Entries from July 2016
Rick Parker/Li Daiguo: Free World Music
Multi-instrumentalists Rick Parker, of Brooklyn, and China’s Li Daiguo are practitioners of psychoacoustic science in an experimental duo format. Understanding the interaction of wave dissemination, physical experience and endless scientific studies is hardly necessary; as listeners we still hear, i…
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·Dan Blake: The Digging
Saxophonist m: Dan Blake is one of those musicians who are always on a quest to expand their musical horizons, to assimilate into his music any and all of his life experiences, musical or not. As both a player and a composer, Blake demonstrates an intensity coupled with a very fertile an… [ read more ]
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·Birmingham Jazz Orchestra: Rough Boundaries
Rough Boundaries is the second album in the, to date, two-year history of the Birmingham Jazz Orchestra. A year on from debut album Burns–inspired by the poems of Scotland’s own Robert Burns–the orchestra now looks away from the UK, to take inspiration from some of the great cities of Europe and N… [ read more ]
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·Jonas Cambien Trio: A Zoology of the Future
Belgian-born pianist Jonas Cambien currently resides in Oslo and is supported by first-rate regional musicians on his debut outing as a leader. No doubt, this trio possesses a distinct personality as the artists seemingly concoct a horde of magic potions on a per-track basis. Here, free-form maneuve..
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·Elisabeth Lohninger: Eleven Promises
New York-based Elisabeth Lohninger and Walter Fischbacher have evolved into a solid power-center in the city’s jazz community. They operated Lofish Recording Studios until 2015, when gentrification forced them to close door. The pair have been prolific with recordings, including: Beneath the Surface… [ read more ]
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·The Funky Knuckles: New Birth
With the recent ascendance and mass embrace of m: Snarky Puppy , there may be a tendency by some to superficially assess The Funky Knuckles as SP redux. This would be a mistake. Yes, they both have a similar instrumental footprint and stylistic aesthetic, hail from the same Jny:Dallas… [ read more ]
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·David Cross Band: Sign of the Crow
The m: David Cross Band lets you know you’re in for something picturesque right away with Sign of the Crow. The title suggests something portentous while the cover is pure Stephen King. It may suggest a quiet and gloomy listen, but if you know the violinist from his time in early-’70s {{m… [ read more ]
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