Entries from September 2014
Louis Sclavis Quartet: Silk and Salt Melodies
After reinventing himself with a completely revamped ensemble on Sources (ECM, 2012), reed multi-instrumentalist Louis Sclavis expands the purviews and possibilities of his Atlas Trio by adding percussionist Keyvan Chemirani to the mix for Silk and Salt Melodies. Sclavis has, in his 33-year career a…
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·Adam Meckler Orchestra: When The Clouds Look Like This
The image that adorns the cover of When The Clouds Look Like This–three weathered valves rising from the mist, a finger button inexplicably missing from the middle valve–is something of a mystery. Is it a riddle? A metaphor of some sort
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·Philip Corner: Satie Slowly
Pianist Philip Corner slows down Erik Satie and shows where Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Steve Reich came from. Satie Slowly is exactly that: the piano music of Satie vastly slowed down compared to most contemporary performances and recordings. The lengthy subtitle to the release says it all: “Avoi…
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·Tyshawn Sorey: Alloy
From an early age composer/drummer/educator Tyshawn Sorey has found creative outlets in not just music but in painting and literature as well. Never one to compartmentalize his own imagination, he has enthusiastically explored blues, gospel, classical and music for dance so it seems quite natural th…
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·Tommy Igoe: The Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy
Jazz audiences in the Bay Area are starting to realize what their New York counterparts have known for years–namely, that drummer Tommy Igoe puts together a hell of a band and puts on a hell of a show. Igoe, the man who gave rhythmic life to Broadway’s The Lion King and changed the face of drum set…
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·Roseanna Vitro: Clarity: Music of Clare Fischer
Roseanna Vitro is a “singer’s singer.” What does that mean? It means she is so excellent and still warranting much more attention. Her deep and precise alto is perfectly tuned and balanced
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·Pete Roth Band: Circus In The Sky
It’s virtually impossible for any contemporary musician to have emerged in isolation–to have developed a style or technique unaffected by those who have gone before. Guitarist Pete Roth is no exception–the press release name checks m: John McLaughlin , m: Jonathan Kreisberg a…
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