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Mr. Rencore + Tim Berne: Intollerant
by Jerry D'Souza
Mr. Rencore was formed in 2006 by baritone guitarist Gabrio Baldacci and drummer Daniele Paoletti, who had been playing together for 15 years in other bands. Three years later, they added baritone saxophonist Beppe Scardino. All three musicians are at ease in several genres, with careers that have traversed rock, folk jazz and free ...
Ohad Talmor: Newsreel
by Jerry D'Souza
Tenor saxophonist Ohad Talmor was born in Israel, grew up in Switzerland, and now lives in America. Talmor started out on piano before switching to the saxophone while in the US. Over the years, he has assembled an impressive list of band associations. In Switzerland he co-founded Zounds Collective with trumpeter Carlos Baumann to experiment with ...
Walter Beltrami: Paroxysmal Postural Vertigo
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist Walter Beltrami has good reason for calling this CD Paroxysmal Postural Vertigo. It's a disorder that emanates in the inner ear and results in a spinning sensation caused by changes in body posture. For him, it lasted six months and disappeared as suddenly as it came. Beltrami wrote many of the compositions on this record ...
Cuong Vu: Leaps of Faith
by Jerry D'Souza
Over the last 10 years, trumpeter Cuong Vu has made an impact as an innovator who filters music through the prism of his imagination. He has been agile enough to fit into bands as diverse as those led by Myra Melford and Pat Metheny, and has also carved a niche for himself as a leader who ...
Agogic: Agogic
by Jerry D'Souza
Table and Chairs music is a new label dedicated to harnessing Seattle's rich music legacy. Its first release, Agogic, is the eponymous debut featuring trumpeter Cuong Vu and saxophonist Andrew D'Angelo. D'Angelo cast his dye as an alto saxophonist in Seattle before moving to New York, and has played with Kurt Rosenwinkel and Erik Friedlander, among ...
Kirk MacDonald Quartet: Songbook Vol. 2
by Jerry D'Souza
Saxophonist Kirk MacDonald--an exemplary player, composer, band leader and educator--has established himself as one of Canada's premier jazz musicians. His compositions are geared to mainstream jazz, but he uses several tributaries to blood them and generate nuggets of energy and rumination. MacDonald's integrity as a player is defined by his versatility. He can ...
The Uptown Jazz Collective: She Do What She Do
by Jerry D'Souza
The Uptown Jazz Collective makes a strong impression on She Do What She Do, fitting firmly into several grooves. The group is as much at ease singing the blues as it is filtering the essence of jazz, and giving gospel a big slab of soul--even delving into poetry. The band is tight and swings ...
Atipico Trio: Eqqueqqua' !!!
by Jerry D'Souza
Imagination is the key to the door of communication for baritone saxophonist Carlo Actis Dato. He opens it to reveal a wide panorama of music, that he shapes through several groups. Over the years, he has had a nonet with Actis Furioso, a quintet with Actis Band, the Brasserie Trio and duets with Baldo Martinez. No ...
Vladimir Kostadinovic: Course Of Events
by Jerry D'Souza
The first choice of instrument may not always be the one that lasts through life. Serbian born drummer Vladimir Kostadinovic began playing the accordion when he was seven. When he got his first drum set from his brother four years later, the instrument became his passion. He attended music school in Belgrade, and graduated from the ...
Samo Salamon Trio: Almost Almond
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist Samo Šalamon has exhibited a high level of creativity on his recordings. He continues to manifest that trait on this release, his 11th as leader. As before, the material entices, as it moves between laidback tunes that are bathed in a soft glow, or hard permutations that crackle and snap. Add little twists like the ...
