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Article: Album Review

Trio East: Stop-Start

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by Jerry D'Souza

In a lineup with trumpet, bass, and drums, the man with the horn is left, right, and center. He is the one who has to lead and carry the trio, though the others play their part in fashioning and completing their mission. Clay Jenkins succeeds in doing this, though there are occasions when the arrangements and ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two by Richard Underhill and The Shuffle Demons

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by Jerry D'Souza

For those familiar with the jazz scene in Toronto during the eighties and the next decade will remember the impact the Shuffle Demons had. Richard Underhill was the leader and founding member of the band that flipped jazz over not only through the initial impact of their colorful costumes, but also with their outstanding musicianship. The ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Actis Band: "On Tour" Live 2004

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by Jerry D'Souza

Actis Band “On Tour" Live 2004 Splasc(H) Records 2005 The name is Actis Dato. Carlo Actis Dato. And it belongs to one of the most interesting musicians on the scene today. The scene is jazz, but as seen and innovated by Actis Dato the boundaries go beyond the norm. That ...

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Roberto Magris Europlane: Check-in

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by Jerry D'Souza

Roberto Magris leads more than one band, each of which defines a particular mood and approach. One of them is Europlane, the quintet which checks in with this recording on the Black Saint label (currently celebrating its 30th anniversary). This should bring the band wider recognition, considering the fact that the label has an international presence. ...

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Autorickshaw: Four Higher

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by Jerry D'Souza

Both Indian classical music and jazz get their sinew and their soul from improvisation, a perfect wellspring for Autorickshaw to draw from. The taal (the cycle) in Indian classical music has an aspect of composition, but the musicians open and change it. Singer Suba Sankaran fills the classical tunes with a hypnotic earthiness, signalling her as ...

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The Chris Vestre Group: Jazz Camp

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by Jerry D'Souza

Guitarist Chris Vestre has been in different musical environments, gigging and playing in Austin, Texas. This is his first album as leader and while he adopts a jazz stance, he extends his compositions into funk, bossa, and groove music. He writes some pretty good tunes (all of these are original) and his arrangements capture the spirit ...

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Steve Shapiro & Pat Bergeson: Low Standards

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by Jerry D'Souza

Welcome to Low Standards. That comment was not meant to be quizzical. It just goes to show that Steve Shapiro and Pat Bergeson have a sense of humour that blessed them when coming up with a name for their record. That is the only part of the package that is “low", the music travels a well-described ...

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Jim Hall: Magic Meeting

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by Jerry D'Souza

This is the first time that Jim Hall, Scott Colley, and Lewis Nash have played together, but their Magic Meeting has a sheer magnetism that draws them into an orbit that spins around some compelling musicianship. Time has not effaced the spell that Hall can conjure on the guitar, and he does his magic once again. ...

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Article: Film Review

The Sound of New York Jazz Underground

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by Jerry D'Souza

The New Talent Jazz Orchestra The Sound of New York Jazz Underground Fresh Sound New Talent 2004 Members of the New Talent Jazz Orchestra gathered at the Systems Two Recording Studios in Brooklyn over four days in 2003, to lay down tracks for The Sound of New York Jazz Underground, ...

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Article: Album Review

Yo Miles! Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith: Upriver

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by Jerry D'Souza

Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith are back with a third double helping of their view of the music of Miles Davis, bringing along a couple of their own tunes. Once again it is time to celebrate the music and the perspective they bring to it. Smith and Kaiser head Yo Miles!, the band ...


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