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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Juno Nominations and Remembering Debra Mann

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 2, 2019

The first Week of the annual WFDU.FM February Fund Drive included new releases from pianists Lisa Hilton, Kait Dunton, Ellen Rowe and saxophonist Jordan Pettay with birthday shout outs to Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jeanne Lee, Jutta Hipp, and Melody Gardot, among others. In the second hour, Debra Mann is remembered after news of her passing and ...

Article: Album Review

Lena Bloch: Heart Knows

Read "Heart Knows" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
January 2, 2018

Tenor saxophonist Lena Bloch has a cool, cerebral style and a definite and captivating lyricism. Her second release Heart Knows demonstrates this quite well. In addition, Bloch showcases her inventive compositional skills as she contributes four intriguing originals to the album. One of Bloch's mentors, multi-reed player Yusef Lateef inspired the poetic and multilayered ...

Album

Heart Knows

By Lena Bloch

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2017
Track listing: Lateef Suite; Heart Knows; Three Treasures; French Twist; Esmeh; Counter Clockwise; Munir; Newfoundsong.

Song of the Day

Lateef Suite

November 29, 2017

Album: Heart Knows
By Lena Bloch
Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2017
Duration: 12:00

Song of the Day

Heart Knows

November 18, 2017

Album: Heart Knows
By Lena Bloch
Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2017
Duration: 7:47

Article: Album Review

Lena Bloch: Heart Knows

Read "Heart Knows" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
November 7, 2017

Sostituendo la chitarra di Dave Miller col pianoforte di Russ Lossing, Lena Bloch dà vita al suo secondo album, a tre anni da Feathery, che oggi dà il nome al suo stesso quartetto. Di quel lavoro, che l'aveva rivelata come una tenorista di bella presenza sonora, soprattutto ottima esponente di un jazz di mezzo molto ben ...

Article: Album Review

Lena Bloch & Feathery: Heart Knows

Read "Heart Knows" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
September 22, 2017

Lena Bloch mocks the “sophomore jinx" myth with her second CD release, Heart Knows. The tenor saxophonist's debut, Feathery, drew a good deal of well-deserved praise. With her saxophone intertwined with a responsive guitar/bass/drums rhythm section, Bloch paid tribute--in part--to pianist Lennie Tristano, via her relationship with alto saxophonist Lee Konitz. On Heart Knows, Bloch moves ...

Album

Feathery

By Lena Bloch

Label: Thirteenth Note Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Hi-Lee; Rubato; Baby Suite; Starry-Eyed; Marshmallow; Farewell to Arms; Featherbed; Beautiful You; Hi-Lee (reprise).

Article: Album Review

Lena Bloch: Feathery

Read "Feathery" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
October 14, 2014

Moscovita di nascita ma giramondo per natura dopo un primo trasferimento alla volta di Israele datato 1990, Lena Bloch è una solida tenorista formatasi studiando, fra gli altri, con Yusef Lateef, Joe Lovano e in fondo più di tutti Lee Konitz, che l'ha introdotta all'estetica tristaniana, forgiando per sempre il suo linguaggio (e la sua pronuncia, ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Lena Bloch: Feathery

by Dave Wayne
July 18, 2014

One of the really enjoyable things about listening to jazz is that, after a few years, one is able to discern some aspects of a particular musician's stylistic evolution. If her debut album, Feathery, is any indication, saxophonist Lena Bloch has staked a claim on some of the most distinct real estate in the jazz neighborhood; ...