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Continue reading →: New Origin: The Poets WalkFUNDACJA SLUCHAJ [RELEASED APRIL 5, 2025] There is something familiar about The Poet’s Walk, the latest release from the group of New Origin. Perhaps it’s the close musical relationship that has existed between bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Harvey Sorgen since their early days in the Fonda/Stevens Group. Or perhaps…
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Continue reading →: Satoko Fujii: MessageLIBRA 203-080 [RELEASED MAY 9, 2025] Satoko Fujji continues to explore the sonic possibilities of piano, trumpet and percussion on Message. And again, Fujii proves those possibilities are majestic, mesmerizing and mercurial with the support of long-time collaborator and life partner, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and percussionist Takashi Itani. There is…
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Continue reading →: Champian Fulton & Klas Lindquist: At HomeTURTLE BAY RECORDS (RELEASED MAY 2, 2025) At Home is an apt title for the debut release from the duo of vocalist/pianist Champian Fulton and clarinetist/alto saxophonist Klas Lindquist. Afterall, this intimate session was recorded in the home of Turtle Bay Records founder Scott Asen. Better yet, Fulton and Lindquist…
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Continue reading →: Thomas Rückert: For All We KnowCHALLENGE RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 2025) It’s refreshing to hear a piano trio tackle eight familiar standards in a nonstandard fashion. I would expect nothing less from pianist Thomas Rückert, who has been including his unique interpretation of standards since his first recording in 2002. The difference between that recording and…
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Continue reading →: Steve Hirsh: Root CausesMAHAKALA MUSIC (RELEASED APRIL 26, 2025) There is something organic about drummer Steve Hirsh’s Root Causes. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, organic can be defined as having the characteristics of an organism, developing in the manner of a living plant or animal. That is what Root Causes is all about…
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Continue reading →: Spike Wilner: The Child & The WarlockCELLAR MUSIC (RELEASED APRIL 25, 2025) Except for a few tracks in his discography and his most recent releases (Contrafactus, Aliens and Wizards and A Set of Originals), pianist Spike Wilner tends to mine the music of jazz greats such as Monk and Ellington as well as the Great American…
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Continue reading →: Yotam Silberstein: Standards Vol. 2JOJO RECORDS (RELEASED APRIL 18, 2025) Like last year’s Standards release, guitarist Yotam Silberstein has made more excellent choices in tunes and accompanists with the release of Standards Vol. 2. Recorded at the same session that yielded Standards, Silberstein and his trio (with the addition of legendary saxophonist George Coleman…
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Continue reading →: Joe Fonda & Bass of OperationFUNDACJA SLUCHAJ (RELEASED DECEMBER 2024) Jazz critic Whitney Balliet described jazz as “the sound of surprise.” That surprise could come from the unexpected combination of instruments, the electrifying solos or the out of the blue compositions/arrangements. In the case of Joe Fonda & Bass of Operation, it is all three!…
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Continue reading →: Triology: The Slow RoadCELLAR MUSIC (RELEASED APRIL 11, 2025) Ever wonder what it would have sounded like if Coleman Hawkins sat in with the Nat King Cole Trio? The newest release from Vancouver-based Triology, with special guest Scott Hamilton, might give you a good idea! Formed by pianist Miles Black, guitarist Bill Coon…
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Continue reading →: Jimmy Farace: Hours Fly, Flowers DieSHIFTING PARADIGM 219 (RELEASED APRIL 11, 2025) Most saxophonists wait until mid-career to tackle a session with strings. Not baritone saxophonist Jimmy Farace. His debut release. Hours Fly, Flowers Die, features original compositions and arrangements for a jazz quintet and the Kaia String Quartet. The results are a perfect balance…
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