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David Virelles: Continuum
by Glenn Astarita
The Afro-Cuban connection is slightly transformed on nascent pianist David Virelles' inspirational trio set, featuring modern jazz luminaries, bassist Ben Street and drummer Andrew Cyrille. With his second solo outing and first for PI Recordings, the pianist has quickly surged to the forefront since migrating from Cuba to Canada, supporting distinguished saxophonist Jane Bunnett and receiving ...
David Virelles: Continuum
by John Sharpe
Pianist David Virelles adopts an unusual strategy for his second album and first on Pi Recordings. Eschewing the piano pyrotechnics which illuminated his debut, Motion (Justin Time, 2008), he opts for an exploration of Cuban folklore and its manifestation through poetry, storytelling and art. Inspired by Afro-Cuban religious practice, Virelles has created a set of episodic ...
Sam Rivers / Dave Holland / Barry Altschul: Reunion: Live In New York
by Mark Corroto
There will be no more opportunities to experience saxophonist Sam Rivers, who passed away in 2011, at 89. Then again, you probably hadn't caught him live in decades, since he chose to live in Florida from the early 1990s, although he did release several large ensemble sessions. His 1960s Blue Note Records and 70s Impulse! dates ...
Henry Threadgill Zooid: Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp
by AAJ Italy Staff
Non dovrebbe essere una sorpresa per nessuno sentir dire che Henry Threadgill è da almeno venticinque anni (bypassando la nodale esperienza collettiva di Air, quindi) una delle figure-guida del jazz internazionale, seppur meno reclamizzata di altre, a loro volta di indiscutibile statura, ma magari un po' più inclini a lisciare il pelo all'uditorio. Questo nuovo lavoro ...
Henry Threadgill: Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp
by Troy Collins
Now into its twelfth consecutive year, Zooid can finally lay claim as Henry Threadgill's longest running ensemble, having superseded the tenures of the venerable composer's most celebrated lineups, including Air, Sextett and Very Very Circus. Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp is the idiosyncratic chamber group's fourth release for Pi Recordings, which was founded in 2001 ...
Henry Threadgill: Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp
by Mark F. Turner
Henry Threadgill's music is best served neither cold nor hot, but with an open mind. The 68 year-old composer and multi-instrumentalist has endured as one of contemporary music's foremost innovators--a cofounder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a bandleader with over thirty releases, and works with a number of eclectic bands including Zooid, ...
Steve Lehman Trio: Dialect Fluorescent
by Glenn Astarita
Among studies with new music icons, reedman Anthony Braxton and trombonist George Lewis, alto saxophonist Steve Lehman has emerged as an important figures in the recent shift towards a more radical spin on jazz. Pushing the envelope is a common thrust for Lehman, who historically enjoys working within a tight-knit trio setting. On this release, he ...
Steve Lehman: Dialect Fluorescent
by Troy Collins
Currently a doctoral candidate in Music Composition at Columbia University, alto saxophonist Steve Lehman's previous releases for Pi Recordings include Travail, Transformation and Flow (2009), On Meaning (2007) and Demian as Post-Human (2005). On these cerebral endeavors, the former Fulbright scholar and Wesleyan graduate engaged his penchant for fusing vintage hard bop-style melodies with post-M-Base rhythmic ...
Steve Lehman Trio: Dialect Fluorescent
by Mark Corroto
Decoding the music of saxophonist Steve Lehman has become a diversion for many a jazz listener (and critic). Sometimes composed with the help of programming software, his harmonies are meshed with mercurial rhythms. When played by his octet, his music gives the impression that it requires a scorecard to keep tabs on its perplexing complexities.
