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News: Recording

Lorens Chuno - New CD "Naija Rhythm Affair, NYC" - West-African Jazz Fusion

Lorens Chuno - New CD "Naija Rhythm Affair, NYC" - West-African Jazz Fusion

INTRODUCING LORENS CHUNO! New Release: Naija Rhythm Affair, NYC INFECTIOUS GROOVE OF AFRO-BEAT, R&B AND SOUL WEST-AFRICAN JAZZ FUSION! Since 2008, Lorens Chuno has played live sets that have been praised as “energy-filled", “captivating", and “educative". Over this period, the New York based Nigerian born musician has created a unique sound that can be broadly classified ...

Article: Album Review

Ergo: As subtle as tomorrow

Read "As subtle as tomorrow" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani

Ritengo la Cuneiform una delle migliori e intelligenti etichette musicali esistenti poiché, lavorando su territori spesso assai diversi fra loro, riesce regolarmente a evidenziare new forms e ricerche di spessore in molti lavori di artisti celebrati o meno. È il caso di questi Ergo (che hanno anche un sito che si chiama “ergo ...

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Article: Album Review

Yuhan Su: A Room of One's Own

Read "A Room of One's Own" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan

Vibraphonist/composer Yuhan Su says she wrote most of the songs on her second album in tiny piano practice rooms where she spent a great deal of time teaching. That's one part of the meaning of the album title. A Room of One's Own also refers to the Virginia Woolf essay of the same name, which explores ...

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Article: Live Review

Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile at the Rubin Museum of Art

Read "Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile at the Rubin Museum of Art" reviewed by Tyran Grillo

by Tyran Grillo

Nik Bärtsch's Mobile Rubin Museum of Art New York, NY May 6, 2016 When is music a ritual? A relevant question in regard to pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch, one of few modern musicians to live out his worldview in every thought and action. His “Ronin" project laid fresh ...

Article: Lyrics

José James: una grande voce per la Black Music

Read "José James: una grande voce per la Black Music" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

La recente pubblicazione per la Blue Note di Yesterday I Had the Blues -The Music of Billie Holiday , torna a collocare José James in una piena cornice jazzistica. È una commemorazione della cantante e un approccio tradizionale che oggi James affronta senza paura d'apparire prigionero del passato. L'altro esempio riguarda l'album For All We Know, ...

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Article: Album Review

Monica Behan: Right Where I Need to Be

Read "Right Where I Need to Be" reviewed by Jim Olin

by Jim Olin

Drawing upon the wistful beauty of Joni Mitchell and the confessional ache of Carole King, Monica Behan's voice commands immediate attention. There is an ethereal quality to her singing that illuminates track after track on her new album Right Where I Need to Be. No matter what genre she decides to explore, from vocal jazz to ...

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Article: Album Review

Cuong Vu Trio With Pat Metheny: Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny

Read "Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

One of the most distinctive jazz sounds to have appeared this millennium has been shaped by Cuong Vu. Beginning with his It's Mostly Residual (ArtistShare, 2005) through Vu-Tet (ArtistShare, 2007) and into Leaps of Faith, (Origin Records 2011), the modernistic and often plugged-in trumpeter has crafted an assault of sound: a thick, sludgy, glow-in-the-dark, pugnaciously percussive ...

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Article: Live Review

Flow Tribe at the Gramercy Theatre

Read "Flow Tribe at the Gramercy Theatre" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante

Flow Tribe Gramercy Theatre New York, NY May 20, 2016 Funk is a rhythmic, danceable genre of music that mixes soul, jazz, and R&B. The music features a strong and rhythmic bass and drum backbeat. Interestingly this backbeat and rhythm which is usually in the background is moved ...

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Article: Live Review

The Zombies at NYCB Theatre at Westbury

Read "The Zombies at NYCB Theatre at Westbury" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante

The Zombies with special guests Felix Cavaliere's Rascals NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY May 22, 2016 The Zombies are revered for their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle (Date Records/CBS Records). The platter has been hailed as one of the greatest pop and psychedelic albums of all time. The album has ...

Article: Album Review

Logan Strosahl Team: Up Go We

Read "Up Go We" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Giovane sassofonista e compositore newyorchese, Logan Strosahl è qui alla sua prima prova discografica alla guida del suo “Team," settetto che vede sax tenore, clarinetto e tromba accanto al suo contralto e alla classica ritmica con pianoforte. La formazione in realtà cambia più volte, fino a ridursi a soli tre fiati in “Note-Against-Note," uno ...


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