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Kyle Bruckmann: Wrack
by Jerry D'Souza
Kyle Bruckmann has been trained in classical music, which relies on structure. He is also an experimentalist, which requires the deconstruction of structure. In tandem, the two approaches can make for an interesting devolution, as the whole becomes fragmented only to be made whole again. Bruckmann has the acumen to trigger his technical prowess with schematic ...
Tony Malaby: Apparitions
by Jerry D'Souza
The concept of two drummers is not new to jazz, but it is rather unusual in a quartet. Hand it to Tony Malaby: he knows what he was doing. His music calls for an intense rhythm bed and both Tom Rainey and Mark Sarin, brothers of the pulse, interweave to set up that organic fabric.
Mark Nodwell: Nemesis
by Jerry D'Souza
In an interesting move, Mark Nodwell – who is more than an accomplished saxophonist – places his instrument aside to bring his role as a composer in to play. Interesting because he detaches himself from direct involvement, but no matter. The quintet he chooses to express his vision rises to the challenges, moulds the music and ...
Astor Piazzolla: Pulsacion
by Jerry D'Souza
A little bit of background, dear reader. The first four tracks on this album were written by Astor Piazzolla for a movie titled Pulsacion. The last five were utilized to augment the release of this CD and come from the “tango operita” Maria de Buenos Aires. Now it’s time to turn to the music. ...
Lyne Tremblay: Break'N Enter
by Jerry D'Souza
With all the experience she has gained on stage and in cabaret, Lyne Tremblay has become an accomplished singer. She is at ease with show tunes (her credits include playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Cassandra in Cats.) and pop songs, but it is her way with a jazz tune that carves the notch on her ...
Ted Levine w/Peter Madsen: Night Sounds
by Jerry D'Souza
Five of the tunes here were written, the rest improvised; a good enough balance to determine the rapport between the two. Do they get their chops off only from the written note or can they fathom and spar, merge and mate with the thought processes that emanate as they play, and at the end of it ...
Issi Rozen: Dark Beauty
by Jerry D'Souza
Issi Rozen shows a compact sensibility when he bridges the music of his native Israel and jazz. The blend is seamless – and as the music shows, it can be as warm and cozy as it is jumpy and effervescent. As a guitarist, Rozen has enough texture and color in his hands to paint an interesting ...
The Circle of Willis: The Circle of Willis
by Jerry D'Souza
If there is one constant that plays in this Circle, it is an oddball approach to music. The trio, perhaps more a triangle, just about kisses the hem of jazz as they skirt the periphery with nods to klezmer, show tunes, Kurt Weill and fractured time signatures. This advent sits in comfortably most of the time, ...
Joe Fonda & Gilbert Isbin: Blisters
by Jerry D'Souza
Joe Fonda and Gilbert Isbin, partners in time, create vivid imagery via the many manifestations of sound they take their instruments through, over, and across. What is more remarkable is that they do it with an astute aesthetic: there is no howl or cry in their music. What they have is rhythm, a pulse and a ...
Deanna Witkowski: Wide Open Window
by Jerry D'Souza
This is Deanna Witkowski’s second album. Her debut was Having To Ask, and if anything, it proves she has abundant talent as a pianist and as a writer. Witkowski sets her path with an accent on lyricism. Even when she deconstructs the melody, there is a sense of time and space and beauty. Add her sense ...
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