Entries from August 2014
Oren Ambarchi and Eli Keszler: Alps
A release on the Dancing Wayang label is always cause for celebration for several reasons. Firstly, they are few and far between, with Alps being only the label’s ninth release since it began issuing records in 2007I3/4 rarely do two appear in a year, and never more than two–which makes 2014 a specia…
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·Marius Neset/Trondheim Jazz Orchestra: Lion
Lion is a good name for Marius Neset’s first recording with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, for like a great cat, the Norwegian orchestra purrs and prowls, roars and pounces. Regardless of tempo–whether cruising or charging–there’s majesty in the collective voice. Commissioned for the Molde Jazz Fes…
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·Mammal Hands: Animalia
When is a trio with a piano not a piano trio? British outfit Mammal Hands offers one answer to that conundrum with debut album Animalia, released on Gondwana Records, the label run by discerning trumpeter and producer m: Matthew Halsall . Actually, given the varied nature of the tunes on…
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·ThA(C)o Ceccaldi / Roberto Negro / Valentin Ceccaldi / Adrien Chennebault: La Scala
La Scala (the ladder or stairway in Italian} was a theatrical production that bore this atypical chamber ensemble featuring French pianist e: Roberto Negro , brothers m: ThA(C)o Ceccaldi on violin and viola with Valentin Ceccaldi on cello and percussionist Adrien Chennebaut. The…
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·Elisa Arciniegas Pinilla: Improvisible
Colombian, Strasbourg-based viola player and vocal artist Elisa Arciniegas Pinilla studied classical music and viola at the Conservatorio de MA sica de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota and jazz and improvised music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg in France. She also specialized in pe…
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·Tori Freestone Trio: Tori Freestone – In the Chop House
m: Tori Freestone is a name that will be familiar to those with an interest in the British Jazz of the last few years. A multi- instrumentalist she contributed flute and sax to m: Ivo Neame ‘s excellent Yatra from 2012 but you may equally have come across her work with the lik…
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·Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Shiki
Even among established groupings Japanese composer and pianist m: Satoko Fujii continues to search for new means of expression. For the ninth disc from her New York Orchestra, Fujii departs from accustomed practice, particularly in the 36-minute plus title track which dominates proceeding…
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