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The Truth
By Nao Yoshioka
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Journey (Intro); Borderless; The Truth; Freedom &
Sound; Beautiful Imperfections; I Love When; Set
Me Free; Spark; Journey II (Outro); Fireking; Make
the Change (James Poyser Remix).
Annie Chen Octet: Secret Treetop
by Jack Bowers
Over the years, jazz has widened its horizons to encompass a broad range of music that many of those who practiced and/or appreciated the more traditional forms might not recognize, let alone endorse. Among the more recent genres is world music," which embodies various rhythmic and harmonic elements of jazz without assimilating its core values. On ...
Daisuke Konno: Taking the D
by Chris Mosey
Choosing material for his first album, Taking the D, melody came first and foremost for Japanese drummer Daisuke Konno. He says: I picked songs with beautiful melodies because I wanted as many people as possible to enjoy my music--not just jazz lovers." Konno's musical odyssey from Tokyo to New York City began with ...
Huntertones: Passport
by Doug Collette
Huntertones' Passport is an absolutely seamless piece of work. The integration of the material with the playing and, by extension, the arranging and recording, becomes evident in the first minutes of Clutch" and remains pervasive for the duration of this, the group's third album. Even so, there are readily-discernible dynamics at work here. The ...
What's a Jew to do on Christmas?
Album: A Jewish Boy's Christmas
By Sam Broverman
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Duration: 04:36
Allison Au Quartet: Wander Wonder
by Dan McClenaghan
Toronto-based, Juno Award-winning alto saxophonist Allison Au and her quartet present their follow-up to 2017's Forest Grove (Self Produced) with Wander Wonder. The set of all Au originals--with keyboardist Todd Pentney co-writing Force Majeur"--opens with a translucent dreamscape, The Valley," that sounds like something that Daniel Lanois might have cooked up. The quartet follows up this ...
Sarah Reich: New Change
by Geannine Reid
Sarah Reich is among the new generation of jazz makers--breaking barriers, but also keeping one foot in the historical richness of the genre. Reich is a musician not in the traditional sense, but a tap dancer who uses her feet as a percussion instrument, and one that is highly skilled and masterful. Tap dancing is not ...
Entourage Jazz: Wishes You a Cool Yule
by Jack Bowers
One of the more vexing aspects of many if not most holiday albums is the fact that they are recorded and released during the holiday season. Not only does that make the reviewer's task more troublesome, it can't be good for sales either. Who would want to buy a Christmas-themed album in February or March, let ...

