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Planet D Nonet: Echoes of Harlem: A Salute to Duke Ellington Vol 2

Read "Echoes of Harlem: A Salute to Duke Ellington Vol 2" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Operating on the time-honored principle that one successful tribute deserves another, the Detroit-based Planet D Nonet has recorded Echoes of Harlem, Vol. 2, an homage to the great Duke Ellington and follow-up to the ensemble's well-received album from 2023, Blues to Be There: A Salute to Duke Ellington. Each of the studio session's ...

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PAKT: No Steps Left To Trace

Read "No Steps Left To Trace" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

When four highly regarded musicians like Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzer join forces, expectations run high for an album like No Steps Left to Trace--and it delivers, effortlessly blending daring and organic soundscapes. PAKT's 2024 release defies easy classification, weaving progressive rock, jazz fusion and avant-garde experimentation into a tapestry of sound ...

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Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra: Time Takes Odd Turns

Read "Time Takes Odd Turns" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Time is not the only thing that has taken odd turns in composer/trumpeter Tom Johnson's life and career. Even though a musician at heart, he chose a more practical and lucrative path, spending his adult years as a psychologist and full-time professor at Indiana State University, placing his dream of a musical career on hold while ...

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David Liebman & The CNY Jazz Orchestra: If a White Horse from Jerusalem...

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by Jack Bowers

The four-movement suite If a White Horse from Jerusalem..., performed on this splendid album by soprano saxophonist David Liebman and the CNY (Central New York) Jazz Orchestra, was inspired by the works of Israeli writer, poet and playwright Ada Aharoni, commissioned by Syracuse University, orchestrated by Bret Zvacek and had its world premiere in 2011, after ...

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Nicola Caminiti: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self​-​Portrait

Read "Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self​-​Portrait" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

È un debutto da leader impressionante quello del sassofonista Nicola Caminiti che sta ottenendo riconoscimenti dalla stampa specializzata statunitense ed europea. Siciliano di nascita e formazione, Caminiti s'è diplomato nel 2015 al conservatorio di Messina, ha proseguito gli studi alla Manhattan School of Music dove ha conseguito il Bachelor's of Music in sassofono Jazz nel 2019 ...

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The Machine

Album: The Global Suites
By Chase Morrin
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 3:57

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Joëlle Léandre: Lifetime Rebel

Read "Lifetime Rebel" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Joëlle Léandre is the definition of a force of nature. She is unstoppable, unforgettable, and full of boundless energy. It is the nature of her force that recordings like Lifetime Rebel attempt to capture. These four CDs--plus an interview and solo performance DVD--capture a moment, but just a moment of her inexhaustible spirit, before she moves ...

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Bria Skonberg: What It Means

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by Jerome Wilson

On her first album in five years, trumpeter Bria Skonberg returns with a new sense of maturity and purpose in her music. She continues her usual style of mixing traditional jazz and soulful vocals with classic jazz and rock motifs, but this outing feels more confident than previous albums. Two changes in her life probably contributed ...

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I Compani: Party @ Tivolux

Read "Party @ Tivolux" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

From Fellini to Verde to Garbo, with detours into the world of food and sounds of the subway, I Compani is one of Europe's most original and versatile ensembles. Despite a decades-long legacy in Western Europe, the ensemble is not well known in the U.S. The Dutch group, under the direction of saxophonist/composer and founder, Bo ...

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Solo Piano: Emotions and Drama

Read "Solo Piano: Emotions and Drama" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara

If solo might seem to suggest simple, then it would probably be best not to jump to conclusions. In the right hands, one instrument is capable of as much wide-scale drama as an orchestra. Maciej Tubis Komeda: Reflections AudioCave 2023 Any tribute worth its salt (or rather its vinyl ...


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