Entries from April 2016
Jeremy Manasia Trio: Metamorphosis
The m: Jeremy Manasia Trio: new names one and all in this neighborhood save for the gentleman who makes the trio a quartet, guitarist m: Peter Bernstein . As it turns out, pianist Manasia, a native of Staten Island, has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene since he return… [ read more ]
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·Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow: Andando el Tiempo
There are few figures in modern music that are truly more iconic than Carla Bley. Her list of accomplishments are impossible to chronicle in this limited space, but suffice to say that her influence traverses genres, styles and generations, in a way that perhaps no other artist has approached. Her e… [ read more ]
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·: Carrera Quinta Big Band
Carrera Quinta is a Colombian quintet established in 2006 by composers Javier Perez Sandoval and Francy Montalvo specifically designed to perform a blend of contemporary jazz with traditional Colombian music from the Andean Region drawing on influences from such Colombian composers such as German Da… [ read more ]
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·Henry Robinett: I Have Known Mountains
This fifth release from guitarist Henry Robinett has more than its fair share of hook-laden numbers, deep rivers, tributes, and positive musical offerings. It’s a highly personal statement that serves as a journal of sorts, with Robinett stepping forward to musically reflect on a variety of topics a… [ read more ]
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·Eugenia Choe: Magic Light
It takes nerve to come from (seemingly) out of nowhere to present a piano trio disc. The history runs deep there: Bud Powell, Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett–just a scratching of the surface of the bop and post bebop players in the game. Eugenia Choe, a new-t…
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·Nils A~kland Band: KjA lvatn
Norwegian Hardanger fiddle specialist m: Nils A~kland has a broad range of musical interests, as illustrated by his eclectic discography. His solo album Monograph (ECM, 2011) spotlighted his lyrical, folkloric side; LysA en–Hommage A Ole Bull (ECM, 2011) with keyboardist {{m: SigbjA rn… [ read more ]
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·Rolf Sturm: Young
Guitarist Rolf Sturm has found himself on two recent and exceptional recordings: Roswell Rudd and Heather Masse’s August Love Song (Red House, 2016) and Jenna Mammina and Rolf Strum’s Spark. He is a guitarist of expansive facility and a sense of humor, to boot.
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