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Skafish: Tidings of Comfort and Joy
by Jerry D'Souza
Jim Skafish first appeared in 1976 with his eponymous band as part of the New Wave/punk movement. Their self-titled debut album was well received, and they appeared in the movie Urgh! A Music War (1981) with the Police, Wall of Voodoo and the Dead Kennedys, among others. But things were soon to change. Their record label ...
Kaufmann / Moore / Van der Schyff: Kamosc
by Jerry D'Souza
Kamosc is the first recording by Achim Kaufmann, Michael Moore and Dylan van der Schyff, three improvisers who are known to let their imaginations rove in their music. However, the name of the band is a more formal invention: they've taken the first two letters of their last names and strung them together. This ...
Herculaneum: Orange Blossom
by Jerry D'Souza
The excellence that marks 482 Music's Document Chicago series carries on with this twelfth release. As before, the series serves to showcase the diverse talent that marks the improvised jazz scene in Chicago; Herculaneum brings in its own influences, which it shapes into an earthy, heated and prolifically inspired voice in constant shift. The ...
Harry Miller's Isipingo: Which Way Now
by Jerry D'Souza
Cuneiform has unearthed another gem from the '70s British jazz scene in Which Way Now. Bassist Harry Miller was one of the staples of that era, and on this performance from November of 1975, he shows just why. The band here was the original lineup of Isipingo, and while there is a structure to the music, ...
Frantisek Uhlir Trio: Jazz at Prague Castle 2006
by Jerry D'Souza
Jazz at Prague Castle is a series of concerts launched in February 2004 by the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus. The series has presented several bassists, including Avishai Cohen, and Miroslav Vitous is slated to perform as well. Frantisek Uhlir was among those who were at the venue. If he does not have wide ...
Mark Helias' Open Loose: Atomic Clock
by Jerry D'Souza
In a career spanning over twenty years, Mark Helias has worked with some interesting musical collaborations and concepts. He has constantly searched for the new and challenging, whether it has been in the company of musicians like Ray Anderson, Pheeroan akLaff, Mark Dresser and Gerry Hemingway, to name a few--or in his writing, which encompasses chamber ...
Miles Donahue: Pocket Prolific
by Jerry D'Souza
Multi-instrumentalist Miles Donahue certainly packs it in when it comes to recording. In 2003, he was inspired enough by the classic American songbook to release a set of four albums which he called Standards: Volumes I-IV. This time around he is more circumspect, releasing just two CDs simultaneously. Donahue is no doubt a man of ideas. ...
Modo Trio with Jamie Saft: The Uninvited
by Jerry D'Souza
In how many ways can a band surprise the listener? Listening to this CD makes for a count of ten. The Modo Trio with Jamie Saft constantly evolve as they change shape, structure and direction. The music is never static; invention comes in at every turn as they bring in electronica, jazz, chamber music and anything ...
Michael Simon & Roots United: Revelacion
by Jerry D'Souza
Michael Simon was born in a family where music was a strong persuasion. His father Hadsy, a guitarist and singer, first inculcated the love of music in him, while his brothers Edward and Marlon turned his ear towards jazz. After attending a concert by Irakere in Curacao, he went to Cuba and learned the music of ...
Steve Feierabend: Converging Paths
by Jerry D'Souza
Steve Feierabend has a way of visualising his music. The saxophonist called his previous album Revolving Doors, a hint about the direction of his music. There is nothing static in his music, and that direction continues here. He forges his pieces strongly on improvisation and different time signatures, evolving constantly and most often coming to a ...
