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Maja Jaku - Blessed & Bewitched
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The Austrian vocalist Maja Jaku brings her distinct voice to these 7 personal tracks that comprise this rich 5th album.
"The Witch" starts the listen with Dezron Douglas' emotive bass and Alan Bartus' intimate keys that suit Jaku's striking voice, and "I'm A Queen" follows with Johnathan Blake's strategic drums amid the expressive singing.
"Blessings Will Come" and "Never Let Me Go" land in the middle. The former has Jaku singing with a... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Folk Music
by Marc Myers, JazzWax
The Hammond B3 organ has two true personalities?brash and Hammond organ groovy. But in recent years, the instrument's groovy side has been heard less and less. Most young jazz organists coming up today?and many vets?seem to prefer showing off what technical monsters they are rather than exploring the instrument's rich textures and gospel roots.
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, most Hammond practitioners learned to work the double-decker... read more
Hal Galper Trio - Airegin Revisited
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
**** - 4 Stars
Hal Galper's Rubato playing style, which evolved over a period of years before the pianist made it the centerpiece of his group's performances, has confounded some listeners with its complex, overlapping rhythms where the musicians seem to be playing independently of one another. Yet those who focus on the interaction will recognize that it is just another method of giving familiar songs a new dimension. Galper's trio... read more
Piet Verbist - Flamenco Jazz Summit: El Mar Empieza Aqui
by Russ Hubert, Adult Music Podcast
Piet Verbist shares his immersive experience into flamenco music through this satisfying melding with jazz. His original compositions cover a variety of traditional flamenco styles and rhythms, but also seamlessly flow into swinging sections in the songs. Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born" also gets an inventive reimagination. The instrumentation has a unique charm with Muriel's earthy bansuriney and Van Dyck's alto and soprano sax leading the... read more
Dawn Clement - Delight
by Dee Dee McNeil, Making a Scene Magazine
Dawn Clement lets you know from the very first tune on this album, that she is a technical master at the 88-keys. Her trio is full of legacy, passion, and tenacity. Clement's original tune is called "Outstretch" and it opens the album with straight-ahead jazz, a flurry of notes, some unexpected breaks in the rhythm, and a melody for the trio to enrich, each in their own improvised way.
"When we first came together as a trio, Buster, Matt, and... read more
Martin Budde - Back Burner
by Paul Rauch, All About Jazz
The title of this debut recording from Seattle-based guitarist Martin Budde suggests the music has been percolating in the backwaters of his musical endeavors over the past few years. Indeed, that is the case, as the past five years have found Budde smack dab in the middle of the musical collective, Meridian Odyssey. The music was inspired by, and recorded during, the pandemic shutdown of 2020. This was a time when this collective of young... read more
Dawn Clement - Tandem
by Hobart Taylor, KUCI - Irvine, CA
Seattle's Clement is a pianist/composer/and singer who is so much her own self in her music that one can forget that one is listening and just sort of feel good all over for no apparent reason. Slyly humorous akimbo riffs cascade and gambol occasionally supplanted by dreamy interludes of charmed reflection. Each selection on this release is a duet. Julian Priester, trombonist, saxophonist Mark Taylor, drummer Matt Wilson, bassist Michael Glynn,... read more
Josh Nelson - The Sky Remains
by Kirk Silsbee, Downbeat
****
Pianist Josh Nelson thinks big. His own projects, showcased so far in clubs only, are multi-media affairs with scenery and video projections to live music The music for these phantasmagoria is equally expansive, often revolving around Los Angeles history, science fiction and things celestial. The son of a Disney imagineer, he sees the town as the ultimate thrill ride. Nelson's triumph is essaying his personal obsessions in ways so... read more
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