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Andratx: Live
by Mark Corroto
The Nordic jazz trio of Jonas Kullhammar, Kresten Osgood and Ole Morten Vågan is the type of super group that keeps the jazz tradition alive, not in the sense of an institution as much as a provocateur praxis. Andratx Live is its second release following a self-titled record on Moserbie in 2007. The three ...
Torben Snekkestad: Conic Folded
by Mark Corroto
Patient jazz can be both restrained and determined. But, maybe the best word to describe the jazz of saxophonist/clarinetist Torben Snekkestad is persistent. The thirty-something Norwegian reeds man is both a classical and jazz composer playing in the Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet, London Improvisers Orchestra, Trygve Seim Ensemble, and Among Machines with Thomas Stronen. Conic ...
Michael Blake / Kresten Osgood: Control This
by Troy Collins
Interstellar Space (Impulse!, 1965), John Coltrane's raucous tenor sax duo album with drummer Rashied Ali, is widely considered the pinnacle achievement of such instrumental pairings. Its blistering intensity continues to haunt similar efforts, yet there are a few intrepid souls who have opted for a more subtle, dynamic approach--one which favors conversational interplay over kinetic fury.
You're Gonna Keep On Drinking? O.K., They'll Keep on Playing
Michael Blake Quartet with the bassist Ben Allison and the guitarist Steve Cardenas at City Winery in a series titled Wine & Jazz — A Great Pairing. The saxophonist Michael Blake gamely addressed his audience between songs at City Winery on Tuesday night, though that exercise must have felt a little disheartening. Most of the club’s ...
Amor de Cosmos
Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Ghostlines; Temporary Constellation; Amor de Cosmos; So Long Seymour; The Wash Away; Infirmary; The Hunt; Paddy Pie Face.
Michael Blake Sextet: Amor de Cosmos
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
With each release, saxophonist Michael Blake pushes himself in a different direction through composition, instrumentation and/or stylistic approach. On Amor de Cosmos, the native Canadian convened an all-Canuck sextet to perform compositions inspired by family memories and the local history of British Columbia, where he spent time as a child. In a departure for Blake, the ...
Intervista a Michael Blake
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sono ormai trascorsi vent’anni da quando il sassofonista canadese Michael Blake decise di trasferirsi in pianta stabile da Vancouver a New York. Dopo un inizio difficile e alcuni anni di militanza nei Lounge Lizards di John Lurie, si avviò a una scintillante carriera da solista. Il suo percorso musicale lo ha portato, negli anni, a frequentare ...
Michael Blake Sextet: Amor De Cosmos
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo tante collaborazioni e album americani, Michael Blake, canadese di nascita ma da sempre tra gli elementi più rappresentativi della scena Downtown newyorkese, decide di realizzare un disco con organico interamente canadese. Il titolo stesso rimanda alla storia del suo paese e ricorda quel William Alexander Smith, giornalista e politico canadese ottocentesco, che decise di farsi ...
Slow Poke: At Home [MP 3]
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by AAJ Italy Staff
La pigra indolenza che marca, sin dall’apertura, questo ottimo At Home del gruppo Slow Poke è un segno indelebile del tipo di approccio che il quartetto ha scelto dal primo momento (e l’indizio principale era già ben evidente nel nome stesso che i musicisti avevano deciso di darsi). Questo album in realtà non era mai uscito ...
At Home
By Slow Poke
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Listen Hear; Afro Blake; Harvest; Rockin' In Rhythm; Dry Socket; Make Out Machine; The Saturday Option.
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