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Continue reading →: Michael Jefry Stevens: The Peacocks (Solo Piano, Vol, 4)AVAILABLE ON BANDCAMP (RECORDED NOVEMBER 2023 – APRIL 2024) With the release of The Peacocks, Michael Jefry Stevens firmly confirms his reputation as a thinking pianist. From the opening notes of “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” to the refrain of “Chelsea Bridge,” you can sense Stevens thinking about the…
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Continue reading →: Andy Milne: Time Will TellSUNNYSIDE RECORDS (RECORDED JULY 2022) In 2017 pianist Andy Milne formed the Unison Trio with John Hebert on bass and Clarence Penn on drums, releasing their first CD, reMISSON, in 2020. In 2022, Milne was in the studio to record Fragile, a duo session with tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock.Time Will Tell brings together the…
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Continue reading →: Matt Wilson: Good TroublePALMETTO 2012 (RECORDED JUNE 2023) Remember the old TV show Leave it to Beaver? When it comes to reviewing Good Trouble, the latest release from drummer Matt Wilson, one might say “Leave it to Matt!” Leave it to Matt to pair the soulful alto of Tia Fuller with the husky tenor of Jeff Lederer…
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Continue reading →: Charles Chen: Charles, Play!CELLAR MUSIC 40423 (RECORDED JANUARY 2023) Over the past several years, the Cellar Music label has built a reputation for serving up straight-ahead unadulterated jazz. Charles, Play!, the debut release from pianist Charles Chen, not only reinforces that point, but will certainly build the reputation for this young West coast jazz…
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Continue reading →: Scott Marshall: The Solitude SuiteSCOTT MARSHALL MUSIC (RECORDED MARCH 2023) There is something very familiar about saxophonist Scott Marshall’s latest release The Solitude Suite. Perhaps it’s the piano-less quartet format, more reminiscent of Max Roach’s bands than the famous Ornette Coleman Quartet. Maybe it is the sequencing of tunes that reminds me of classic dates…
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Continue reading →: I Am Three: In Other WordsLEO RECORDS 939 (RECORDED MARCH 2022) Having recorded two CDs of the music of Charles Mingus, the trio of Nikolaus Neuser on trumpet, Silke Eberhard on alto and Christian Marien on drums strikes out on their own with In Other Words. This time, he trio, known as I Am Three, uses…
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Continue reading →: Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy: Life’s a GigFRESH SOUND/NEW TALENT 669. (RECORDED APRIL 2022) Every great painting deserves an equally impressive frame. In the case of Life’s a Gig, vocalist Vanisha Gould is the picture, while pianist Chris McCarthy provides the ideal frame. Rather than merely imitating her inspirations (Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.), Gould makes…
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Continue reading →: Mina Cho: Beat MirageIGJI 0075. (RECORDING DATE NOT AVAILABLE) Korean and jazz rhythms come together in Mina Cho’s Beat Mirage. The result is as tasty and spicy as your favorite Korean restaurant. Cho and her band, The Grace Beat Quartet, serve up a hypnotic appetizer with the shamanic chanting of “Nacht Song,” a piece…
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Continue reading →: Steve Ash: You and the NightCELLAR MUSIC 042423. (RECORDED JANUARY 2023) “There’s no place like home” would be an appropriate title for pianist Steve Ash’s latest release on Cellar Music. Not only was the session recorded in the familiar setting of his home, but the eight tunes played on You and the Night feel right at home…
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Continue reading →: Christian Marien: How Long is NowMARMADE RECORDS 002 (RECORDED APRIL 2023) I have a feeling Christian Marien listened to some old Jimmy Guiffre recordings before going into the studio to record How Long Is Now. However, rather than simply recreating the instrumentation, folk-like melodies and intertwining guitar and reed lines of Giufree’s work, Marien and his…
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