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Ghidra: Strawberry Skinflint
by Jerry D'Souza
Free improvisation gets a giddy turn from Wally Shoup, Mike Peterson and Bill Horist, who filter, merge and heat different genres into one heady blend. For the most part they turn on the ignition and never let the temperature cool. Yet there is another side that latches on, one that shows that they can work a ...
Tavitjan Brothers Trio: Tavitjan Brothers Trio
by Jerry D'Souza
There is an easy familiarity with the music that the Tavitjan Brothers Trio chose for their debut album. The actual brothers, Diran on piano and Garo on drums, have Dragan Trajkovski on bass to forge links with some high profile standards. Included on this live set is an original, which brings the curtain down on their ...
George Schuller: Jigsaw
by Jerry D'Souza
George Schuller has moved from the basic quartet of his band The Schulldogs to fashion music for a conglomerate that moves from a quintet to a septet for this record. While the extra horns bring in a greater depth and extension, the addition of strings lends a serene presence. Together they add to the lure, and ...
Nikki Iles/Duncan Hopkins/Anthony Michelli: Everything I Love
by Jerry D'Souza
The musicians who have influenced pianist Nikki Iles come in varying temperament. They include Bill Evans, John Taylor and John Abercrombie. There can be no gripe with that focus, particularly when the music on this recording is presented in evidence. This piano trio works well. Iles has toured with Duncan Hopkins and Anthony Michelli--the ...
TD Canada Trust Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival 2004
by Jerry D'Souza
The 18th edition of the jazz festival rolled into Toronto on June 25 and stayed until July 4. It was as big as it ever was with over 1500 musicians and over 30 venues. There was one difference. Federal legislation smoked out du Maurier with a ban on sponsorship by tobacco companies. TD Canada Trust stepped ...
Brotherhood of Breath: Bremen to Bridgwater
by Jerry D'Souza
Back in the times when apartheid was a festering wound in South Africa, several musicians felt the scabrous effects of that putrid policy. Some left their homeland for the opportunity to express their feelings and to expose the instigators of the great divide. Some stayed behind and defied the dictates. Chris McGregor was among the latter, ...
The Yoko Miwa Trio: Fadeless Flower
by Jerry D'Souza
If the music is the arbiter then the title Fadeless Flower is an apt one. Yoko Miwa has filled it with compositions that are not only drenched in melody but also give the performers a chance to open them and let them bloom. She has the perfect complements in Greg Loughman on bass and Scott Goulding ...
Dave Rempis Quartet: Out Of Season
by Jerry D'Souza
What is, and what may have been, define structure. There are four fine musicians here and they get off to a darn good start on the brawny tenor of Dave Rempis. There is depth and there is direction--but along the way, the players pull back and go into a maze they can't work out of. Microcosms ...
Liebig/Vatcher/Golia: On The Cusp Of Fire And Water
by Jerry D'Souza
Can fate be tempted? If one has the patience, perhaps. Steuart Liebig and Michael Vatcher have known each other since the seventies but while the former was living in Los Angeles, the latter called Amsterdam his home. Over a spell of time it seemed that never the twain would meet, but then, all of a sudden, ...
Various: Amalgam(e)
by Jerry D'Souza
Ten years is a long time in the life of an independent label. It takes commitment and a love for the music to keep it going that long. It is all the more impressive when one considers the fact that the initial impetus was to document musicians from Quebec. It was a bold move, but pioneers ...
