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Kris Davis Trio, Propulsion and Porchbone
by Maurice Hogue
This week features the first trio recording by pianist Kris Davis in ten years--Run The Gauntlet. It's on her own label, Pyroclastic, and of course it's excellent. The potent avant-garde scene of Chicago emerges on Propulsion in the form of a new quartet led by saxophonist Dave Rempis, while the free jazz scene of NYC contributes ...
Nicole Mitchell, Lina Allemano, Laubrock / Rainey & Parker / Barket / Irabagon
by Maurice Hogue
After a few shows shortened in length, I had to go back to the old three-hour joint to get all of this terrific music happening. Highlights: the Chicago Afrofuturism of Nicole Mitchell meets the Malian kora legend Ballake Sissoko on Bamako Chicago Sound System; multi-instrumentalist William Parker, drummer Andrew Barker and saxophonist Jon Irabagon cook up ...
Peter Van Huffel's Callisto: Meandering Demons
by Glenn Astarita
Peter Van Huffel, the Canadian-born saxophonist and composer, has long been a force to reckon with in the avant-garde jazz scene. Known for his work with bands like Gorilla Mask and his various collaborations with other innovative musicians, Van Huffel has consistently pushed the boundaries of jazz, incorporating elements of free improvisation, rock and classical music. ...
Peter Van Huffel, Mary Halvorson & Liba Villavechia
by Maurice Hogue
Canadian expat-saxophonist Peter Van Huffel has found a place amidst that hotbed of free-wheeling music in Berlin, and his latest release with his band Callisto reinforces his position as one of the exciting voices working today. Meandering Demons out on Clean Feed introduces a newer band with (Clean Feed) with another Canadian who spends a lot ...
James Brandon Lewis, Federico Ughi, Matthew Shipp & Fall Raye
by Maurice Hogue
There are a lot of superlatives for the playing of saxophonist James Brandon Lewis floating about these days, and they're all well-deserved. JBL continues to make great music. His new Transfiguration with his quartet of Aruan Ortiz, Brad Jones & Chad Taylor--out on the Intakt label from Switzerland---keeps the momentum rolling. Mark this one down for ...
Lina Allemano, Thomas Agergaard & Bacchanalia Orchestra
by Maurice Hogue
Canadian trumpeter Lina Allemano says she started writing canons as a fun and challenging compositional game of sorts; eventually the fun and games morphed into her latest album, Canons , where she's accompanied by a varying cast of characters. On the track chosen for this show Lina is joined by trombonist Matthias Müller. Danish saxophonist Thomas ...
Pipe Dream
Label: Lumo Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Banana Canon; Pipe Dream (on Prokofiev theme); Dragon Fruit; Plague Diaries: Intro: Longing; Longing; Intro: Trying Not
to Freak Out; Trying Not to Freak Out; Intro: Hunger and Murder; Hunger and Murder; Doom and Doomer.
Lina Allemano Four, Pipe Dream
Label: Lumo Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Banana Canon; Pipe Dream (on Prokofiev Theme); Dragon Fruit; [Plague Diaries, Part I.] Intro: Longing; [Plague Diaries, Part I.] Longing; [Plague Diaries, Part II.] Intro: Trying Not to Freak Out; [Plague Diaries, Part II.] Trying Not to Freak Out; [Plague Diaries, Part III.] Intro: Hunger and Murder; [Plague Diaries, Part III.] Hunger and Murder; [Plague Diaries, Part IV.] Doom and Doomer
Canons
Label: Lumo Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: 3 Trumpet Canon; Bobby's Canon; Shadows (by BLOOP); Butterscones; Wilds (by BLOOP); Twinkle Tones; Moons (by
BLOOP); Canon of Sorts; Ponds (by BLOOP).
Lina Allemano: Canons
by Troy Dostert
Capping twenty years of running Lumo Records--a record label dedicated to her multifarious projects--with Canons, trumpeter Lina Allemano has assembled several innovative ensembles to give voice to her distinctive chamber-jazz aesthetic. While it might not be as obviously adventurous as some of her previous releases, it retains Allemano's signature emphasis on finding the ideal pivot point ...
