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Rich Thompson - Who Do You Have to Know?
by Editor, Jazz Rochester
Welcome to the first in what I hope will be a growing series of posts about new albums being put out by one of the talented jazz musicians or groups in and around Rochester, NY. The first is by local drummer (and Eastman professor) Rich Thompson, who is asking that perennial question of those breaking into anything new with his new album Who Do You Have to Know? on Origin Records out of Seattle, Washington. The quartet on the album includes... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful!
by Aaron Cohen, Downbeat
In the not-too-distant future, Stevie Wonder's compositions will become standard repertoire for jazz musicians. When that day comes, the Deep Blue Organ Trio's Wonderful! will serve as the example for how his tunes should be interpreted. The group fully knows Wonder's catalog, going deeper than the obvious hits. And they know each other even better, which comes from playing together every Tuesday at Chicago's Green Mill club. Chris Foreman's... read more
Nnenna Freelon - Beneath the Skin
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
More than just an extraordinary voice, Nnenna Freelon possesses above all a vision of her art, deconstructing the structures of songs to heighten their dramatic essence, as only the greatest artists can. A jazz album, certainly, but one that brushes against the blues and soul with expert wings, carrying emotions through each note with an instrumentation tailored to perfection, almost minimalist, revealing the delicate fragility of a true... read more
ZurHub - Countryside Motorways
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The Tel Aviv and New York flutist, Mattan Klein, formed Zurhub in 2017 with the guitarist Ezequiel Hezi, and here with Itay Simhovich, Assaf Hakimi and Dani Benedikt they flesh out a detailed, fusion effort.
"Social Trust" starts the festivities with Benedikt's dense drums before Klein's animated flute enters the rhythmic climate, and "Outdoors Week" follows with Simhovich's warm keys complementing the rich wind and melodic... read more
Josh Nelson - Exploring Mars
by Carol Banks Weber, Examiner.com
At L.A.'s Blue Whale as far back as 2012, jazz pianist and composer Josh Nelson previewed parts of his highly experimental Exploring Mars album project with sound and visual imagery, culminating in a two-night, multi-media CD release show last month. At times during the listening-only portion of the album, you want to frequently refer back to those visuals of a bleeding red sunset over a lonely isolated Mars horizon, the rovers, NASA engineers... read more
John Wojciechowski - Focus
by Sean J. O'Connell, Downbeat
This date by saxophonist John Wojciechowski hangs in a tight classic '60s quartet formation, brimming with full-bodied horn work and assertive percussion. The leader penned seven of the 10 tunes and brought along three different horns to blow his way through them.
The album highlight is "Summon The Elders," an explosive statement full of dramatic entrances and freight-train drums honoring the muscle of trailblazers like John Coltrane and... read more
Shawn Purcell - 180
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The DC resident and guitarist extraordinaire Shawn Purcell finds himself in the company of Pat Bianchi (Hammond C3 organ), Jason Tieman (drums, cymbals), Darden Purcell (vocals) and Ben Patterson (trombone) for these 11 adventurous tunes that tip their hat to heroes like Pat Martino, Grant Green and Wes Montgomery.
"Cat And Mouse" opens the listen with a bouncy rhythm that benefits from swift guitar and frisky drums in its timeless jazz... read more
Scenes - Along the Way
by Marc Medwin, Cadence
Scene's newest release, the trio's second, is quietly engrossing. "Haiku" for example. A brief gem of a tune, is immediately disarming, introspectively clean guitar fourths frosting a bowed bass sustain atop rushing cymbals. An extreme moment, the disc is, by and large, similarly detailed if more rhythmically active. "Ghost in the Corner" gives a better flavor of the careful approach to space and placement that each player brings to the table, a... read more
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