual musicians maintain their own voices while becoming an integral part of the collective. The music is mainly spontaneous and free and sometimes flirts with delightful dissonance, yet ...
Cobby Brzeski: Vintage Girl In a Modern World
by Hrayr Attarian
Nostalgia is a powerfully alluring emotion with a bittersweet edge, which is why it's so popular. San Diego-based flutist and vocalist Cobby Brzeski delves into this wistfulness with plenty of romance and whimsy on her Vintage Girl in a Modern World. Fronting an eight-piece ensemble, Brzeski interprets ten songs with graceful panache, conjuring up moods of ...
The Arab Blues: Deserted
by Hrayr Attarian
The Arab Blues is a Chicago-based duo of multi-instrumentalist Rami Gabriel and percussionist Karim Nagi, who, as the name suggests, blend electric blues with Arabic musical genres. Gabriel and Nagi are also accomplished improvisers, and their creative spontaneity shines on their fourth release, the enchanting Deserted. Gabriel starts the title track with a simmering ...
Piero Bittolo Bon: Spell//Hunger
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Piero Bittolo Bon is a versatile improviser, excelling across all styles of creative music. His band mate of over a decade, the equally masterful drummer Andrea Grillini, is, like Bon, a restless experimenter. Together, they formed the genre-defying duo, Spell//Hunger. Their eponymous album consists of 11 spontaneous pieces that are more akin to abstract soundscapes than melodies with ...
Ivo Perelman / Damon Smith: Duologue 6: Core of Existence
by Hrayr Attarian
Innovative saxophonist Ivo Perelman is a consummate improviser whose spontaneity flourishes in the company of like-minded artists. His Duologues series is a set of duets, each with a stalwart of the creative music scene. Duologues 6: Core of Existence matches Perelman with intrepid bassist Damon Smith, who has a stellar resume in his own right. The ...
Entre Amigos Pays Homage To Two Contemporary Composers on Magpie and Joyful Foundation
by Hrayr Attarian
The Chicago-based Entre Amigos is a dynamic collaborative quartet that performs refreshingly original music of contemporary artists. After their eponymous debut, which showcased the members' works, the ensemble released two albums, each spotlighting an inventive trumpeter's compositions. The 2025 Magpie consists entirely of pieces penned by Chicagoan Joe Clark. In comparison, the 2026 Joyful Foundation is ...
Leigh Pilzer: Keep Holding On
by Hrayr Attarian
Baritone saxophonist Leigh Pilzer is a member of A-list orchestras like the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra, among others. She is also an exciting improviser and bandleader in her own right. Her third release as a leader, the captivating Keep Holding On, is with her organ trio and ...
Amalie Dahl's Dafnie EXTENDED: Live at Moldejazz
by Hrayr Attarian
Over the course of a mere five years, Danish saxophonist Amalie Dahl has garnered well-deserved praise as a bandleader, improviser, and composer. A year after releasing the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Står Op Med Solen (Sonic Transmissions, 2024), Dahl expanded her quintet Dafnie to a 12- member combo. They appeared live at the Norwegian Moldejazz Festival. The ...
Emie R. Roussel: TERR
by Hrayr Attarian
Over a career spanning a bit more than a decade, award-winning Canadian pianist Emie R. Roussel has developed a unique style. It draws on both the Western classical tradition and jazz. Furthermore, her captivating music is a deft mix of exciting spontaneity and a poetic undercurrent. Her fourth release as a leader with her working ...
Ali Ryerson: The Ali Ryerson Quartet
by Hrayr Attarian
Accomplished flutist Ali Ryerson is one of the most exciting proponents of the instrument in jazz. Over the course of a long career, both performing and teaching, she has honed a unique style. It is rooted in the Western classical tradition. Yet it has a boppish and soulful spontaneity. Her 17th release as a leader, simply ...
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