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Rez Abbasi's Invocation: Suno Suno
by Matt Marshall
On the second recorded effort with his Invocation group after 2009's Things To Come (Sunnyside), Rez Abbasi opts for more of a rock/groove vibe to underpin the guitarist's modern jazz explorations with his fairly regular cohorts, saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and pianist Vijay Iyer. Gone is Indian vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia, who sang on much of Things To ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa - Bunky Green: Apex
by AAJ Italy Staff
Desiderate con tutta forza fare pace con voi stessi e riconciliarvi con la musica? Beh, allora non perdete tempo e andate a procurarvi una copia di questo disco che porta la firma di due mostri sacri del jazz contemporaneo, entrambi sassofonisti, come Bunky Green e Rudresh Mahanthappa. Gridare al capolavoro forse è esagerato, ma è certo ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (Act, 2011)
Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has become an important force on the modern jazz scene, leading his own groups and touring with legends like drummer Jack DeJohnette. This is Mathanthappa's most experimental recording to date, combining music from the Indian sub-continent, jazz and fusion to create a potent and heady brew. Accompanying him are David Gilmore on ...
Vijay Iyer Trio y Rudresh Mahanthappa Samdhi en el 43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona
by Joan Fargas
Vijay Iyer Trio43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaLuz de Gas24 de octubre de 2011 Tres años después de la primera gira europea de esta formación, que también pasó por el festival de Barcelona, el trío de Vijay Iyer ofreció en Luz de Gas una brillante actuación que fue seguida ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (Act, 2011)
Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has become an important force on the modern jazz scene, leading his own groups and touring with legends like drummer Jack DeJohnette. This is Mathanthappa's most experimental recording to date, combining music from the Indian sub-continent, jazz and fusion to create a potent and heady brew. Accompanying him are David Gilmore on ...
Matthias Winckelmann: Happy Birthday ENJA!
by Bob Hatteau
ECM, ACT, Winter & Winter, FMP, MPS, ENJA... Germany sounds like a generous land for creative jazz record labels. ENJA Records, the Münich-based jazz label, was founded in 1971 by Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber. For the last forty years ENJA has built an impressive catalog, with more than seven hundred releases that ...
Greg Ward: Phonic Juggernaut
by Mark Corroto
Greg Ward's trio Phonic Juggernaut can be loud, it also can be fast, but it can never be described as out of control. The twenty-something saxophonist's take on the modern jazz sax/bass/drums lineup adheres to the traditions of jazz, not as a regressive act but as a forward-thinking, innovative sound. This Chicagoan-turned-New Yorker can ...
Achille Succi: Nuances and Articulations
by Glenn Astarita
Saxophonist and bass clarinetist Achille Succi has recently been singled out as “one of the European musicians to keep an eye on in the next ten years" by (Bill Schoemaker in Giornale Della Musica (January 2010), while journalist Mario Gamba defines him as a “genius of Italian Jazz" in Alias (March 20th, 2010). Born ...
Amir ElSaffar Two Rivers Ensemble: Inana
by Troy Collins
Born in Chicago to an American mother and Iraqi father, trumpeter Amir ElSaffar put his promising jazz career on hold in 2002 to study traditional Iraqi maqam abroad. His 2007 debut, Two Rivers (Pi Recordings), bore the fruit of his international studies, successfully fusing venerable aspects of the Iraqi classical vocal tradition with advanced improvisation techniques ...
