Entries from September 2016
Ron Carter Quartet and Vitoria Maldonado: Brasil L.I.K.E
The road that connects Brazilian music and jazz–the essential thematic nexus on this collaborative venture that brings bassist Ron Carter (and his quartet), vocalist Vitoria Maldonado, Ruria Duprat’s Brasilian Orchestra, and a handful of guest soloists into the same line of thinking–has always bee… [ read more ]
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Satoko Fujii / Joe Fonda with Natsuki Tamura: Duet
Two of creative music’s most inventive forces come together on Duet. Musical restiveness is at the core of pianist/accordionist and composer Satoko Fujii. With a catalogue three-score deep, she has covered formations from large orchestra to solo where the common denominator is her wide and daring ex… [ read more ]
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Matt Piet: Of Sound Mind
Pianist m: Matt Piet is most definitely a thinking man’s player, roughly on a par with m: Ron Stabinsky (see Free For One), but with less notoriety (at least for now). Appearing as a member of the cooperative group Four Letter Words on Blow, he seemed to drive the music with… [ read more ]
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Masayuki Takayanagi: Angry Waves Vol.1&2
Jinya Disc continues to explore the unissued recordings of m: Masayuki Takayanagi , one of the most original guitarists of the excellent Japanese free jazz scene, active from the 1950s until his untimely passing in 1991. This time we have a live recording (split in two CDs) of a 1984 show… [ read more ]
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Michael Moynihan Quartet: Chronicles
Tucson, Arizona is not the first place most people associate with jazz. But it’s where saxophonist m: Michael Moynihan grew up, and the setting for his debut album Chronicles. He says “I try to incorporate the settings as an integral part of the music on Chronicles, and have selected all… [ read more ]
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Chuck Hammer: Chuck Hammer: Blind On Blind
Award-winning composer, guitarist, recording artist and producer m: Chuck Hammer has been an active influence on the progressive music scene since the mid-1970’s, working with m: Laurie Anderson , m: David Bowie and Tony Visconti, Nile Rodgers, and {{m: Lou Reed… [ read more ]
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Yoni Kretzmer / Jason Ajemian / Kevin Shea: Until Your Throat Is Dry
Israeli-born, NYC-based tenor saxophonist m: Yoni Kretzmer convenes a co-operative trio on Until Your Throat Is Dry, released on his own OutNow imprint. Completing the line up are drummer m: Kevin Shea , best known for his role in the stylistically promiscuous {{m: Mostly Othe…
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