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Pete Roth Band: Circus In The Sky

by Bruce Lindsay
It's virtually impossible for any contemporary musician to have emerged in isolation--to have developed a style or technique unaffected by those who have gone before. Guitarist Pete Roth is no exception--the press release name checks John McLaughlin, Jonathan Kreisberg and John Scofield as contributing to the German-born, London-based player's approach to his chosen instrument. On Circus ...
Kismet

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Giant Steps; Reflections; Kismet; Adiguzel; Nuages; Horizon; Besame Mucho; October In Ankara; Not For Me.
From Istanbul To Ceuta With A Smile

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Opening; From Istanbul; With A Smile; To Ceuta; Memories (in the memory of Peter); The Gate; The Wind; The Lightness.
Nicolas Meier: Kismet

by Bruce Lindsay
Guitarist Nicolas Meier is blessed with precise intonation, fluid technique and mastery of a range of different styles. As a composer, he mixes influences from Turkey, central Europe, Iberia and the Americas to craft accessible, melodic tunes. On Kismet his talents as musician and writer come together to create what might be his best album to ...
Asaf Sirkis Trio: Shepherd's Stories

by John Kelman
It's getting to the point where it's almost impossible to pigeonhole an artist into any one category---and that can't be anything but a good thing. Sure, some people like to think of the artists they love as jazz, rock or classical musicians, but the truth is that, more and more, musicians simply want to be thought ...
Maciek Pysz Trio: Insight

by Bruce Lindsay
Insight, the debut recording from guitarist Maciek Pysz and his trio, is a jazz album from Britain. Well, it's released on a British label, funded with the support of Arts Council England and Jazz Services, and performed by British-based musicians. However, Pysz is from Poland, bassist Yuri Goloubev is Russian, and drummer Asaf Sirkis (who plays ...
Nicolas Meier: From Istanbul To Ceuta With A Smile

by Bruce Lindsay
Long ago, when the world was younger and far more innocent, a British TV commercial challenged its viewers. Take a particular brand of fruit pastille (Rowntree's, to be specific), place it in the mouth, resist the temptation to chew. So deliciously fruity was the pastille that such resistance would be futile. A similar challenge might be ...
Travels To The West

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Esmeralda; Vera Cruz; The Butterfly Touch; Spain; Breeze; Flight Of Fancy; Travels;
Lodder Leaps In; Yemin; Armando's Rumba.
Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier: Travels To The West

by Bruce Lindsay
Guitar duos may not be quite as rare as hen's teeth in the world of jazz, but they're far from common. Yes, there are classic pairings such as Bucky Pizzarelli and George Barnes, or John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner; but given the instrument's ubiquity it's perhaps surprising that there aren't more such partnerships around. On Travels ...
Alex Hutton Trio: Legentis

by Chris May
Alex Hutton TrioLegentisF-IRE Records2012There has been a flurry of activity around screen composers this spring 2012, all of it good. Warner Jazz has released an anthology of movie theme music written by Nino Rota, Collector Nino Rota; British pianist John Taylor is poised to release a tribute to ...