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Return of the New Thing: Return of the New Thing
by Robert Spencer
Has it really been away? The New Thing, that is. There are quite a few practitioners of the now almost forty-year-old New Thing who have by now illustrious careers behind them: Mr. Braxton, Mr. McPhee, Mr. Parker, and many many more. But those men - and many others - have moved far beyond where they were ...
Dominc Duval with the C.T. String Quartet: Under The Pyramid
by Glenn Astarita
Continuing with his pursuance of String Quartets and String Trios, bassist Dominic Duval also happens to be one of the more visible musicians in todays modern jazz and improvisational scenes spanning Europe and the United States. With his latest endeavor titled Under The Pyramid Duval aligns himself with some of his peers, collectively known as the ...
Carlo Actis Dato / Kazutoki Umezu: Wake Up with the Birds
by Robert Spencer
There is so much happening on this disc that it's hard to believe that there are only two musicians. But what musicians they are! Multi-instrumentalist reed men Carlo Actis Dato, from Italy, and Kazutoki Umezu, from Japan, are a combustible combination, and their series of six duos here is a nonstop wonder of improvisational invention. Their ...
The Mat Maneri Trio: Fifty-one Sorrows
by Glenn Astarita
Violinist Mat Maneri continues his assault on modern improvised jazz with this new Trio outing titled, Fifty-One Sorrows. Here Maneri enlists fellow New Englanders, drummer Randy Peterson and bassist Ed Schuller, who are both at the pinnacle of their respective crafts while making leaps and bounds within modern jazz circles these days. The Trio is in ...
Wintsch-Hemingway-Oester: Identity
by Glenn Astarita
Identity is yet another fine piano trio recording brought to us by “Leo Records” featuring the expertise of pianist Michel Wintsch, bassist Ban Oester and all-world drummer-composer Gerry Hemingway. Here each musician contributes compositions that run the gamut from being tightly integrated or classically tinged such as Wintsch’ “Choucas” and “Anne-Marie S” along with spotty doses ...
Pago Libre: Wake Up Call - Live in Italy
by Glenn Astarita
With their 3rd and first “live” recording, the European band, “Pago Libre” shine once again, as they seemingly thrill the Italian audience on Wake Up Call - Live In Italy. Here, the Quartet serve up a freewheeling, enthusiastic and altogether multifarious set featuring memorably melodic compositions along with generous doses of furious improvisation. This band swings ...
