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James Carney Group: Green-Wood
by Jerry D'Souza
James Carney cites a long and varied line of influences on his music that includes Henry Threadgill, Keith Emerson, Steve Reich and Bill Monroe. That's an eclectic mix, and all have a certain bearing on his compositions. Carney, who won the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composers Award, composes music in his head and then writes ...
Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder: At Night
by Jerry D'Souza
Theo Bleckmann (voice and live electronic processing) and Ben Monder (guitar) have played together in several settings. This time they return as a duo, with Satoshi Takeishi (drums, percussion and laptop) making a presence on five tracks. There is a fine sense of balance on the recording. Both Monder and Bleckmann have a quirky ...
James Carney: Green-Wood
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Keyboardist and composer James Carney might be described as a friendly iconoclast, an artist who enthusiastically explores new concepts at the cutting edge of jazz and welcomes listeners to share what he's discovered instead of daring them to keep up. The borough of Brooklyn is the inspiration for Carney's Green-Wood, where he joins some old friends ...
Kartet: The Bay Window
by AAJ Italy Staff
Monk, Lacy, Ligeti, nuove forme chicagoane ed intelligentissimi incroci fra jazz e avant-garde. Questo il menu proposto dai Kartet, quartetto atipico (questa la sostanziale traduzione del nome) nato a Parigi attorno agli inizi degli anni ’90, molto ben visto e supportato dai tipi di “The Wire”, come già detto, tra le più sagge riviste dedicate alla ...
Andy Milne: Dreams and False Alarms
by Martin Gladu
Andy Milne, solo piano? The announcement may bring mixed feelings of astonishment and surprise, but also wonder and curiosity. How will he make this fly sans Dapp Theory? Of course, Milne's talent is unequivocal--he was saxophonist Steve Coleman's pianist of choice for many years--so a solo session is an understandable and exciting new challenge for the ...
Wayne Bergeron: Plays Well with Others
by Jack Bowers
The “report card on trumpeter Wayne Bergeron is accurate--he definitely Plays Well with Others. While that alone would be enough to endorse Bergeron's second album as leader of his own big band, it is only one aspect of a superlative studio date on which the “others include a number of the Los Angeles area's busiest and ...
Sean Noonan: Stories to Tell
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se pensavate di rilassarvi, state alla larga. Questo CD non fa per voi. Non è una raccolta di tormentoni estivi (sempre che la parola più in voga in questo periodo dell'anno non possa avere altre sfumature). Non vi faciliterà le vacanze estive né vi servirà, come tappezzeria sonora, per abbellire una cena al chiaro di luna. ...
Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder: At Night
by Phil DiPietro
The cover imagery depicts mesas viewed heavenward towards a threatening yet beckoning night sky. In the foreground, an empty highway envelops two empty stools for any brave two travelers on life's journey to perform an offering to the stars, to the universe, to all, to the night. If ever two musicians were up to the task, ...
Theo Bleckmann/Ben Monder: At Night
by Mark Corroto
Experiencing the music of vocalist Theo Bleckmann and guitarist Ben Monder isn't so much listening as it is swimming. Take, for instance, their cover of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's “Norwegian Wood." The Beatles' guiltless romp through sexuality opens with a tidal wave of fuzzy, over-amped guitar and vocal feedback. Bleckman begins, “I once ...
Jerry Granelli V16: The Sonic Temple
by John Kelman
Approaching seventy, Jerry Granelli's career has been defined by exploration and stylistic diversity. Forget that he's the drummer on pianist Vince Guaraldi's classic A Charlie Brown Christmas (Fantasy, 1965). Consider, instead, his own discography, ranging from the pop deconstructions of his twin-guitar UFB group and the freer complexion of his duet records with clarinetist Jeff Reilly ...
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