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Continue reading →: Matt Slocum: Lion’s DanceSUNNYSIDE RECORDS (RELEASED NOVEMBER 1, 2024) The cover of Matt Slocum’s Lion’s Dance depicts three mighty lions following each other in a circular pattern. That’s an apt graphic depiction of what you will hear on this recording. The three mighty lions are Slocum on drums, Walter Smith III on tenor…
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Continue reading →: Caleb Wheeler Curtis: The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery/ Raise Four – Monk the MinimalistIMANI RECORDS 0029 (RECORD JANUARY & APRIL 2024) “Interesting.” That’s the word I typically heard from professors about my term papers. I would ask them what they meant by “interesting,” and they would respond — “It’s not good and it’s not bad, it’s simply interesting.” That’s how I feel about…
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Continue reading →: Ilya Osachuk: The AnswerWho’s the up-and-coming bassist making a name for himself at Smalls, Blues Alley and other clubs in North America? Who’s the up-and-coming bassist capable of playing strong melodic lines as well as compelling harmonic/rhythmic lines? And who’s the up-and-coming bassist writing new ballads, bebop tunes and jazz waltzes? The answer…
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Continue reading →: Carn Davidson: ReverenceSELF RELEASED (NOVEMBER 1, 2024) The Carn Davidson 9 can best be described as a chameleon band. Whether they’re playing up-tempo swingers, gospel-inspired tunes, Latin American music or intricate modern jazz arrangements, they have a knack for adapting to these diverse musical environments. They demonstrate their ability to adapt on…
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Continue reading →: Goncalo Marques/Demian Cabaud Quartet: Wabi-SabiPORTA JAZZ (RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2024) Wabi-sabi is a traditional Japanese aesthetic worldview based on four principles.One of those principles states that through acceptance, one finds freedom. So, it’s not surprising that freedom is an essential element of Wabi-Sabi, a recording that advances the “free jazz” of Ornette Coleman’s classic 1959…
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Continue reading →: Matt Wilson: Tree Jazz – The Shape of Christmas to ComePALMETTO RECORDS (RELEASED OCTOBER 25, 2024) In the true spirit of Christmas, three wise men bring you gifts of music, merriment and mischief. The three wise men (or musical wise guys might be more appropriate) are drummer Matt Wilson, reed player Jeff Lederer and bassist Paul Sikivie, and the gift…
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Continue reading →: Brian Lynch: 7X7BY7HOLISTIC MUSICWORKS 23 (RELEASED OCTOBER 21, 2024) How many jazz albums can you name with the number seven in it? I can only think of two — Miles Davis’ “Seven Steps to Heaven” and Herb Ellis/Joe Pass’ “Seven Come Eleven.” With his latest release, trumpeter Brian Lynch adds one more…
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Continue reading →: Jocelyn Gould: Portrait of Right NowMANITOBA FILM & MUSIC (RELEASED OCTOBER 25, 2024) Although she is inspired by Grant Green, Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery, Canadian guitarist and vocalist Joceyln Gould has a little bit of Benjamin Franklin in her as well. Afterall, it was Franklin who is credited with saying, “Honesty is the best…
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Continue reading →: Rich Halley: Dusk and DawnPINE EAGLE 016 (RELEASED OCTOBER 25, 2024) If I was asked to write the definition of the word balance it might look something like this: an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements as in Rich Halley’s Dusk and Dawn. The elements on Halley’s 26th recording as a leader include a combination…
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Continue reading →: Dwayne Clemons Center of Gravity: Live at SmallsCELLAR MUSIC (RELEASED OCTOBER 18, 2024) A live recording is often a work in progress, especially when the ensemble is relatively new to one another and they have yet to make a studio recording. Such is the case with the latest release from trumpeter Dwayne Clemons— Center of Gravity: Live…
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