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Christof Irniger Trio: Gowanus Canal
by Glenn Astarita
The trio recorded this studio date in nascent saxophonist Christoph Irniger's (Pilgrim and Cowboys from Hell, NoReduce) hometown of Zurich, Switzerland. However, the band was formed in New York as the respective artists are true jazz warriors, aligning their wares with various groups and sessions. Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz and Los Angeles-based bassist Raffaele Bossard help ...
Matt Holman's Diversion Ensemble: When Flooded
by Dan Bilawsky
Brooklyn-based trumpeter Matt Holman has been putting his horn to good use as a sideman with A-listers, like pianist Fred Hersch and vocalist Kate McGarry, and up-and-coming large ensembles, like Darcy James Argue's Secret Society and the Asuka Kakitani Jazz Orchestra, but he's finally stepping up to the plate as a leader. When Flooded is Holman's ...
Lee Konitz: What True Improvising Is
by Bob Kenselaar
Lee Konitz is legendary as one of the great individualists in jazz, an art form that has always placed an extraordinary high value on individualism and unique forms of expression. I've pretty much dedicated myself to trying to figure out what true improvising is," he says, as opposed to playing what you know and getting loose ...
Daniel Ori: Emuna
by Edward Blanco
Since moving to New York in 2008, Israeli-born bassist Daniel Ori has labored hard to forge for himself a reputation as one of today's up-and-coming jazz musicians. While certainly an excellent bassist, this winner of the 2009 ASCAP Jazz Composers Award is slowly cementing a reputation as a dynamic composer. His debut as a leader, So ...
Jazzahead! 2012
by John Kelman
Jazzahead! 2012Bremen, GermanyApril 19-22, 2012 While folks around the world debate the future of jazz--and, for that matter, what exactly jazz is and even what it should be called--an annual trade show in Bremen, Germany, now in its fifth year, has managed to demonstrate that jazz as a brand may be facing ...
Dida Pelled Trio: Aquebogue, NY, February 12, 2012
by Dan Bilawsky
Dida Pelled TrioLong Island WinterfestPalmer VineyardsAquebogue, NYFebruary 12, 2012Long Island's East End is world renowned for it's wine country and high-end lifestyle, but few visitors ever choose to experience either one during the winter. While the wine cognoscenti have come throughout the year, the general public usually waited for ...
So Far
By Nadav Remez
Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: 1. So Far
2. Pinchas
3. Inner Peace
4. The Last Exile
5. Untitled
6. Lecha Dodi
7. From Above
8. The Miracle
9. Susu
Jon Crowley: At the Edge
by Nicholas F. Mondello
There's a mysteriously haunting and melancholic presence to trumpeter Jon Crowleys At the Edge. In a way, the elongated melodies, tonal shadings and ensemble colorings seem Impressionistic; there are layers of sound--textural gemstones, displayed via minimalist melodic segments, like a beautiful haiku. All thirteen of At the Edge's cuts are Crowley originals. His ...
Lonely Crow Records presents: Jon Crowley's "At the Edge"
Lonely Crow Records is proud to announce its first release: forward-thinking trumpeter Jon Crowley's second album, At the Edge. This recording establishes Crowley not only as an artistic force on the rise, but one who is constantly looking to evolve, explore and innovate. While his first release, Connections, was a modern jazz straight-ahead album, At the ...
Pianist Manuel Valera with The Tom Tallitsch Quartet at Miles Jazz Cafe (NYC) on Thursday, April 7th
Miles Jazz Cafe NYC Thursday, April 7th 9:30-11:30pm 212 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022-6201 (212) 371-7657 Subway: Lexington Av/53 St Tom TallitschSaxophones Manuel ValeraPiano Peter BrendlerBass David AshkenazyDrums Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Manuel Valera ...


