Blue Isle Smooth Jazz

Dedicated to his grandparents and inspired in by part by family remembrances, The Air is Different is the second recording from Tomas Fujiwara and The Hook Up, following Actionspeak (482 Music), their impressive 2010 debut. The youthful drummer’s flagship ensemble continues to explore the inroads made on its previous album, plotting a memorable course through Fujiwara’s fully realized, nonlinear compositions…

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Tomas Fujiwara and The Hook Up: The Air is Different

If Gonzalo Rubalcaba were a major league pitcher, he would be a seasoned veteran with the knowledge that to be effective he would have to be the master of multiple pitches. Gone are his rookie days when he could throw nothing but fastballs to get outs. Same for Gonzalo Rubalcaba, jazz pianist.

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: XXI Century

The latest chapter in the musical life of intrepid percussionist and composer Brian Adler springs to life in a most auspicious manner on “Up For Air,” part of Adler’s ongoing Helium Music Project–comprised solely of downloadable tracks, each featuring a different set of collaborators, recorded in different places, yet with the same musical goals in mind. Ostensibly a collaboration between Adler and trumpeter m: Matt Holman , “Up For Air” features a nimble, interactive quintet with Holman in an appealing front line along with vibraphonist m: Bryan Carrott and guitarist m: Jesse Lewis …

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Brian Adler: The Helium Project Phase 5

Behind the odd name TvA FA r Tommy (Two for Tommy in Swedish) stand three of the best Swedish improvisers: reed player Fredrik Ljungkvist, a founding member of the acclaimed Norwegian-Swedish quintet m: Atomic ; vibraphonist Mattias StA hl, who leads his own bands, StA hls BlA and StA hls Trio, and has collaborated with countless other outfits; and double bassist Patric Thorman, member of the Swedish-American quintet m: Seval . This trio’s debut–a limited edition LP of only 350 copies–is a masterful exploration of chamber jazz…

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Tva For Tommy: Tva For Tommy

Glenn Astarita New World Records is a New York City-based organization that specializes in the modern classical space, highlighting works by avant-garde composer John Cage and others. Every so often the label releases a progressive-jazz or in this case, a new music and largely unclassifiable program by experimentalist, composer and improviser Kyle Bruckmann. Featuring members [continue reading…]

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Kyle Bruckmann “On Procedural Grounds” CD-2012 New World Records

The idea of saxophonist/composer John Zorn writing music to accompany a production about vampires has exciting implications. After all, it would seem logical that a man who has, over the past 40 years, helped expand the scope of sounds that can be considered music should be able to craft something truly mind-bending when dealing with such a spooky subject. Surprisingly, however, Zorn has produced a relatively tame score that translates into an accessible album when confronted with the task of writing music for a Polish stage production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula…

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John Zorn: Nosferatu

The UK-based Dialogues Trio was formed in 2005 and is led by pianist Bruno Heinen, who sports an insightful compositional pen here on the band’s debut, Twinkle Twinkle. The musicians often radiate a workingman’s type process, where no dillydallying or inflated soloing escapades rule the roost. Featuring reedman m: Julian Siegel , lending his wares on select tracks, it’s an album that yields supplementary rewards on ensuing listens…

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Dialogues Trio with Julian Siegel: Twinkle Twinkle