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Introducing Hevhetia Records: The Norwegian Connection

by Eyal Hareuveni
September 25, 2013

Hevhetia Records is a new Slovakian label based in Košice which aims to present the local and East European musical spectrum with a focus on jazz and experimental, alternative music. Since its inception in 2005 this label has released over seventy albums, including recent ones by local pianist Ondrej Krajnak dedicated to the seminal Czechoslovakian pianist ...

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Stories of Friendship and Family Ties: The Gonzalez Clan Rides Out

by Eyal Hareuveni
September 20, 2013

The family unit of trumpeter Dennis González and his sons bassist Aaron González and drummer Stefan González, known as Yells At Eels, has been operating since 2000. Dennis González played and recorded with countless innovative musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, and in recent years solidified his musical bonds with Polish and Portuguese musicians. His ...

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Four Artists Of The Jazz Clarinet Renaissance

by Dan Bilawsky
September 18, 2013

Since the jazz clarinet never really died, renaissance--or rebirth--may not be the term that best describes what's happening to the instrument in the twenty-first century jazz universe; it is, however, a pretty good one word synopsis. The licorice stick was there at or near the start, tooting along next to the trumpet and ...

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Tatsuya Nakatani / Harold Rubin / Barre Phillips / Assif Tsahar

by Eyal Hareuveni
September 11, 2013

Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani's last visit to Israel produced two albums. Both are totally different in their spirit. Both feature Nakatani's unique manner of shaping and extracting sounds from the cymbals and the skins of the drums that blossom as a memorable music. Harold Rubin / Barre Phillips / Tatsuya ...

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Julian Lage: Living Lage

by Dan Bilawsky
September 4, 2013

It's good to be Julian Lage. The former wunderkind is all grown up and living large, playing with some of the best musicians on the planet; that makes perfect sense, considering he's also one of them. The young guitarist has done his homework, paid his dues and earned his stripes, and now he's spreading his wings ...

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I nuovi mondi di Satoko Fujii: Spring Storm / Gen Himmel / Tornado

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 2, 2013

Ormai più che ventennale, la discografia della pianista e compositrice giapponese Satoko Fujii è ormai piuttosto corposa, sia per particolare versatilità della musicista - che spazia dal piano solo a intriganti progetti orchestrali - che per una dedizione davvero minuziosa alla documentazione dei propri lavori. In questo 2013 sono ben tre i dischi che la Fujii ...

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Pericopes: The Double Side vol. 1-2: - Lights / Shadows

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 28, 2013

Pericopes The Double Side vol. 1 - Lights / The Double Side vol. 2 - Shadows Ram Records Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Due dischi gemelli, registrati negli stessi giorni del marzo 2009 e poi divisi e intitolati diversamente per il differente mood dei brani (otto ciascuno) che li compongono. Tutte composizioni originali, interpretate dagli autori nel classico ...

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Three New Another Timbre Releases

by John Eyles
August 9, 2013

As it approaches its sixth birthday, the Another Timbre label is into an exciting period of consolidation and development, building on the foundations laid down in its first five years. The label's latest releases are evidence of this, as all three of them feature musicians who have already made significant contributions to the Another Timbre catalogue. ...

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George Thorogood Taught Me To Play Guitar

by C. Michael Bailey
August 4, 2013

Rounder Records has reissued George Thorogood and the Destroyers' first two recordings, George Thorogood And The Destroyers and Move It On Over. Like many white, middle-class kids, it was through the likes of Eric Burdon and the Animals, John Mayall, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton and, indeed, George Thorogood that I learned the African-American tradition of the ...

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Leslie Lewis: Midnight Sun / Keeper of the Flame

by Jack Bowers
August 3, 2013

Leslie Lewis is a singer who has found steady work on the West Coast and elsewhere, and for good reason--she's personable, easy on the eyes, and more to the point, has a pleasant mid-range voice, sings squarely on key, and knows how to sell a lyric. Keeper of the Flame and Midnight Sun are Lewis' second ...