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Matija Dedic - MD in NYC
by Dustin Garlitz, Jazz Talent.com
Zagreb, Croatia?s Matija Dedic is emerging as one of the most important rising stars on Continental Europe?s jazz scene. His modern piano trio performances with sidemen Vincente Archer and Kendrick Scott certainly qualify him as a significant up-and-coming jazz artist hailing from this particular region of Europe, if not the continent as a whole. It is a real pleasure getting to hear Dedic in action with Archer and Scott in New York City in... read more
Naama Liany - Daydream
by Editor, Kultur Luxembourg
Liany's new album, Daydream, is a stunning example, bringing together works on the subject of dreams by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Federico Mompou and Albena Petrovic. The album was developed with the support of the prestigious Philharmonie Luxembourg and recorded at their magnificent facilities with the help of an award from the country's Ministry of Culture. Dreaming is an apt subject for Liany, whose parents recall her waking up at the... read more
Jonas Tauber with William Thomas, Doug Haning - Prime Numbers
by Michael Casano, Jazz Review
Prime Numbers, a trio featuring bassist Jonas Tauber, has captured the perfect blend of live jazz, exploratory meanderings, and a cohesive structure that makes this CD a must for all lovers of free jazz. This is definitely not amateur hour, but an inspired document of brilliant music shining like a brooding star in space/time. This is one of those CDs that you listen to and smile because you cannot believe how right these guys got it.... 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
Hadley Caliman - Gratitude
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
For his first album as a leader in a couple of decades, Hadley Caliman returns with a bang. Though released by Seattle's Origin label, it's not strictly Northwest jazz, and though containing a couple of players from the California scenes, it's not strictly West Coast jazz. It's something different, tangible, with ties to the classics but explorations well into the new beyond. For someone who's played with everyone from Dexter Gordon to Santana,... read more
Mamutrio - Primal Existence
by Editor, France Musique
Pour la parution de « Primal Existence » chez Origin, le trio belge Mamutrio est en concert pour la présentation de son album mercredi 18 janvier au Jazz Club Jacques Perzer à Liège (Belgique).
Ce trio a été fondé sous l'impulsion du jeune batteur Jesse Dockx. Avec ses professeurs et mentors, le bassiste Piet Verbist et le saxophoniste Lieven Cambré, le trio a tournée pour des douzaines de concerts en Belgique et présente... read more
Upper Left Trio - Sell Your Soul Side
by Paul Pelon IV, Audiophile Audition
Not all Jazz Trios can tear it up, The Upper Left Trio's album Sell Your Soul Side is like a frog in a blender. These cats know where it's at! The perfect spot for it is on this album.
Right down to the album artwork, Sell Your Soul Side is one of the freshest albums I've seen and heard all year. The laid back flow of the entire album is flawlessly mixed. My favorite track Comrade Camenzine is a 10-minute jam session that is smoother than... read more
Bobby Rozario - Healer
by Editor, Bman's Blues Report
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Healer, by Bobby Rozario, and it's cool jazz rock with potent Latin influences. Opening with title track, Healer, Bobby Rozario opens with fluid guitar riffs underscored by Neil Nail Alexander on organ, James Genus on bass, Nathaniel Townsley on drums, and Jhair Sala on percussion and Rosario, Keith Fluitt, and Carlton Jumel Smith on vocals. Lively opener. On Supreme, they crank up... read more
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