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Jazz&Wine of Peace 2022
by Neri Pollastri
Jazz&Wine of Peace 2022 Cormons, Collio e Brda slovena 19-13.10.2022 Con l'edizione 2022 il festival Jazz&Wine of Peace di Cormons tagliava l'importante traguardo dei venticinque anni di vita, festeggiati con un degno programma di concerti disseminati--come ormai da tempo avviene--sullo splendido territorio circostante, tra teatri locali, abbazie, castelli e aziende vinicole: artisti ...
Thumbscrew, Mali Obomsawin and John Escreet
by Maurice Hogue
A few new releases by trios to contemplate and explore in this episode, highlighted by the latest from Thumbscrew, that stellar threesome of Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek and Tomas Fujiwara. Multi-colored Midnight is one of their best to date. Also on the bill, pianist John Escreet, The Bad Plus's latest with new members Ben Monder and ...
Triio: Six-ish Plateaus
by Dan McClenaghan
Canadian bassist Alex Fournier takes inspiration from some of the best, most notably bassist/cellist/composer Andrew Downing and bassist/composer Michael Formanek. Both of these mentors sit outside the mainstream, but not far off, within spitting distance we might say. Six-ish Plateaus, by Fournier's Triio—which is not a trio but rather a sextet--explores the hybrid of written material ...
An Eclectic Mix With Six Brand New Albums
by Bob Osborne
On this show we present an eclectic mix with six brand new albums. There is music from Rich Ruth, Eunhye Jeong, Chet Doxas, Jeff Denson with Romain Pilon and Brian Blade, Marshall Gilkes, Steve Lehman and Sélébéyone, and Michael Formanek.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Rich Ruth “Taken Back" from I Survived, It's Over (Third Man ...
Lisa Hoppe, Santiago Leibson, Artur Malecki & Angelica Sanchez
by Maurice Hogue
Some exciting new releases dot the playlist of this episode of One Man's Jazz. Bassist Lisa Hoppe's back with another release by her Third Reality Trio, and I'm very happy to play music from pianist Santiago Leibson's latest. He returned home to Buenos Aires to make this Aparecerse . There's much buzz in Poland about young ...
Angelica Sanchez: Sparkle Beings
by Richard J Salvucci
A famous philosopher once said “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." This is something of a problem for a reviewer. If the music is stunning—unexpectedly so—then the logical thing is to simply write that. But then it is possible to end up end up well out of one's depth. If the ...
An International Mix
by Bob Osborne
An international mix with a newly discovered live recording of Tim Berne's Decay group, a trio of releases from the Circum-Disc label, two new albums the ears&eyes label and a fascinating blend of American jazz and Eastern India's ragas from Charu Suri. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ryan Ferreira, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith, Tim Berne ...
Pianoless Trios: Sonny Rollins to Ballister
by David Brown
Sonny Rollins is famous for the pianoless trio. He said the lack of chordal instruments gave him more freedom for soloing. Tonight, a smorgasbord of trios sans pianos. Offering lots of space for soloists and collective interplay. Note: Due to a loose board plug, songs two and three play in mono. The issue was resolved during ...
Francesca Remigi, Fujii/Fonda & Albert Cirera
by Maurice Hogue
Italian drummer {m: Francesca Remigi}} has been turning heads with her playing and compositions, and her second release, The Human Web, will no doubt add to a growing reputation for originality. This time she looks at the effects of technology and social media on society. Fittingly she put this album together with contributions from the other ...
Michael Formanek, Lopez/Laubrock/Rainey & Piotr Damasiewicz
by Maurice Hogue
This episode of OMJ is packed with great improvisers and musical explorers. The much-respected bassist Michael Formanek found the isolation of the pandemic gave him time to look at music a little differently, and the result was an exploration of what he calls palindromic music. That's the basis for his new release with his Drome Trio, ...
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