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Aengus Hackett Trio: Aengus Hackett Trio

Read "Aengus Hackett Trio" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

It was surely a matter of time before Aengus Hackett got around to a contemporary jazz trio recording. The Galway guitarist has been a regular on the Irish jazz scene since graduating from the Conservatory of Amsterdam where he studied with Jesse van Ruller. But like many of his contemporaries, jazz is only one facet of ...

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Rose Mallett: Dreams Realized

Read "Dreams Realized" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci

Rose Mallett has an intriguing story, and that history comes out in her singing. While she is a chameleon, channeling Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, she is also a powerhouse performer, witty and a born raconteur. One could think of a lot worse combinations in a jazz singer. Mallett seemingly knows how to work a room ...

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Market Maker

Album: Margin Call II
By Daniel Stahre
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:13

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Andrew Binder: Conspiracy Deliracy

Read "Conspiracy Deliracy" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid

Andrew Binder's Conspiracy Deliracy builds a themed program that combines modern jazz sensibilities with the intriguing world of conspiracy theories. At the core of the album are Binder's compositions, which find inspiration in today's popular music and combine that with jazz and classical compositional techniques. Each piece explores various conspiracy theories, from the imaginative to the ...

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Christopher Parnis: Everything You Could Be

Read "Everything You Could Be" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

There cannot be too many jazz albums that find inspiration from as broad a spectrum as NASA's Mars rover missions and the horror novels of Clive Barker. Throw in some Kenny Wheeler influences and you have Everything You Could Be, the debut album from Canadian bassist Christopher Parnis. Parnis has been involved as a ...

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Denin Koch: It Comes in Waves

Read "It Comes in Waves" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid

Guitarist Denin Slage-Koch's third album, It Comes in Waves, is a contemporary jazz outing featuring eight original compositions and a reimagined pop classic. Known for his exceptional technique and thoughtful compositions, Slage-Koch has assembled a group of highly skilled musicians to bring his vision to life. Slage-Koch's skill as a composer is evident in tracks like ...

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Alexis Valet: Following The Sun

Read "Following The Sun" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid

Alexis Valet's Following the Sun, is an enjoyable collection of contemporary jazz inspired by Valet's journey across continents--from the luminous streets of Paris to the bustling avenues of New York. Central to the success of Following the Sun is the symbiotic relationship between Valet and his fellow musicians: Dayna Stephens tenor saxophone, Aaron Parks ...

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Lullabye

Album: Moments
By Melissa Kassel
Label: MKMusic
Released: 2024
Duration: 4:48

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Article: Album Review

Sam Braysher: That's Him: The Music Of Kurt Weill

Read "That's Him: The Music Of Kurt Weill" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

On his first two albums under his own name, London-based alto saxophonist Sam Braysher focused on the Great American Songbook. On this, his third album, he takes a sideways look at mid-twentieth century American popular music through the work of German-born, naturalized American composer, Kurt Weill. Braysher, whose warm tone and consonant and inquisitive approach to ...

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Boi Akih: From And To Infinity

Read "From And To Infinity" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Singer Monica Akihary and guitarist Niels Brouwer, the beating heart of Boi Akih, have been finding the common ground in Indonesian, Indian, African and European music traditions since the late 1990s. Indonesia in particular is a constant source of inspiration--with Akihary often singing in her father's endangered Haraku language--and it proves so once again on their ...


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