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Yusef Lateef: Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase
by Troy Dostert
One of the legendary figures of Detroit jazz, Yusef Lateef experienced a truly distinctive path of artistic development, with a trajectory which took him from swing, bebop and R&B in the 1940s and 1950s through a deep immersion in world music, funk and classical idioms during the 1960s and beyond. Somehow incorporating all of these disparate ...
Richard Andersson with Rudi Mahall, Artur Tuznik and Kasper Tom: Monk & More
by Troy Dostert
A versatile bassist whose work encompasses everything from lyrical Nordic jazz to more avant-garde projects, Richard Andersson has drawn heavily from the talent pool in his native Denmark to help support his numerous releases. For Monk & More, he is fortunate to have alongside him bass clarinetist Rudi Mahall, pianist Artur Tuznik and drummer Kasper Tom, ...
Diana Torti: Fearless
by Troy Dostert
Coming off of their 2023 collaboration, It's All We Have (Tambora Music), vocalist Diana Torti and guitarist Sabino de Bari are once again teaming up for Fearless, another showcase for Torti's ear-pleasing yet subtly adventurous approach to modern jazz. But the two are now complemented by bassist Andrea Colella and drummer Francesco De Rubeis, the rhythm ...
DAMANA: Rhizome
by Troy Dostert
Enterprising drummer Dag Magnus Narvesen has been a leading figure in the Norwegian improvised music scene since the 2010s. He has specialized in free encounters, such as those with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, heard most recently to fine effect on Kairos (Fundacja Sluchaj, 2024). But Narvesen also has a developing voice as a composer, and on ...
Marty Ehrlich and Julius Hemphill: Circle the Heart
by Troy Dostert
As a teenager in St. Louis, Missouri in the 1970s, young multi-instrumentalist Marty Ehrlich encountered the Black Artists Group, the pathbreaking musical collective co- founded by Julius Hemphill in 1968, and he eventually came to work closely with Hemphill for many years. Hemphill, himself an accomplished multi- instrumentalist on alto, soprano sax and flute, was an ...
Shawn Lovato: Biotic
by Troy Dostert
On his two previous releases, bassist Shawn Lovato revealed an inventive compositional approach that made excellent use of his ensembles. His debut, Cycles of Animation (Skirl Records, 2017), harnessed a formidable quintet while his sophomore effort, Microcosms, was more ambitious still, channeling his creative vision through a sextet format (ears&eyes Records, 2022). For Biotic, in contrast, ...
String Trio of New York with Paul Kane: Intimations
by Troy Dostert
In a recording career spanning 19 albums going back to 1979's First String (Black Saint), the String Trio of New York has consistently produced an impressive body of music dedicated to obliterating the boundaries separating jazz from other idioms. The artistic breadth of the group has always resisted easy categorization, as a wide range of classical ...
Angelika Niescier: Chicago Tapes
by Troy Dostert
Continuing to solidify her reputation as a double-threat composer and improviser, alto saxophonist Angelika Niescier shines once again with Chicago Tapes, a superlative effort which sees her uniting with a number of the leading figures in the Windy City scene. The results are consistently riveting, showcasing these musicians in myriad ways and generating infectious synergy throughout. ...
Johannes Wallmann: Not Tired
by Troy Dostert
As the capstone to a terrific year which saw him first release Holding Space (Shifting Paradigm, 2025), a splendid duo disc with tenor saxophonist Dennis Mitcheltree, pianist Johannes Wallmann impresses once again with Not Tired, a delightful quintet outing which highlights the keyboardist's penchant for strong melodies as well as his superb bandleading skills.
Elsa Nilsson and Martin Fabricius: Glaciers
by Troy Dostert
Two pathbreaking musicians who are bringing new dimensions to their instruments, flutist Elsa Nilsson and vibraphonist Martin Fabricius, explore uncharted terrain on Glaciers, their first recorded encounter together. It is a freely-improvised date, with lots of room for mutual creativity, and the patient, careful reflection which characterizes these thirteen pieces makes for a stirring, thought- provoking ...
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