Entries from October 2014
Anders Ahlen Unit: Lines and Dots
I hope it’s not too silly to say that Lines and Dots, the new album by guitarist and composer m: Anders AhlA(C)n , is really cool. But it is; both in the colloquial sense and in the jazz sense. The music goes down with nary a wasted note, the cover art is hip and minimal, and it comes-self…
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·Ananda Gari: T – Duality
The young Italian drummer Ananda Gari has been solidifying his credentials in some prestigious company. As part of the quartet Fool Circle, he recorded Moving Thoughts (Rai Trade–Videoradio, 2011) with pianist m: Stefano Battaglia . With his brother, pianist Govinda Gari, he recorded Inci…
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·Lucas Niggli – Andreas Schaerer: Arcanum
Whether leading his Drum Quartet, seven-piece Zoom ensemble or supporting fabled improvisers, bassist m: Barry Guy and guitarist m: Fred Frith , Swiss drummer m: Lucas Niggli is not one to play it safe or dodge risk-taking processes. His mantra is firmly implanted i…
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·Northwest +1: Minor Suggestions
Northwest + 1 is a group of five jazz musicians, all educators that were brought together in a routine guest artist appearance at Spokane Falls Community College in June of 2013, by trumpeter/educator m: Kevin Woods . Woods along with his SFCC colleague pianist Danny McCollum, assembled a…
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·Billy Childs: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
The latter day jazz community, by and large, has embraced songwriting icons from the other side of the fence. Numerous artists associated with jazz have visited in on m: Bob Dylan ‘s iconic work, explored the dark soul of m: Tom Waits , reshaped the poetic work(s) of {{m: Leona…
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·The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra: A Beautiful Friendship
Sometimes, just when it seems things couldn’t possibly get any better, they do. That is certainly the case with A Beautiful Friendship, the spectacular new recording by arranger m: Gary Urwin ‘s superlative southern California-based Jazz Orchestra. Having released three earlier albums sho…
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·Alexander McCabe / Paul Odeh: This Is Not A Pipe
The title is, presumably, a nod to “Ceci, C’est Ne Pas Une Pipe,” the phrase which Rene Magritte wrote on his famous painting La Trahison Des Images. The painting wasn’t, of course, a pipe, just a painting of a pipe. This Is Not A Pipe isn’t a pipe either–it isn’t even a painting of a pipe
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