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Entries from April 2014

HA kon Stene: Lush Laments for Lazy Mammal

Lush Laments for Lazy Mammal is an exception in the catalogue of the Norwegian label, Hubro Music, but so is the art of percussionist m: HA kon Stene . Unlike other releases of the acclaimed label, the music does not draw inspiration from improvised music, modern jazz or fusion, prog and…

Date: Apr 29th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Melphi: Through The Looking Glass

Melphi is a Dutch quartet, named for the character of Dr Jennifer Melfi, the psychiatrist in The Sopranos. Through The Looking Glass is the band’s first album (available only as a download). Alice went through the looking glass: into a fantastic world where nothing was as it seemed and strange, mena…

Date: Apr 28th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Mats Gustafsson/dieb13/Martin Siewert: Fake The Facts: Soundtrack

Stripped to its core, music is communication. It is the accompaniment to life’s movie. The first fabulists, our cavemen ancestors probably invented music by imitating the sounds of nature, such as bird calls, wolf howls, and the patter of rain on the cave’s entrance.

Date: Apr 28th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Dalia Faitelson: As The World Sleeps

Danish, Israeli-born vocalist-songwriter and guitarist m: Dalia Faitelson calls her new collection of original songs–all born in the still, dark hours of night, the times that dreams are born–“a kinky jazz salute to Marlene Dietrich.” In a way, Faitelson, like Dietrich, reinvents herse…

Date: Apr 28th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

The Nels Cline Singers: Macroscope

Macroscope is a first for guitarist Nels Cline’s ironically named band, The Nels Cline Singers, in more ways than one. The group’s four previous albums were released by the notoriously adventurous Cryptogramophone label, so it is somewhat surprising to see the amplified power trio’s latest endeavor…

Date: Apr 27th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Riverside: Riverside

The collaborative quartet Riverside was initially founded by Montreal-based tenor saxophonist Chet Doxas to explore the legacy of groundbreaking American composer and multi-reedist Jimmy Giuffre . Long admired by fellow jazz musicians for his innovative use of counterpoint, mic…

Date: Apr 27th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Douglas Detricka€(TM)s Anywhen Ensemble: The Bright and Rushing World

Go ahead, ask the question, “But is it jazz?” m: Douglas Detrick ‘s Anywhen Ensemble presents the ten movement suite, The Bright and Rushing World, a continuous piece of music, commissioned by Chamber Music America. So maybe it isn’t jazz. Detrick’s ensemble contains a jazz drummer Ryan B…

Date: Apr 27th, 2014 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews