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Steve Lacy: November
by Mark Corroto
Even without the back story of November, the music of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy exists on its own merits. Compare this live recording to the two dozen-plus solo sessions by this master, and it stands up to any of them. Not that Lacy was in his finest form here, having been diagnosed with liver ...
Jason Ajemian: Protest Heaven
by Mark Corroto
Bassist Jason Ajemian assembled a company of improvisers in December, 2006 at Heaven Gallery in Chicago as part of a music series he had been curating since 2002. The assemblage named Jason Ajemian's Daydream Full Lifestyles contained the infamous Chicago Underground players Rob Mazurek (trumpet), Chad Taylor (drums) and Jeff Parker (guitar), plus the well-traveled Tony ...
August Rosenbaum: Beholder
by Mark Corroto
Considering the maturity and sophistication Beholder displays, it might be astonishing to learn that its composer/pianist, August Rosenbaum, is just 22. But, there it is. This youthful Danish jazzman recorded this Brooklyn session with countryman Jakob Bro (guitar) and Americans Dan Weiss (drums) and Thomas Morgan (bass). What disturbs the norm here is the ...
Daniel Carter / Demian Richardson / David Moss / Federico Ughi: Wake Up!
by Mark Corroto
If the solicitation from the members of this band is to indeed Wake Up!, then their plea recorded here will agitate, and, yes, maybe even activate some. This quartet of saxophonist Daniel Carter (Test, Other Dimensions in Music), trumpeter Demian Richardson, Italian drummer Federico Ughi, and bassist David Moss apply a vibe that is equal parts ...
The State of Jonas Kullhammar's Moserobie 2010
by Mark Corroto
The brainchild of Swedish saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar, Moserobie Music has released nearly one hundred discs to date in May 2010. Kullhammar's vision to “save the world through good music" might be a bit ambitious, but perhaps the venture is more important than the destination. Moserobie has released music by familiar names including saxophonist Hakon Kornstad and ...
Ernesto Diaz-Infante / Manuel Mota / Gino Robair / Ernesto Rodrigues: Our Faceless Empire
by Mark Corroto
The meeting of four skilled improvising musicians--two from Lisbon, Portugal, and two from San Francisco--is cause for celebration on these nine ephemeral pieces. Surprisingly, Our Faceless Empire is not a live date; instead, it was made in an Oakland, California studio in 2006. By the very nature of this session, an audience--or any outside noise or ...
Christmann / Gustafsson / Lovens: Tr!o
by Mark Corroto
The first meeting (and there have been many more since) of this trio is a cause for a celebration that asks: “What took you so long?" Recorded live in 1994, this stellar document should not have taken sixteen years to surface. Wrong righted, it celebrates the introduction of Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson (then age ...
Justin Janer: Following Signs
by Mark Corroto
If jazz radio had a hit singles chart, then “Bright New Day" from alto saxophonist Justin Janer's debut album, Following Signs, would be climbing towards number one with a bullet. The infectious opening track, penned by Janer, is a honeyed melody that ladles mellowed bop over a gorgeous harmony. Janer's saxophone is braided with trumpet sensation ...
The Engines: Wire and Brass
by Mark Corroto
The second disc by the Chicago collaboration known as The Engines is a live date recorded at the Hungry Brain in April of 2008. Each player, a talented leader in his own right, adds equal measure to create music that dodges inside and out of composed direction and free form improvising. Originally organized as ...
Bare Bones Improvisation: A Challenge Rewarded
by Mark Corroto
Mood, ambiance and atmosphere are the basic building blocks of music making. Taken at its essence, music is made up of these three components. In generating sound--especially experimental, improvised sound--getting to the essence is a major victory for musicians. And, although it may appeal only to the adventurous listener, there is an importance to bare bones ...
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