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Berit, Nils And Bjorn: Ein Song Fr
by Mark Sabbatini
Many people can enjoy a $500 bottle of wine, but few can properly appreciate it. A similar concept applies to a new album by the Norwegian BNB trio fusing jazz, neo-classical, and ethnic folk so smoothly many listeners will simply enjoy it without realizing its improvisation-heavy complexity. Ein Song Frå Dei Utsungne Stunder is ...
A Long List of Free Recordings for the Long Days of Summer
by Mark Sabbatini
These may be the longest days of the year, but for some reason it doesn't seem like there's any extra time to catch up on the music scene. The legal and free downloads keep sneaking onto my hard drive faster than I can listen to them, much less write proper reviews. So it's time ...
Sandro Albert: The Color Of Things
by Mark Sabbatini
Sandro Albert's biggest weakness may be his near-perfect ability to imitate one of the world's best jazz guitarists. The Brazilian native has a lot going for him on The Color Of Things, his second album. His compositions reflect a strong melodic and harmonic ear, a first-rate roster of players mixes well, and there's plenty of intellect ...
The Rippingtons: Wild Card
by Mark Sabbatini
Think of it as a visit to Cuba where the dining experience is grabbing a burger at El Rapido. The government-run chain emulates American fast food with the same culinary verve as pizza joints, where ketchup is used for sauce. That's not to say the Rippingtons' Wild Card is stomach-churning--just a somewhat limp rendition ...
Juneau Jazz And Classics
by Mark Sabbatini
(Author's note: This is part of an occasional series featuring jazz from lesser-known festivals and countries. The summer of 2005 is focusing on North America and Europe.) Arriving in Juneau by boat is no big deal - it's that or by air, since no roads connect Alaska's capital to the rest of the world. Arriving and ...
Alaskan Cool: Jazz from The Last Frontier
by Mark Sabbatini
Contrary to popular myth, Alaskans don't live in igloos, Eskimos buy refrigerators even from lousy salesmen and Jewel isn't the state's best musician. It's tough finding a jazz musician from The Last Frontier with the notoriety of the 31-year- old singer/songwriter who left her “home town" of Homer 15 years ago. But look hard ...
Aric Ben Kalifa: Mogador
by Mark Sabbatini
Sometimes inquisitive minds just need to shut up and listen. There's not a lot of information to be found about bassist Aric Ben Kalifa and his self-published fusion album Mogador. Googling his name results in a modern jaw-dropper: “Your search... did not match any documents." A scattering of details about his quintet exist, such ...
Third Inversion: Psalmthing Blue
by Mark Sabbatini
(Author's disclaimer: The guitarist for this group is a contributor to All About Jazz. I discovered this after writing my initial draft and therefore do not consider it an influence in this review.) The roots of jazz are in religious music, but contemporary worship instrumentals frequently do history no favors. So a 25-minute album ...
Nils Petter Molvaer: Live at Rockefeller Center in Oslo
by Mark Sabbatini
A new Ferrari with a bunch of dents is still a pretty nice gift. Norwegian trumpet modernist Nils Petter Molvaer is offering its acoustical equivalent in an hour-long concert video recently posted free at his web site. It's a large file (291MB) that may frustrate novices trying to save it on their computers, and ...
A.C. Unit: Lost Property
by Mark Sabbatini
Except for a few top acts, modern experimental jazz bands are usually short on either ability or innovation. The former may be more interesting in concept, but ultimately the latter makes for better albums--reflecting the cliche that there's no substitute for talent. So while A.C. Unit's Lost Property doesn't feel like uncharted territory, it ...
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