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The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: The Seeker
by Glenn Astarita
Pianist/trumpeter/educator Mark Harvey also serves as the music director, conductor and composer for “The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra”. A live recording, The Seeker is dedicated to the memory of John Coltrane and features the thunderous and somewhat brawny sounds of the large orchestra along with sequences comprising a handful of soloists performing introspective themes amid fluttering horns, ...
Duval - Heward - McPhee: Undersound
by Glenn Astarita
Modern jazz/improvising bassist Dominic Duval and the inimitable saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee join forces yet again, along with drummer John Heward on this sprightly and altogether attractive release titled, Undersound. With this new effort, no two pieces sound alike. And other than two interesting solo bass excursions by Duval, the musicians dart, nudge and counterbalance one ...
Achim Kaufmann Quartet: Double Exposure
by Glenn Astarita
Any recording that features saxophonist/clarinetist Michael Moore deserves attention these days as pianist Achim Kaufmann and his quartet have come up with a sure-fired dandy with this new release titled, Double Exposure. Here, Kaufmann and Moore create a stirring front line along with superb support from bassist John Schroder and one of the most in demand ...
The Remote Viewers: Persuasive With Aliens
by Glenn Astarita
With their third release for “Leo Records” titled, Persuasive With Aliens, we find “The Remote Viewers” covering David Bowie’s “Jump They Say” and ultra modern rock band, “Portishead”’s “All Mine” along with a collection of originals that earmark this band’s adventurous yet at times cabalistic demeanor. Here, the musicians continue with their three-saxophone hybrid electronics style ...
Eugene Chadbourne & Paul Lovens: Young At Heart/Forgiven
by Glenn Astarita
When guitarist/vocalist/improviser Dr. Eugene Chadbourne sings a ballad or standard he certainly won’t erase memories of Nat King Cole or Sinatra yet Chadbourne melds his acerbic wit and time-honored sense of humor with his often-stunning technical finesse as a slick picking guitarist. With Young At Heart/Forgiven Chadbourne aligns himself with drummer Paul Lovens for 2 CDs ...
Eugene Chadbourne & Paul Lovens: Young At Heart/Forgiven
by Glenn Astarita
When guitarist/vocalist/improviser Dr. Eugene Chadbourne sings a ballad or standard he certainly won’t erase memories of Nat King Cole or Sinatra yet Chadbourne melds his acerbic wit and time-honored sense of humor with his often-stunning technical finesse as a slick picking guitarist. With Young At Heart/Forgiven Chadbourne aligns himself with drummer Paul Lovens for 2 CDs ...
Carolyn Hume & Paul May: Zero
by Glenn Astarita
The initial press release states that keyboardist Carolyn Hume and drummer Paul May are “two young improvisers” - and that’s about it. And while this somewhat laid back and mood evoking release titled, Zero might represent an unusual twist for the normally free-spirited and modern jazz/improv based “Leo Records” label, the musicians do indeed improvise yet ...
Evan Parker - Barry Guy - Paul Lytton and Marilyn Crispell: After Appleby
by Glenn Astarita
After Appleby is a recently issued 2 CD-set from the powerhouse Trio of saxophonist Evan Parker, percussionist Paul Lytton, bassist Barry Guy and here teeming with pianist Marilyn Crispell for what heats up to be a - festive union of bleeding edge improvisational spirits! A supergroup for the – modern music – ages, these esteemed musicians ...
Mat Maneri Trio: Fifty-one Sorrows
by Robert Spencer
Fifty-one Sorrows is quite aptly named, for it features Mat Maneri at his most morose. The title track is a long, searching piece that has something to do, according to the liner notes, with “the extreme sorrow within joy." Maneri's playing expresses this profundity well, for even at its most sorrowful on this disc there is ...
Michel Wintsch/Gerry Hemingway/B: Identity
by Robert Spencer
Any disc that features the master drummer Gerry Hemingway will be full of rhythmic surprises, and this one is no exception. Pianist Michel Wintsch, meanwhile, is a European-inflected pianist who is matched every step by bassist Bänz Oester. This is music that derives from the jazz tradition in its instrumentation and great forward energy, but otherwise ...
