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From An Island: Ches Smith & We All Break and Dominican Jazz Project

by Mark Sullivan
October 28, 2021

Haiti and the Dominican Republic both occupy the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. But the two nations could hardly be more different. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere; the Dominican Republic has the largest economy in the Caribbean and Central America. Haiti was occupied by France in colonial times, famously winning its ...

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Golden Proportion

October 25, 2021

Album: Searching for the Disappeared Hour
By Mary Halvorson
Label: Pyroclastic Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 2:54

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Ches Smith / We All Break: Path of Seven Colors

Read "Path of Seven Colors" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
October 2, 2021

In his group We All Break, drummer Ches Smith puts together a robust hybrid of the rhythms of Haitian Voudou music and the free- flowing impulsiveness of modern jazz. The basic music and lyrics of the songs here are based on traditional Haitian melodies. The group builds from that foundation, starting with the tangled interplay of ...

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Ches Smith’s We All Break: Path of Seven Colors

Read "Path of Seven Colors" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani
May 31, 2021

Il fatto che da qualche anno la produzione discografica non sia più nelle strette mani delle multinazionali sta man mano aprendo infinite possibilità per gli artisti più creativi e, quantomeno in questo caso, ai nomi collegabili all'avanguardia. Oramai la situazione è chiarissima per i fruitori della stessa (in breve, a noi ascoltatori). Si brindi ...

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Ches Smith / We All Break: Path of Seven Colors

Read "Path of Seven Colors" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
May 20, 2021

For some time, drummer/composer Ches Smith kept his interest in the Voudou music of Haiti at bay. Recognizing himself as an outsider in that world, he researched, listened, studied, and after years brought a project to fruition. Smith's group We All Break released their self-titled, self-produced debut in 2017 and received less attention than deserved. Now ...

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Anamorphoses

March 27, 2021

Album: The Weight of Light
By Benoit Delbecq
Label: Pyroclastic Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 7:40

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Benoit Delbecq: The Weight of Light

Read "The Weight of Light" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
March 22, 2021

The concept of light having weight may seem unusual but in listening to this solo set by pianist Benoit Delbecq, the idea starts to make sense. His style of playing mixes feathery improvisations with clanking rhythms that bring a feeling of mass and density to his work. Delbecq uses a lot of prepared piano ...

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Craig Taborn: Compass Confusion

Read "Compass Confusion" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
March 4, 2021

Compass Confusion, the long hoped for return of Craig Taborn's depth defying, solo-gone-quintet from Junk Magic (Thirsty Ear, 2004), climaxes early and often and, however you like to be lured, It pulls you along with a lush velvet hook in your mouth. Reeling it in is a struggle but a blessing. We know that. We get ...

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Angelica Sanchez, Marilyn Crispell: How To Turn The Moon

Read "How To Turn The Moon" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
March 3, 2021

Registrato nel settembre 2019 a Woodstock, questo album—all'ascolto assolutamente paritetico—si deve in realtà soprattutto ad Angelica Sanchez, non a caso autrice di quasi tutto il materiale tematico (sette suoi brani su dieci, con gli atri tre, evidenti improvvisazioni, a doppia firma). Detto ciò, quello che troviamo in questi cinquanta minuti di musica a ...

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Benoit Delbecq: The Weight of Light

Read "The Weight of Light" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
February 28, 2021

French pianist Benoit Delbecq has become one of the leading exponents of the John Cage-inspired school of prepared piano in the jazz and improvised music arena. So much so that Canadian pianist Kris Davis received a grant to study extended piano techniques with him early in her career, and has since performed with him in duet. ...