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Fabiano de Castro: Espa
by Matt Cibula
The word that comes to mind listening to this album is “adorable." I'm not sure that that sounds very good, so I'll add “adventurous" and “innovative," and throw in “funky" for good measure. But the interplay and spunk of this quartet is infectious and admirable without being overly precious -- ultimately, it's all kind of adorable. ...
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio: Live in New York
by Matt Cibula
Damn, these bastards can play. Mark O'Connor, who was playing duets onstage with Stephane Grappelli every night when he was seventeen years old, has a truly formidable range of skills on jazz violin. He has assembled a crack band--Frank Vignola is mercurial and scary-fast on guitar, Jon Burr is everywhere he needs to be on bass. ...
Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer: Repetitive Selective Removal of One Protecting Group
by Matt Cibula
I have no idea what's going on here, but I kind of like it. Steven Kovacs Tickmayer is a Hungarian multi-instrumentalist and composer from Yugoslavia who now lives in France, but mostly he appears to be a musical provocateur. This album features 21 short, weird pieces that combine jazz, avant-classical, ambient, rock, and electronic musics, jumbled ...
Heloisa Fernandes: Fruto
by Matt Cibula
If Helo'isa Fernandes didn't exist, I think I would have to invent her. Fernandes is a Brazilian jazz pianist and composer who is equally influenced by Bill Evans and forró; she plays with great pointillist intricacy as easily as she forms great sweeping legato phrases; she sounds as confident doing her own improvisational mini-portraits as she ...
Ron Blake: Sonic Tonic
by Matt Cibula
Saxophonist Ron Blake has everything he needs to be a rising star on the jazz scene. He seems intelligent, he has chops for days, and his bald head/weird beard thing is an extremely marketable look. Blake is adventurous enough, which he proves by including a remix disc in the CD package. He even has famous friends ...
