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Jake Hertzog: Throwback
by Glenn Astarita
With his fourth solo venture, nascent New York-based guitarist Jake Hertzog beckons the services of celebrated jazz trumpeter, Randy Brecker. His conspicuous synergy with longtime associates, bassist Harvie S and drummer Victor Jones is true to form on a set that highlights an uncanny blend of harmonically appealing content and edgy jazz-fusion extravaganzas, heightened by Hertzog's ...
Jason Miles: Sly Reimagined
by AAJ Italy Staff
Un pregio (ma non l'unico) di questo disco è far scoprire o rinnovare la passione per il funk psichedelico di Sly and the Family Stone, di cui è appeno uscito uno strepitoso box commemorativo di 5 dischi (Higher!) per i settant'anni del suo leader, Sylvester Stewart. Dispiace sapere che, da anni in situazioni economiche ...
Maucha Adnet - Helio Alves: Milagre
by AAJ Italy Staff
Benchè dotato di ragguardevole statura artistica, il duo composto da Maucha Adnet e Helio Alves firma un CD anonimo ed irrisolto. Se l'intento era quello di svincolarsi dai consunti cliché brasiliani in favore di un andamento melodico più volatile, bisognava costruire un percorso capace di metabolizzare le due influenze stilistiche di riferimento (jazz e Brasile). Sia ...
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra: I Go Humble
by Jack Bowers
Until this new CD crossed the threshold, the name Bjork was no more than that within these precincts. As it turns out, Bjork is a she, an Icelandic singer / songwriter whose given name is Bjork Gudmundsdottir. Apparently, saxophonist / arranger Travis Sullivan is an avowed enthusiast, as he has not only named his big band ...
Travis Sullivan's Björkestra: I Go Humble
by Dan Bilawsky
Björk isn't a member of the jazz community, but the jazz community has had no problem embracing her. Musicians as different as vocalist Kate McGarry and drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts have explored the eclectic Icelandic singer's work and put their own stamp on her intoxicating music, but they each left her catalog after a single-song visit. ...
Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra: Final Night at Birdland
by Jack Bowers
On June 26, 2011, Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra ended a fifteen-year run at New York City's Birdland, and--to our good fortune--had the foresight to record that very special event for everyone to hear and appreciate. The orchestra's scion, the great Chico O'Farrill, was still living when the ensemble made its ...
Duduka Da Fonseca Trio: New Samba Jazz Directions
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca wasn't the first to fuse the rhythmic patterns of Brazil's samba and bossa nova with jazz language and mannerisms, but he's done more with that combination than anybody before him. In the liner notes for New Samba Jazz Directions, Da Fonseca notes that drummer Edison Machado-- working with pianist Dom Salvador and ...
Pablo Ziegler's Nuevo Tango Passion: Amsterdam Meets New Tango and Tango Nostalgias
by Dan Bilawsky
Astor Piazzolla invited jazz into the world of tango, birthing a hybridized form of music that's outlived its creator; jazz, proving equally hospitable, opened its doors to Piazzolla and nuevo tango. High-end artists like saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, vibraphonist Gary Burton, and guitarist Al Di Meola all collaborated with the legendary composer/bandoneon player, helping to raise his ...
Swingadelic: Toussaintville
by Dan Bilawsky
It's tempting to say that the great Allen Toussaint is a musical phoenix who rose out of the ashes of a Katrina-ravaged New Orleans, but that's not really true. Toussaint wasn't reborn when his city was in ruins; people just started to wake up and take notice of him again in the wake of that tragedy. ...
Maucha Adnet & Helio Alves: Milagre
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Many people think Maucha Adnet is the most soulful Brazilian vocalist performing today; certainly her voice is warm, textured, and sexy, and her delivery is passionate, classy, and informed by a keen musical intelligence. (Fellow singers will also appreciate her great diction and pitch, awesome breath control, and masterful way with a triangle). The great Antonio ...
