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Les Diaboliques (Schweizer, Nicols & Leandre): Live At The Rhinefalls
by Glenn Astarita
For this new release titled Live At The Rhinefalls, pianist Irene Schweizer, vocalist Maggie Nicols, and bassist Joelle Leandre further illustrate the band’s often satirical assault on the free jazz/improvisational scene. Known as “Les Diaboliques” (the devilish ones) the trio pursues melodramatic histrionics under the umbrella of free improv. Ms. Nicols’ technically brilliant yet often humorous ...
Irene Kral: Kral Space
by Mathew Bahl
Perhaps the great lost jazz singer of her generation, Irene Kral’s career was cruelly cut short by her untimely death from breast cancer on August 15, 1978 at age 46. The younger sister of Roy Kral of Jackie & Roy fame, Irene Kral started her career in the 1950s. She sang on the road with various ...
Koch - Schutz - Studer plus DJ M. Singe & DJ I-Sound: Roots and Wires
by Glenn Astarita
Their calling card should read something like; “avant-garde - - will travel” which is a spin on the old American Western TV series, “Palladin”. The trio of Hans Koch (woodwinds, EFX), Martin Schutz (cello, EFX) and Fredy Studer (drums) recorded Cuban musicians and overlaid arrangements on the 1999 release, Fidel and turned in something similar after ...
Thurston Moore: Lost To The City/Noise To Nowhere
by Glenn Astarita
Perhaps if Jimi Hendrix had decided to delve into free-rock-jazz or if Albert Ayler was an electric guitarist they respectively may have come up with something similar to this new release featuring - Sonic Youth - guitarist, Thurston Moore. Naturally it is fun to speculate yet we must bestow credit where credit is due as Moore ...
Schweizer-Nicols-Lewis-Leandre-Sommer: The Storming Of The Winter Palace
by Glenn Astarita
The Storming Of The Winter Palace was originally released on LP in 1988 as Swiss based “Intakt Records” has thankfully chosen to reissue this most interesting recording on CD. The 26-minute opener, “Now and Never” offers a hearty mix of disparate motifs, glistening choruses and endearing interplay among trombonist George Lewis, vocalist Maggie Nicols, pianist Irene ...
Irene Schweizer: Many And One Direction - Piano Solo
by Glenn Astarita
The great Swiss pianist Irene Schweizer goes it alone on her latest release, Piano Solo – Many and One Direction. Here, the critically acclaimed pianist pursues various angles via her noteworthy affinity for rhythmic movement and altogether penetrating execution as each piece is strikingly unique...... On “Huben Wie Druben”, Ms Schweizer constructs Bill Evans-type harmonics and ...
