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Frank Lowe: Black Beings
by Jerry D'Souza
The age of the LP was often one of compromise for jazz musicians. Given the restrictions on playing time, recordings had to be edited to fit. This meant a loss of ideas and of development with the truncated versions being shadows of the whole. The emergence of the CD has seen the revival of music with ...
Taylor Eigsti: Let It Come To You
by Jerry D'Souza
Music is aroused in the soul. Pianist Taylor Eigsti harkens to the call and finds his inspiration in a well-chosen selection of standards and four originals on Let It Come to You. Eigsti's firm sense of harmony and focused direction turn this outing into a delicious adventure. He gives melody its due ...
Louie Bellson & Clark Terry: Louie & Clark Expedition 2
by Jerry D'Souza
Drummer Louie Bellson and trumpeter Clark Terry trump age to front a big band with verve and youthful vitality. Though both are in their eighties, age has not diminished the wonderful ability they have shown through their long and distinguished careers to give jazz a glorious presence. Bellson and Terry collaborated in 1994 on the big ...
Virginia Mayhew: A Simple Thank You
by Jerry D'Souza
The soul of an artist reverberates through the music. Virginia Mayhew (tenor and soprano saxophones) fills her playing with warmth, tenderness and an unmitigated passion. Her recordings have marked these traits, making them a veritable joy. She continues the trend here, with an expanded line-up that gives the music a greater dimension. It's the first septet ...
Papo Vazquez and The Mighty Pirates: Aislado: Live at the Painted Bride Art Center
by Jerry D'Souza
Fate deals its own hand. Papo Vazquez and The Mighty Pirates were scheduled to perform at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia when an ice storm came by the previous day. And so, a two-hour drive from New York City turned into a five-hour ordeal. One would think that the strains of the journey would ...
Contemporary Noise Quintet: Pig Inside the Gentleman
by Jerry D'Souza
Contemporary Noise Quintet is certainly not what the name implies. They play jazz in the way they think it should be played and that means infusing it with many idioms. But they do this with finesse, unparalleled skill and a great sense of humor. Contemporary Noise Quintet was formed by brothers Kuba Kapsa (piano, melodica, samples, ...
The Sisters Euclid: Faith Cola
by Jerry D'Souza
The Sisters Euclid are four men who have been making music since the 1990s. Their base is Toronto and proof positive of their popularity comes from the fact that they have been performing every Monday for the past twelve years at city's The Orbit Room. The music takes on several forms and guises, with a quirky ...
Autorickshaw: So The Journey Goes
by Jerry D'Souza
A winning argument could be made for Toronto as a multi-cultural city like no other, New York included. Through its veins flow the tradition of numerous nations, including India. Music is one of the traditions that hold sway, not only in ethnic exposition but also in collaborations where tradition and modernism blend. Toronto band ...
Grupa Janke Randalu: Live
by Jerry D'Souza
Grupka Janke Randalu is the collaboration between pianist Kristjan Randalu and percussionist Bodek Janke (percussion). They have developed a compact rapport over the twenty years they have been playing together, apparent in the way they respond to each other, get into a conversation and take their music to a higher level by developing thoughts and impulses. ...
Ecstasy Project: Europae
by Jerry D'Souza
Ecstasy Project was formed in 1998 by Rafal Gorzycki, its drummer. Gorzycki absorbs a range of influences which he transforms into illuming nuggets with his compositions. His interest is currently churned by contemperary European and chamber music. He brings the two together, washes them in jazz and comes up with music that will linger for a ...
