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Alon Farber Hagiga with Dave Douglas - The Magician: Live in Jerusalem
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The sax enthusiast Alon Farber and trumpet extraordinaire Dave Douglas come together for these 4 celebratory songs that were recorded on June 27, 2023 in Jerusalem, and welcome Yehonatan Cohen, Oded Meir, Katia Toobool, Assaf Hakimi and Roy Oliel.
"Persistence Of Memory" opens the listen with Farber's radiant soprano sax and Douglas' soaring trumpet amid Oliel's precise drums and Cohen's intricate clarinet for the rich textures of warmth, and... read more
Jessica Williams - Songs of Earth
by Ric Bang, JazzScan
Pianist/composer Jessica Williams is an elite musicians who is so well known that she needs little introductory or background verbiage to inflate reviews of her albums. Like many pianists, she began her studies with the classics and switched to jazz during her teens. Unlike most beginners, however ? who start out playing with unknowns ? Williams was associated with icons from the get-go; her first group was headed by Miles Davis drummer Philly... read more
Scenes - Silent Photographer
by John Barron, The Jazz Word
Intuitiveness coupled with camaraderie creates a steady flow of inspiration throughout Silent Photographer, the latest from the Seattle-based jazz trio known as Scenes. The collective, consisting of guitarist John Stowell, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop, performs mostly original compositions along with a few lesser-known jazz classics. Silent Photographer is their fourth release for Bishop's label, Origin Records.
Johnson, who... read more
Xose Miguélez - Contradictio
by Luca D'Alessandro, Jazz 'N' More (Switzerland)
Tenor saxophonist Xose Miguélez comes from Galicia in northern Spain and with his multinational quartet he presents the album "Contradictio". The ten tracks represent a sophisticated, contradictory journey between the classic jazz setting, the traditions of Spain and contemporary state of the art and offer space for discovery. The list includes original works by Miguélez and Jean-Michel Pilc ("Galicia") as well as standards by George Gershwin... read more
Upper Left Trio - Sell Your Soul Side
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
The sophomore release from Portland's Upper Left Trio provides more of what the debut album, Cycling, gave listeners: a well-planned piano trio outing. On Sell Your Soul Side, there are the same hints of the classic masters inherent in the compositions � not quite enough Bill Evans or Keith Jarrett to make a reference perfectly obvious, but enough to enrich the music greatly. In the hands of pianist Clay Giberson, there's plenty of original... read more
John Stowell / Michael Zilber - Basement Blues
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Here's a soothingly swinging album by a quartet lead by saxist Michael Zilber and guitarist John Stowell. Together with John Shifflett/b and Jason/dr they mix a pair of covers with their own well crafted and wide ranging originals.
Zilber's tenor is rich and full on the kinetic read of Bill Evans' "Very Early" while he gets warm and bluesy on the spacious "Violin Memory." He gets a bit fragmented with Stowell on the bopping interpretation... read more
Laurie Antonioli and Richie Beirach - Varuna
by Andrew Gilbert, Daily Democrat News (Sacramento)
Best of 2015: Bay Area Jazz - Laurie Antonioli leads one of the better bands in the Bay Area, but for her gorgeous album "Varuna" (Origin), she reunites with the great American pianist Richie Beirach (who's been based in Germany since 2000). They're joined by bassist Pepe Berns on four of the album's 13 tracks, but working as a duo they spin gossamer spells out of standards like "Summer Night," the bossa nova "Gentle Rain" and... read more
Bruce Williamson - Standard Transmission
by Kyle O'Brien, Jazz Socitey Of Oregon
Saxophonist Williamson and pianist Lande played together nearly four decades ago, but the Bay Area musicians went separate ways. Their musical connection never faded. The opener finds both players taking upbeat solos on a tune that walks back and forth between waltz and swing, Rodgers & Hart's "I Didn't Know What Time It Was." Joe Henderson's "Mamacita" is a fun, Latin-influenced number that gives Williamson a chance to show off an angular alto... read more
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