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Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2019

by Rob Garratt
October 3, 2019

Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2019 Hong Kong City Hall; Hong Kong Park Hong Kong September 22, 25-27 We've long been told that jazz is a world language, but regional dialects are becoming an increasingly louder part of the conversation. Sitting conceptually, if not geographically, on the nexus ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Phronesis Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam

by BIMHUIS
May 24, 2019

This energetic formation from London gives a futuristic twist to the jazz formula of piano, bass and drums. 'A killer live band' (The Guardian). Everything and everyone in the universe is interconnected: this is what Phronesis want to communicate with the album We Are All, the current highlight of their oeuvre according to de ...

Article: Album Review

Myriad3: Vera

by Jerome Wilson
January 22, 2019

The number of contemporary jazz piano trios that take their inspiration from non-jazz sources seems to grow all the time. To a list that includes The Bad Plus, Phronesis, and E.S.T. add the Canadian group Myriad3 which draws from concepts in classical music and progressive rock. They often begin their pieces with one repeated figure and ...

Album

We Are All

By Phronesis

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: One for Us; Matrix for D.A.; The Edge; Emerald Horseshoe; Breathless; The Tree Did Not Die.

Article: Year in Review

Geno Thackara's Best Releases of 2018

by Geno Thackara
December 13, 2018

Despite (or in defiant response to) the difficulties of the streaming age, 2018 has seen another musical bumper crop--especially for those of us who particularly love the sound of the piano. There were enough top-notch offerings to make a list at least twice as long, but these have been the most frequent and satisfying staples in ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Phronesis, Art Hirahara, Marcus Klossek and a Posi-tone focus

by Bob Osborne
October 11, 2018

Featured on this show are new releases from Phronesis, Art Hirahara, and German guitarist Marcus Klossek. There is also a focus on the excellent Posi-tone label with great music from a selection of artists from their exciting roster. Recent ECM releases and classic cuts from Ornette Coleman and Miles Davis complete two hours of great jazz. ...

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Pedro Melo Alves, Rich Halley and more

by Maurice Hogue
September 26, 2018

the sonorous tones of the double bass echo throughout this episode, highlighted by a double hit of Israeli bassist Shay Hazan with music from new releases by his quintet and sextet, Argentina's Juan Bayon as well as Tom Abbs, and Kyle Motl with Abbey Rader's West Coast Quartet. You'll hear tracks from new albums by Pedro ...

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Randy Weston Tribute & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 11, 2018

Another master has left us. Randy Weston passed away on Sept. 1st at the venerable age of 92. This week we celebrate the music of an artist that consciously built a bridge between jazz and African musical traditions and, in doing so, strongly contributed to the awareness of the African roots of jazz music.

Article: Album Review

Phronesis: We Are All

Read "We Are All" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
September 10, 2018

You never know where Phronesis will turn next, but you can count on something inventive, surprising, and still true to the identity that's made them one of the premier piano trios on the world stage. They've racked up an impressive round of extracurriculars since their previous original outing Parallax (Edition, 2016): the left-field crossover The Behemoth ...

Article: Album Review

Phronesis: We Are All

Read "We Are All" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey
September 7, 2018

The incendiary playing on the opener “One For Us" augurs well for the rest of this, the eighth album by Phronesis. Their previous CD, The Behemoth was released in 2017 to widespread critical acclaim. It seems incredible that Jasper Høiby's brainchild has racked up so many consistently excellent recordings to date. Ivo Neame's “Matrix ...