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Yogurt, Garlic and Cucumbers

April 12, 2015

Album: Val Bonetti & Cristiano Da Ros
By Val Bonetti
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 03:46

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Simplicity and quietude are laudable goals in a jazz recording. They are often hard to pull off. Many artists wish to flex technical muscles in solo recordings and this is antithetical to simplicity and quietude. Pianist Dan Rufolo finds the sweet spot in the simple and still in his meditative suite made up of a baker's ...

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Alexander Hawkins: Alexander Hawkins Trio

Read "Alexander Hawkins Trio" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
April 11, 2015

Oxford, UK native Alexander Hawkins continues to chart a course that will inevitably place him in the creative category of pianist/composers of the caliber of Cecil Taylor and Andrew Hill. It is simply a matter of time before this is a young artist--who has an abundance of time--along with a distinctive, broad and progressive vision, comes ...

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Thom Douvan: All Over Again

Read "All Over Again" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 10, 2015

Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, guitarist Thom Douvan launched his career in the 70s as an in-demand session artist for the Motown circuit, contributing to numerous hits by legends such as Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and many icons of that era. In addition to funk and R&B, he's a skilled jazz guitarist. With Douvan's third ...

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Apogee

April 10, 2015

Album: Event Horizon
By Mark Wade
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Duration: 4:54

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John Petrucelli Quintet: The Way

by Dan Bilawsky
April 9, 2015

The debut release from saxophonist John Petrucelli packs a mean punch. For his first outing, this Pittsburgh-based tenor man put together a lengthy, two-disc program that showcases his writing and, of greater note, his chops. In some ways, this can be seen as a musical shock and awe campaign. Petrucelli's muscular tenor proves ...

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Peripheral Vision: Sheer Tyranny Of Will

Read "Sheer Tyranny Of Will" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
April 9, 2015

One must wonder what chance a group of relatively unknown Canadian jazz musicians playing complicated original tunes has for any sort of recognition or commercial success in the US. If musical quality was the sole determinant, Peripheral Vision, the relatively unknown Canadian band in question, would be celebrities, set for life. They've unleashed a corker of ...

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G.I. Gypsy

April 9, 2015

Album: Djangit
By Don Price
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 03:25

Article: Album Review

EJ Strickland: The Undying Spirit

Read "The Undying Spirit" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
April 8, 2015

Drummer Enoch Jamal Strickland belongs to a technically brilliant and forward-thinking group of young musicians that include multi-reedist Sharel Cassity, vocalist/trombonist Natalie Cressman, and violinist/vocalist Nora Germaine. These musicians prove that youth is not wasted on the young. Strickland, New School-educated, is a veteran of The Ravi Coltrane Quartet, The Marcus Strickland Quartet and Trio, and ...