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Aram Shelton: Arrive
by Jerry D'Souza
This, the ninth recording in the Document Chicago series, it continues to provide the listener with interesting twists and turns. Aram Shelton's music treads a path that is gentle in its ministrations and elevated by the sensibility of the musicians. This does not deny Shelton from blowing some pithy trajectories or keep Jason Roebke from spurring ...
Michael Musillami Trio: Dachau
by Paul Olson
There's nothing new about a jazz guitar trio, or, for that matter, a jazz guitar trio augmented with piano and horns. That said, guitarist Michael Musillami has done something truly innovative with this format on Dachau. Musillami, bassist Joe Fonda, and drummer George Schuller--augmented on four of the album's seven tracks with various combinations of tenor ...
Micha: Renku
by John Kelman
Renku is a form of Japanese linked poetry with brief, imagistic stanzas created by two or more poets who meet to write together. Renku is also the debut album by Michaël Attias--a pan-cultural saxophonist born in Israel to Moroccan parents, raised in Paris and the American Midwest--and the name of his trio with bassist John Hebert ...
Michael Musillami Trio: Dachau
by John Kelman
The intrepid Playscape Recordings imprint, founded at the turn of the century by guitarist Michael Musillami, has been responsible for a small but consistent catalogue of releases that constantly look for new ways to combine forward-thinking compositional form with a more exploratory aesthetic. Working with a relatively small core group of veteran players, the label has ...
Fonda/Stevens Group: Forever Real
by Ernest Barteldes
The mood on Forever Real goes from the pleasant groove of the title track to more experimental moments in which trumpet player Herb Robertson and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens exchange jabs, as on the eight-minute “From The Source and the more up-tempo “The Stalker (eleven minutes that go in every possible direction), in which Robertson makes ...
Michael Musillami Trio: Dachau
by Jerry D'Souza
One of the significant moments for the Michael Musillami Trio came when the group played in Dachau, Germany in November, 2004. At that time, says Musillami, they were “elevated to a new level. That plateau is still evident on this recording, made possible by several factors, including shared empathy and each player's strength as a musician.
Greg Burk Trio: Nothing, Knowing
by John Kelman
With the number of pianists whose style stems directly from Keith Jarrett, it's easy to forget that his biggest influence was Paul Bley. While Jarrett has moved on to forge his own personal aesthetic, Bley was the one first provided a more lyrical alternative to Cecil Taylor's aggressively cathartic free play: a more thoughtful, considered improvisation ...
Greg Burk Trio: Nothing, Knowing
by Jerry D'Souza
Greg Burk comes along for the third time as leader with Nothing, Knowing and proves beyond any shade of doubt that he has the distinct ability to turn a tune into an exciting and imaginative journey. He sounds more expansive here than in the past, his sense of drive and purpose given new impetus and dynamism. ...
Bj: Static
by John Kelman
While guitarist Pat Metheny has moved on to forge his own distinctive style since playing with Boston legend Mick Goodrick in vibraphonist Gary Burton's mid-'70s group, Goodrick's harmonic sensibility has been one of the foundations on which Metheny has built his approach. This was apparent during Metheny's performance with Goodrick at this year's Montreal Jazz Festival. ...
Cinzia_Spata: 93-03
by Jerry D'Souza
There is a wealth of jazz talent on 93-03, none less exciting than the singer and the songs. Cinzia Spata recorded pieces that were in her repertoire during the period from 1993 to 2003, hence the title of this release. That apart, Spata has a fine sense of style and articulation which come across potently and ...
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