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Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio: Blessed
by Vincenzo Roggero
Questo disco nasce dal desiderio del batterista Scott Neumann di incidere in trio con Michael Blake, sassofonista conosciuto nel lontano 1985 e successivamente incrociato in vari progetti. La storia musicale, la personalità e la mentalità aperta di Mark Helias sono gli elementi che hanno successivamente portato il leader a scegliere senza tentennamenti il contrabbassista. Nasce così ...
John Lurie's Art For Art's Sake
by Mark Corroto
The release of The Invention Of Animals (Amulet, 2014) finds the return of saxophonist and visual artist John Lurie to the musical spotlight he left nearly twenty years ago. First recognized in the late 1970s for his Downtown band The Lounge Lizards, a band that introduced many listeners to artists such as Marc Ribot, Michael Blake, ...
One from None
Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2013
Track listing:
01. One from None (Bates); 02. Van Gogh (Bates); 03. Dogfish (Bates);
04. Recurring Dream (Blaser); 05. Balance (Bates); 06. Uncertain Salvo
(Bates); 07. Rising Moon (Blaser); 08. It Began to Get Dark (Blaser).
Ted Nash: The Goal Is Creativity
by R.J. DeLuke
A New York City morning often starts early, sometimes 6 a.m., for this musician who is trying to elongate the hours available in a day. There's a lot to get to. Practicing the saxophone or flute. Sitting down to go through the elusive and demanding task of writing music worthy of the plateau, which these days ...
Michael Bates - Samuel Blaser Quintet: One from None
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'idea di mettere in piedi una band prende corpo già nel lontano 2004 ma, a causa dei numerosi impegni dei due leader, bisogna attendere il dicembre del 2011 per veder entrare in sala di registrazione il trombonista Samuel Blaser e il bassista Michael Bates. Sono sufficienti poche ore per dare forma compiuta ai nove brani di ...
Fondazione Siena Jazz Summer Workshop 2013
by John Kelman
Fondazione Siena Jazz Summer WorkshopSiena, ItalyJuly 24-August 7, 2013While there are those who continue to suggest that the death knell for jazz has been sounded--and loudly--they're clearly not looking at the vast number of young musicians studying the music, both privately and, increasingly, in university programs. It's hard to imagine that only fifty ...
Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio: Blessed
by Mark Corroto
As it is written, in the end we will all stand naked before our God. Be it Yahweh, Gitchi Manitou, Sam Walton or, in drummer Scott Neumann's case, Elvin Jones, there is no time better than right now to make preparations.His bags get packed to meet the his maker on Blessed. The denuded state ...
Sammensurium & Michael Blake: Tusmørkedyr og andre historier
By Gorm Askjær
Label: Low-Light Lama Rec.
Released: 2012
Track listing: 1. Ouverture (Duo I)
2. Noget Med Lirekasse
3. NYN
4. Intro Til Blåhat
5. Blåhat
6. Ja – Jeg Vil Savne Den Bro
7. Telefunken Improvisation
8. Lirum Larum
9. Intro Til Tusmørkedyr
10. Tusmørkedyr
11. Stemning (Duo II)
12. Hymne
Michael Blake: In the Grand Scheme of Things
by Mark F. Turner
The beginning of an unusual release, “Road to Lusaka" is the first track from Canadian-born, New York-based saxophonist Michael Blake's In the Grand Scheme of Things. While maybe not as widely known in some circles, Blake is a masterful practitioner of the art form who is at ease working in or outside of the mainstream with ...
