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New Scandinavian/Israeli Roots: Ira Mogilevsky's Gusphanka and Nybakat!
by Eyal Hareuveni
Two self-titled debut releases by new Swedish bands Gushpanka and Nybakat!--both led by Stockholm-based, Israeli/Swedish pianist Ira Mogilevsky--present a sonic vision created by Mogilesky. She stresses her belief in the timeless power of melody and rhythm, over experimental tendencies" that may overlook these qualities and alienate audiences. Mogilevsky was born in Russia and raised ...
Nel corso del tempo...
by AAJ Italy Staff
Come già ben sapeva il regista tedesco Wim Wenders, ‘nel corso del tempo’ le cose cambiano e si strutturano in maniera mutevole. Il rapporto fra tradizione e contemporaneità è una delle chiavi di lettura più affascinanti per analizzare la produzione discografica dei nostri giorni. Ascoltiamo assieme questa dozzina di album recentissimi che ci propongono approcci diversi ...
Mofro: Early Archives
by Doug Collette
Grassroots support is arguably the best kind of recognition an artist can receive. Nurtured carefully, it grows with the artist as he or she achieves a higher profile, and interest grows in their back catalogue. So it is with blues/gospel/funk hybrid band Mofro, whose Country Ghetto (Alligator Records, 2007) elevated their popularity a significant notch or ...
Matt Wright, Jennifer Hartswick and Dave Keller: Music from the Green Mountains
by Doug Collette
Vermont possessed a vibrant music scene long before it nurtured Phish, and the state's musical community continues to thrive in the wake of the definitive jamband's demise. Recent releases from the Green Mountains document how the jazz and blues roots of American music extend even to the far Northeast corner of the US. ...
Reel Recordings: Progressive Leanings with an Archivist's Care
by Clifford Allen
Reel Recordings crept into the reissue market in 2007, somewhat under the cloak of obscurity, but word is spreading that their CD issues of unearthed archival recordings and rare album reissues are not only audiophile gems for the digital age, but some of the most honest and beautiful-sounding CDs on the market. Unlike some audiophile specialty ...
Collectif InAudible: Cardo, Improvised Music in Brussels / Roland Ramanan: Caesura
by AAJ Italy Staff
Collectif InAudible Cardo, Improvised Music in Brussels Emanem (2006 - distr. JTD) Valutazione: 3 stelle Martin Davidson continua a seguire con passione gli sviluppi più recenti dell’improvvisazione, senza precludersi orizzonti temporali o geografici. Ne è una prova “Cardo”, stimolante spaccato - corealizzato dalle etichette Emanem e Inaudible - sulla mai troppo indagata scena belga - che ...
La Mar Enfortuna and Pharaoh's Daughter: Expanding The Jewish Musical Tradition
by Eyal Hareuveni
La Mar Enfortuna, the side project of noir rock group Elysian Fields, and Pharaoh's Daughter are two outfits which seek to expand the Jewish musical tradition. Singers Jennifer Charles and Oren Bloedow of La Mar Enfortuna focus on traditional Sephardic and Ladino songs, and Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter adds poetic Biblical and Talmudic texts. But ...
Chris Speed: Playing For The Team
by Tom Greenland
Human Feel Galore Skirl 2007 Chris Speed has been perking up audience ears since the early 1990s, when he and a talented coterie of Boston music students descended on Manhattan to test their mettle in the downtown scene. One of the important outgrowths of this camaraderie was Human ...
Three Views of Solo Piano From Around the World: Frank Kimbrough, Andrea Keller & Martial Solal
by Ken Dryden
Frank Kimbrough Air Palmetto 2007 Andrea Keller Footprints ABC Jazz 2007 Martial Solal Solitude CamJazz 2007 Solo piano allows a jazz ...
Organ-mania: Trudy Pitts, Radam Schwartz, Gary Versace & Jimmy Smith
by Graham L. Flanagan
Trudy Pitts Live at the Great American Music Hall Doodlin' 2007 Radam Schwartz Conspiracy for Positivity: Magic Tales Arabesque 2007 Gary Versace Reminiscence Steeplechase 2007


