Kinkajous - Being Waves (September 17, 2021 Running Circle)

Kinkajous return with their highly anticipated new album, ‘Being Waves’. Stretching genre and medium boundaries, it leads listeners to explore their own concepts of reality and perception. The new record marks an evolution from Kinkajous’ acclaimed debut, Hidden Lines (2019, Running Circle). This release, engineered by long-term collaborator Brendan Williams, gives life to a wide aural landscape made up of rich and diverse musical influences. With its blend of acoustic and orchestral instrumentation, analogue synthesis and sampling processes, there is an elaborate yet organic feel to the music that makes Being Waves the five-piece band’s most introspective work to date.

Led by drummer/producer Benoît Parmentier and saxophonist/clarinetist Adrien Cau, Kinkajous have earned a reputation for conjuring up a powerful and cinematic sound, being described by CLASH as “a key part of the British music landscape”. Joined by Jack Doherty (synths), Maria Chiara Argirò (keys) and Andres Castellanos (bass), their live performances are exhilarating yet intimate, reflecting the band’s outstanding musicianship and versatility.

Benoît and Adrien recount Being Waves as being “the result of a deep-dive trying to unfold layers of realities. An attempt to play with our own beliefs, our own illusions”. This motif is present throughout the record, with its intricate orchestration and production techniques that often prompt listeners to question whether what they are hearing is what it appears to be, continuously challenging their perspectives and preconceptions.

‘Being Waves’ traverses broad musical dimensions through carefully crafted soundscapes. With ‘Still (Drifts)’ as the first single, listeners were introduced to the band’s ambitious vision for the record. Its lush textures and energetic pace build to a climactic moment, destined to be performed in large halls. The track explores the themes of self and togetherness; it is about trying to share a story while drifting away from one another and seeing the world through unique and individual sets of eyes. The second single ‘Convolution’ is inspired by the way we relate to the world around us. It moves forward as a unit, although it is composed of pieces that are trying to push away from one another, creating an ever-evolving sense of tension and release. Interwoven with disorienting production and entangled synths, the ample sax and string lines establish a balance, conjuring highly evocative sound palettes.

‘Being Waves’ travels through multiple realities and touches on ideas of certainty, belief and identity. With alluring couplings between electronic and instrumental sounds, Kinkajous portray fascinating scenes with unique finesse and energy, making the band truly unmatched.

1. Convolution

2. It Blooms / Then Nothing

3. NOOMS

4. Cloaks

5. The Eyes

6. A Quiet Chaos

7. System

8. Still (Drifts)

9. Those Real

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Kevin Jackson - Elevation (September 17, 2021)

"Kevin Jackson released a new single in June that brought forth some added recognition to his already established and growing musical portfolio. As the summer gets underway and we get ready for Fall in a few months, he is looking forward to the release of this album under the same name, Elevation. It’s a beautiful, energetic and noteworthy compilation of songs that do exactly what the title describes...it will elevate, connect, and inspire the listener.

I anticipate that Elevation will be successful and revered amongst his fans, peers, and the Smooth Jazz Radio community".

- Desirae L. Benson / A Day in the Life of Desirae

1. Elevation feat. Judah Sealy (Live) 04:25

2. You Make Me Smile feat. Paula Atherton (Live) 04:06

3. Druid Hill Park (Live) 04:28

4. Feels So Good (Live) 03:56

5. Finding Me feat. Selina Albright (Live) 03:42

6. Reverence (Live) 03:42

7. Reminiscing (About Last Night) [Live] 04:23

8. Vibin (Live) 04:27

9. We Dance feat. Kenya Soulsinger (Live) 06:06

10. Spanish Rain feat. Willie Bradley Jr. (Live) 04:16

11. My Kinda Going On feat. Nathan Mitchell (Live) 05:06

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Zacc Harris Group - Small Wonders (September 17, 2021 Shifting Paradigm Records)

1. Ominous Skies

2. Sundials

3. Glass Houses

4. Civil Dawn

5. A Beautiful Life

6. The Void

7. Mixed Signals

8. Apple Jacks

9. Maya Song

Zacc Harris - Guitar

John Raymond - Trumpet & Flugelhorn

Brandon Wozniak - Tenor Saxophone

Bryan Nichols - Piano

Chris Bates - Bass

JT Bates - Drums

Recorded August 1-3, 2019 at Rocketsnake Studios, Arden Hills, MN

Engineered & Mixed by Dylan Nau

Mastered by Greg Reierson of Rare Form Mastering

Produced by Zacc Harris

Design by Jamie Breiwick of B-Side Graphics

Cover Photo by Zacc Harris

Artist Photo by Nate Ryan

All compositions by Zacc Harris

(Crescent Moon Music, ASCAP)

℗©2021 Shifting Paradigm Records

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Ladybird Orchestra - Fly (September 17, 2021 Jazzland recordings Norway)

Jazz sextet Ladybird Orchestra plays melodic jazz with catchy melodies and expressive lyrics, but is also completely unafraid of solid, exploratory improvisation.

The band started as a songwriting collaboration between vocalist Lisbeth-Anita Grimsø Olsen and pianist Liv Andrea Hauge in 2016. After working as a duo for a year, they wanted to test the song material with some of their favorite musicians, a band that would later become the Ladybird Orchestra : bassist Karl-Erik Horndalsveen, tenor saxophonist Runa Husøy, alto saxophonist John Rune Jakobsen and drummer Veslemøy Narvesen. Together they create songs at the crossroads where the composed meets the free. With musicians from bands such as Kongle Trio, Mall girl, Damata, Ensemble Eliassen and Bye Lila, the band draws inspiration from diverse musical sources.

The band has played on various jazz stages, such as Victoria and Herr Nilsen, and in the spring of 2020, the band was selected as one of eight bands to participate in the Norwegian Jazz Forum's competition Jazzintro. "Fly", their debut album was recorded at Ocean Sound in Giske, and tells stories of wonder, journeys through the jungle and the garden, taxi rides and lost love.

1. Dear Ladybird 02:44

2. Fast Train Jungle 05:39

3. Withered Love 05:33

4. Monsoon 05:00

5. Taxi fra Bislett 05:07

6. Bombers Pt1 02:08

7. Bombers Pt2 05:37

8. Strange 04:59

Lisbeth-Anita Grimsø Olsen - Vocals

Liv Andrea Hauge - Piano and vocals

John Rune Jakobsen - Saxophone

Runa Husøy - Saxophone

Karl Erik Horndalsveen - Double Bass

Veslemøy Narvesen - Drums

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Julien Stella / Bastien Weeger - NOSAX NOCLAR Rëd Sisters (September 17, 2021 Yolk Records)

Bastien Weeger and Julien Stella have found with this project a scope they didn’t expect to be so large at the beginning. Each piece, each repertoire is an opportunity to explore the art of dialogue as a duet. Two blowers whirl around, accompanying each other.

The band is able to reach anybody’s attention for their altogether simple and powerful moving stories. Bastien Weeger and Julien Stella, more humble than they should be, are rich in a musical culture without boundaries.

Kahmsïn, their first album, was inspired by Celtic (Ireland), Berber or Balkan music traditions to compose freely, with their own material. Rëd Sisters, their second album, continues to reclaim global roots, Armenia too.

NoSax NoClar album Rëd Sisters was recorded in May 2021 at Peninsula Studios in Sarzeau (France).

This second album comforts the promises overheard in Kahmsïn and opens to new paths for this visionary duo. The two pieces with their unusual set up, have no other choice than to reinvent their music, looking for new possibilities; tones, harmonies and rhythm.

Relentlessly searching for new ways to evolve, they use only acoustic sources, constantly changing roles, instruments (alto and sopranos saxophones, bass clarinet et clarinet) textures, parts, solos, all intertwined together, making ever-changing atmospheres that highlight each tracks in their own very personal way. Their pirouettes occupy the field, without a safety net, almost making us forget that there are only the two of them playing.

2020 winner of Jazz Migration project, led by the AJC network which identifies young talents from today's jazz scene, NoSax NoClar is undoubtedly one of the revelations of the year! 

1. Bomi 03:49

2. 66 de 36 01:47

3. Bleuet 04:36

4. Rëd 03:11

5. Ellis Sisters 04:08

6. Maja Yoka 05:00

7. One for Djivan G. 04:00

8. Le rêve 03:24

9. Promotion 23 04:26

10. Mulino Mio 01:53

Julien Stella: clarinets

Bastien Weeger: saxophones, clarinet

Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Marcoz at Peninsula Studio, Sarzeau (FR). Mastered by Julien Climent at West Master

Thomas Gruselle plays trombone on track 9 "Promotion 23".

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Marcus Klossek Electric Trio - Time Was Now (September 2021)

There are a number of ways to tell stories: by word of mouth, declaimed and sung, as written words, carved in stone, finely drawn with quill and ink, thrown by artists on canvas in many colors. But what happens when a guitarist simply reaches for his instrument, keeps his lips closed, but moves the strings and, with one go, creates images in front of the mind’s eye that open all emotional pigeonholes and radiate in tones that one could hardly have imagined previously?

Marcus Klossek is such a musical “griot”, one belonging to those almost extinct tribal wise men who did not simply have to learn their craft. It was present in his genetic code from the start. However, the messages of the Berliner with the receding hairline are by no means from a nostalgia-transfigured past. Klossek uses the Fender Telecaster, the archetype of electric guitar, as a mouthpiece. In doing so, he follows a path taken by well-known musicians such as Jimmy Bryant, Ed Bickert, Bill Frisell, Mike Stern, Jim Campilongo and Jakob Bro. Jazz purists may turn up their noses at the electric touch of Fender Telecasters, but anyone who listens to Klossek and his Electric Trio with Derek Scherzer (drums) and Carsten Hein (bass) for just a few seconds immediately feels that a highly vital and lively improvisation heart beats in their midst.

Also on his new CD “Time Was Now”, the trio develops dynamic rhythms and enchanting melodies that unfold miraculously in front of the audience. Like chapters of a novel or verses of complex poetry, Marcus Klossek, as a guitarist and composer, manages with his pieces to let an intensely and plastically perceived structure of action evolve in the mind’s eye. As if sketched by hand, sound images of an amazing density and enormous versatility are created: powerful groovy like in “Up close”, sweet bluesy like in “Done”, swinging fast as lightning like “One Of Us”, wistfully melancholic like in “Let Me Know”, lyrically dreaming like in “August 30”, fiercely rocking like in “Black Year” or full of subtle tension like in “Unexpected Skies”.

With his eighth album, Marcus Klossek has succeeded in creating a masterpiece that will fire the enthusiasm not only of die-hard guitar aficionados. He strives single-mindedly forward without leaving his two congenial partners even one centimeter behind. Every note really sits exactly where it belongs on “Time Was Now”. Klossek, Scherzer and Hein transform their years of experience into a concise, coherent cycle of stories in which everything seems perfectly balanced: the curved lines, the well-dosed explosions and the dramaturgic concept. In this way, a collection of precise timing and noticeable joy of playing can unfold in front of the mind’s eye without any problems and without any moralizing undertones of purists, in which humorous country and surf quotes flow directly into the jazz heritage of Wes Montgomery or John Scofield. Such a matter of course can only arise from the deep conviction that stories without words captivate people everywhere. High addiction factor! 

1. Like 4 Minutes Ago 03:23

2. Up Close 04:23

3. Let Me Know 03:52

4. Big Town Dies 04:17

5. Memory Lane 08:04

6. Done 04:22

7. One Of Us 02:38

8. Unexpected Skies 04:59

9. Black Year 05:10

10. August 30 05:20

Marcus Klossek – electric guitars

Carsten Hein – electric bass

Derek Scherzer – drums

Produced by Marcus Klossek and Volker Dueck

Released by Double Moon / Challenge Records International

All compositions by Marcus Klossek

Recorded by Tito Knapp at Zentri.Fuge Studio, Berlin in November 2019

Mixed and mastered by Tito Knapp and Marcus Klossek,

at Zentri.Fuge Studio, Berlin, January 2020

Photos by David Beecroft

Cover Art by Marinel Sheu

Product coordination by Boudewijn Hagemans

Design by Juan Carlos Villarroel & Natasja Wallenburg

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Tito Pereira - Alegria (September 2021)

“Alegria” é o primeiro disco solo de Tito Pereira, pianista, cantor e compositor de Feira de Santana. Esse trabalho conta com 10 músicas, tanto instrumentais quanto vocais, que apresentam um sofisticado repertório, que vai do clássico/erudito ao samba de roda típico da região do recôncavo baiano e da zona rural de Feira, e também estabelece um rico diálogo de elementos jazzísticos com ritmos de essência brasileira como o baião, por exemplo

1. Alegria 04:19

2. Socó 03:08

3. 5365 03:42

4. Balada pra Bill e John 04:30

5. Vida uma canção 04:41

6. Erik na praia 02:12

7. Baião Swingado 02:43

8. Cadê minha ciranda 05:52

9. Quase um samba dramático 04:16

10. Sambador bom é assim 03:26

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Grupo Minkowski - Le mystère de la masse (September 2021)

Grupo Minkowski, a jazz band lidered by Olivier Jambois, with himself on guitar and compositions, Albert Comaleras saxo tenor, Alex Molas Double Bass and Joao Vieira Drums.

El grupo Minkowski is borned from the friendship of four musicians during their musical studies in the conservatory. The group has then followed its musical development and is now releasing its first opus “Le mystère de la masse”.

The group is characterized by the geographic diversity of its members that is reflected in their music. Olivier Jambois comes from France, and developped his own sound through various personal projects, he won several national awards and played in prestigious jazz festivals (Jazz à Vienne, Nancy Jazz Pulsation, D’Jazz à Nevers,…). Albert Comaleras comes from Girona area and has a long track of performances and recordings. Alexandre Molas has developped his playing in Barcelona area, and Joao Vieira arrived from Portugal several years ago to develop his strong musical personality.

1. El polemico 08:13

2. Érase una vez 06:25

3. Equivocación equivocada 04:17

4. Les observables 04:45

5. Vino la Rosa? 05:10

6. Le mystère de la masse 05:52

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Flen no.1 (September 2021)

no. 1 is inspired by New York jazz, European free jazz and the quartets of Ornette Coleman and Gerry Mulligan in the fifties. It differentiates itself from other albums through an unusually airy soundscape caused by the chordless constellation. The band offers a blend of both open and through-composed tunes written by the horn section, Marius Zeeberg and Andreas Lundblom.

1. Penumbra 06:53

2. Chemtrails 06:51

3. Intermission 00:54

4. Andy's Tune 05:50

5. And She Had Triplets 05:09

Trumpet - Andreas Lundblom

Tenor Saxophone - Marius Zeeberg

Bass - Ingrid Schyborger

Drums - Kristian Remnelius

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Vera Kappeler / Peter Conradin Zumthor - Herd (September 17, 2021 INTAKT RECORDS)

With Herd, pianist Vera Kappeler and percussionist Peter Conradin Zumthor present on Intakt Records their long-awaited second duo album after their acclaimed 2014 debut Babylon-Suite.

Kappeler/Zumthor is an exceptionally innovative duo. They are bubbling over with ideas, yet take their time to develop new programs, working with the utmost care. They are oriented towards international innovation in the crossover area of jazz and new music and have a huge artistic potential, which the two of them exploit brilliantly on Herd. Their common sound cosmos surprises with playfulness and a peculiarity that reaches into the bizarre. With exceptional musical and technical skills, they have, over the years developed their very own musical language and are masters at telling stories with their music.

Author Reto Hänny writes in the literary liner notes "What else is there to say except that I like this music and to repeat it endlessly; it sings, it sings, again and again, touching, stirring, heartbreakingly beautiful."

1. Poor Tony

2. Calanda

3. Orthopedia Avantgarde

4. Stube

5. Diluvi

6. Trabant

7. Bontempi No.2

8. Örf

9. Three Toypianos

10. Umland

11. Anna

Vera Kappeler: Piano, Toy Piano

Peter Conradin Zumthor: Drums, Toy Piano

All music by Vera Kappeler und Peter Conradin Zumthor.

Recorded in December 2020 at Hardstudios Winterthur by Michael Brändli for Radio SRF 2 Kultur and Intakt Records. Mixed and mastered in June 2021 at Hardstudios Winterthur by Michael Brändli.

Cover photo: Karl Heini / Fotostiftung Graubünden.

Graphic design: Fiona Ryan.

Liner notes: Reto Hänny.

Produced by Vera Kappeler, Peter Conradin Zumthor and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt, Anja Illmaier, Florian Keller.

Published by Intakt Records.

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Borderlands Trio with Stephan Crump, Kris Davis, Eric McPherson - Wandersphere (September 17, 2021 INTAKT RECORDS)

Following the stunning debut album "Asteroida", the New York trio Borderlands with Stephan Crump, Kris Davis and Eric McPherson release a double CD with four improvisations which range in length from just under twenty to over forty minutes. Recorded during the coronavirus pandemic in New York in 2020, the music contrasts the New York mood of isolation with an uncommon passion for playing, intensity and musical intimacy.

Chicago/Berlin jazz critic Peter Margasak writes in the liner notes: “The works float, roil, swing, breathe, rush, and sparkle without every revealing any sort of hesitation or falling into a rut. The musicians don’t follow one another and they eschew glib reaction. Instead, they sit with the flowing ideas, thinking ahead about where the music could go. They play a long game with their spontaneity. These four amazing explorations reflect a kind of total music.” He writes full of enthusiasm: “The Borderlands Trio engage in four mind-boggling explorations here – patiently, generously, and almost telepathically building a unified sonic architecture that celebrates the act of collective improvisation as profoundly, as beautifully, and as completely as anything I’ve ever heard.” McPherson turned 50 on the day of the session, and calls the experience “the ultimate birthday gift.”

1. Super-Organism

2. An Invitation to Disappear

3. Old-Growth

4. Possible Futures

Stephan Crump: Acoustic Bass

Kris Davis: Piano

Eric McPherson: Drums

Music by Eric McPherson, Kris Davis, and Stephan Crump.

Recorded December 11, 2020, at The Samurai Hotel, Queens, NY,

by David Stoller. Mixed by Stephan Crump at The Butler Plaza, Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by Liberty Ellman at 4D Studios, San Francisco, CA.

Cover art and design: Jonas Schoder

Liner notes: Peter Margasak

Photos: Patrick Lambin, Jazzdor, Strasbourg, 2019

Produced by Kris Davis, Stephan Crump, Eric McPherson and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt, Anja Illmaier, Florian Keller

Published by Intakt Records

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Goldy Trio - Playa de Famara (September 2021)

1. Manhattan Plaza (X. Doré) 4'51

2. What Am I Here For (D. Ellington) 4'45

3. The Red Door (Z. Sims - G. Mulligan) 3'41

4. Without A Song (V. Youmans) 4'33

5. Playa de Famara (X. Doré) 3'59

6. Whirly Bird (N. Hefti) 3'59

7. It's The Talk Of The Town (J. Livingston) 4'29

8. CC Bounce (X. Doré) 3'56

9. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (J. Brainin - B. Bernier) 4'47

10. Groove Yard (C. Perkins) 5'52

11. Gone With The Wind (A. Wrubel) 5'28

12. Lush Life (B.Strayhorn) 3'06

Xavier Doré, guitare

Doriane Desous, contrebasse

Fred Oddou, batterie

Enregistré au Forum de Falaise les 23, 25 et 26 mars 2021

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Bob Gorry / Pete Brunelli / Peter Riccio - GoBruCcio (2021 New Haven Improvisers Collective, NHIC Records)

Upcoming Live Appearances 

Leader: Bob Gorry

Billing: Bushwick Improvised Music Series

with Bob Gorry, Pete Brunelli, Peter Riccio

Date(s): 10/25/2021

Set Times: 8pm

Venue(s): Bushwick Public House

Venue Address w/cross streets:  1288 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 (central&Stockholm)

Venue Telephone Number: tel: 917-966-8500

Band Personnel

Bob Gorry (guitar), Pete Brunelli (Bass), Peter Riccio (Drums)

Music Charges + Any Minimums:  $15

Purchase Ticket Direct Link: 

Venue Website:  

http://www.bushwickpublichouse.com       

https://gaucimusic.com/bushwick-series

Leader: Bob Gorry

Billing: GoBruCcio CD release concert with Bob Gorry, Pete Brunelli, Peter Riccio

Date: 9/23/2021

Set Times: 8pm

Venue: Cafe Nine

Venue Address w/cross streets: 250 State St, New Haven, CT

(corner of Crown St)

Venue Telephone Number: (203) 789-8281

Band Personnel + Insts: Bob Gorry (guitar), Pete Brunelli (Bass),

Peter Riccio (Drums)

Music Charges + Any Minimums: $5

Purchase Ticket Direct Link: https://www.cafenine.com/

Guitarist Bob Gorry, bassist Pete Brunelli, and drummer Peter Riccio have played together through the years in many different settings but never recorded as a trio prior to GoBruCcio. They draw from their wide variety of musical experiences during five fascinating free improvisations. Their music progresses through varied movements with one player often taking the lead, the others following and building on his ideas, and then one of the musicians shifting gears to take the group improvisation in a surprisingly different direction.

While the trio’s music is essentially free jazz, it also includes aspects of progressive rock, contemporary classical music, and the blues, all blended together in a unique fashion. On the opener, “Safecracker,” guitarist Gorry starts out being first among equals with Brunelli and Riccio providing a strong forward momentum that becomes a solid groove. The music then becomes freer and furious, and the resulting group interplay is full of passion.

“Always Somewhere” visits several musical areas before ending up at a fast tempo. “Magic City Madness” has a bit of walking bass, gets a little boppish in an abstract way and ends up hinting at Ornette Coleman-type free bop. The quirky “Javelina” begins and ends almost like a pre-planned rhythmic composition but contains plenty of free form excitement in between. As with the other selections, the closing “Papillon,” which at one point becomes a ballad, keeps listeners guessing and stimulated by the explorative yet perfectly coherent ensembles.

The trio of Bob Gorry, Pete Brunelli and Peter Riccio on GoBruCcio prove to be greater than the sum of their parts, constructing a consistently intriguing and colorful set of unpredictable yet satisfying music. 

1. Safecracker

2. Always Somewere

3. Magic City Madness

4. Javelina

5. Papillon

Bob Gorry - Guitar

Pete Brunelli - Bass

Peter Riccio - Drums

All Compositions by Gorry/Brunelli/Riccio

Recorded by Greg DiCrosta at Firehouse12

Mixed and Mastered by Nick Lloyd at Firehouse12

Cover Art By Jeff Cedrone

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Hatcher / Maunu / Kirshner - Live at Splice Series (October 10, 2021 Kettle Hole Records)

1. Poem of the Obtuse Angle

2. Bronze Mine

GERRIT HATCHER - TENOR SAXOPHONE

PETER MAUNU - GUITAR, VIOLIN AND MANDOLIN

JULIAN KIRSHNER - DRUMS

RECORDED LIVE AT THE BEAT KITCHEN 9/25/19

RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY BILL HARRIS

ARTWORK BY PETER MAUNU

THANKS TO CHRISTINA, ALEX, JIM AND MARK AT THE BEAT KITCHEN

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ENSEMBLE EDGE - Dimma / A Tribute to Jan Johansson (September 16, 2021 Storyville)

The listener can look forward to a both untraditional and familiar interpretation of Jan Johansson’s beautiful and versatile musical universe when the vocal ENSEMBLE EDGE, in collaboration with a quartet of some of Denmark’s finest, young Jazz musicians, release their debut record "Dimma - a tribute to Jan Johansson."

1. Visa fraan Rattvik 07:12

2. Stepp, min stepp 03:30

3. Visa från Järna - Lapp-Nils Polska/Berg-Kirstis Polska 04:42

4. Klockan är tio slagen - Ack, Värmeland 04:47

5. Kvällar i Moskvas förstäder 04:57

6. Mellan branta stränder 04:15

7. Visa från Utanmyra 05:32

8. Sinclairvisan 04:36

9. Emigrantvisa 06:51

10. Ströva omkring 00:57

11. På ängen stod en björk 06:43

12. Klara Stjärnor 07:23

13. Dimma 05:21

Karmen Rõivassepp - Lead Vocals

Calle Brickman - Piano

Matthias Flemming Petri - Double Bass

Andreas Fryland - Percussion - Drums

Martha Marie Petri - Cello

Michala Petri - Recorder

Thomas Fryland - Fluegelhorn

Mathias Skaarup Sørensen - Conductor

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Agustí Fernández / Pablo Ledesma / Mono Hurtado - Coghlan Dreams (2021 Sirulita Records)

The music that Fernández, Ledesma, and Hurtado play on Coghlan Dreams (the album is named as such because the pianist met the saxophonist and bassist in the latter's house, a few blocks from Coghlan station in Buenos Aires) goes down unexpected paths, as usually happens in dreams. Here is a music that moves from intensity to meditation, from "conventional" technique to extended technique. It's music that sometimes creates spaces that are filled with rough timbres and at other times is organised around a melodic sketch. The only instruction is "know how to relate to one another". Each musician should comply with the others, knitting a dynamic weave in which each one is a soloist and an accompanist at the same time. This is what happens on Coghlan Dreams.

The precise articulations, the fervor with which the trio tackles unexpected intervals, and the successive rhythmic impulses reveal technical skill that rises to the challenge of searching for new forms in the same time frame as the music. The remarkable interconnection that a Majorcan (by origin) and Catalan (by residence) and two Argentines have achieved in this set of 12 tracks speaks to the confidence with which they have managed to cultivate the art of playing freely over the length of their careers. But this doesn't explain why at times you feel like shouting "Eureka!" when a brief line from the sax is perfectly replicated by the piano, or when the bass holds a bowed note that creates a tonal axis over which the sax and piano vibrate. It's not only about playing "free", with no guidelines.

It's about playing free with others who also do so, completely unaware of the direction that the music will take, music that arises from an aesthetic coexistence. Unpremeditated interaction demands real-time understanding. This indeed happens in all kinds of music played by more than one performer, but perhaps free improvisation is the musical experience that requires the most empathy, since all agreements spring from the evolution of the sound itself.

Sergio Pujol

1. To Get 04:03

2. Move 08:08

3. Crossed 04:48

4. Wolf Play 05:37

5. Cheer 07:00

6. Gadget 03:08

7. Cross Move 03:28

8. Coghlan Dreams 03:26

9. Wolf Heavens 05:28

10. Go Across 03:26

11. Back-Alley 02:24

12. Deep 03:19

Agustí Fernández, piano

Pablo Ledesma, alto and soprano saxophones

Mono Hurtado, bass

Recorded by Néstor Díaz on November 23rd, 2016 at Mtt studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Mixed by Mono Hurtado on 2021 at Plaza studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mastering: Ferran Conangla at FCM studio, Barcelona, Spain

Liner notes: Sergio Pujol

English version: Sarah Claman

Fotos: Antonio Porcar, Augusto Fernández, Martín Bustos

Graphic design: Enric Jardí

Produced by Agustí Fernández, Pablo Ledesma & Mono Hurtado for Sirulita Records

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Shay Hazan Quintet - Nuff Headlines (September 14, 2021 Chant Records)

Bassist and composer Shay Hazan is a mainstay on the vibrant Tel Aviv jazz scene. His new album Nuff Headlines finds him in the leadership role, a rare (although not unheard of) position for a bass player. The quintet is filled out by the two-horn duo of Tal Avraham on trumpet and Eyal Netzer on saxophone, along with Milton Michaeli on piano and Haim Peskoff on drums. Hazan’s musical roots spread far and wide into the magical realm of Moroccan Gnawa music (Hazan often plays gimbri, the traditional three stringed skin-covered bass lute), the new wave of hip hop, and the 1960's Chicago free jazz and human rights movement. These roots all feed the single organism of the band, with Hazan leading from the bottom, anchoring and propelling the music with a force only a bassist can provide.

1. Beber's Cha Cha 04:06

2. Evening Puja (Netzer) 07:40

3. Vertigo 06:48

4. Kebero 07:40

5. Desert Snake 07:01

6. Olam 05:14

7. Old Tart (ft. Rosa Lea Salmon) 05:50

Tal Avraham - trumpet

Eyal Netzer - saxophone, zurna

Milton Michaeli - piano

Shay Hazan - bass, gimbri, percussion

Haim Peskoff - drums, percussion

Rosa Salmon - vocals (*Old Tart)

Nir Tom Sabag - lyrics (*Old Tart)

Recorded December 18th 2019

Haogen Studios with Shlomi Gvili and Nitzan Levi

Mixed & Edited by Nitzan Levi and Shay Hazan

All music by Shay Hazan (ACUM)

*Evening Puja by Eyal Netzer*

Cover art by Dekel Hevroni

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Allison Miller & Jane Ira Bloom - Tues Days (September 2021 Royal Potato Family)

In March and April of 2021 soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and drummer Allison Miller came together on five Tuesdays in March and April of 2021 to record some improvised sax and drum duets to see what might happen. They didn’t set out to make an album - they just wanted to play because they needed to improvise any way that they could. They played with complete abandon, performing remotely from their home studios in New York City in the reality of the world of 2021. Tues Days is the result of those recordings that now appear on Bloom’s Outline label and are available through Miller’s Bandcamp site, mixed and mastered by bassist Mark Helias with breathtaking fidelity. It’s a musical duet saturated in a kaleidoscope of color. The music is spontaneous composition at its best by two masterful improvisers – energetic, tactile, and alive. 

Miller’s multi-colored array of percussion augments her drumset in exquisite counterpoint to Bloom’s signature tone on the soprano sax. The music is both rhythmic and deeply lyrical - drum and sax dancing around one another until their song is sung. The compositions are Bloom and Miller making-it-up live and in the moment, taking you on a wild ride through their musical universe. From the adventurous journey of “The Wild Frontier” to the unpredictable “A & J’s Test Kitchen,” get ready for Tues Days - a story for your ears that will have your head spinning in wonder.

1. Tues Days 04:43

2. Technicolor 05:36

3. Rowing In The Dark 05:26

4. This Is It 03:16

5. Five Bells 02:16

6. The Wild Frontier 08:30

7. Light Years Away 05:59

8. A's & J's Test Kitchen 04:16

9. Crayola 06:13

10. On Seeing JP 04:19

11. Walk Alone 06:08

Allison Miller drums, percussion

Jane Ira Bloom soprano saxophone

Jane Ira Bloom Outline Music/ BMI

Allison Miller Supaphine / ASCAP

Produced by Jane Ira Bloom & Allison Miller

Recorded by Allison Miller & Jane Ira Bloom on March 2,9, 16, 25 & April 6, 2021 in NYC.

Mixed & mastered by Mark Helias

Cover Illustration Leo Holder ©2020, All rights reserved, used by permission.

Cover Design Christopher Drukker

Artist photography Erika Kapin

All compositions by Allison Miller & Jane Ira Bloom except “Rowing in the Dark,” “Light Years Away,” “On Seeing JP” and “Walk Alone” by Jane Ira Bloom (Outline Music/ BMI)

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Tibor Debreceni - Blue Waltz (September 2021)

Jazz musician, composer, music producer, guitarist, pianist based in Budapest, Hungary.

"I compose, play and record all instruments, mix and master by myself in my home studio in Budapest, Hungary.

​Main instruments: guitar, piano, bass. Instruments in my music: drum, bass, piano, guitar, trumpet, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax.

Styles: cool jazz, modal jazz, jazz-blues, dark jazz (now ogling to post-bop).

​Jazz music taste is mainly from Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Michael Brecker, Stan Getz, Paul Desmond. Piano taste is mainly from Bill Evans, Horace Parlan, McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Clark, George Colligan, Chopin pieces. Guitar taste is mainly from Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Pat Metheny".

Tibor Debreceni

1. Alone is about the kind of feeling myself alone even if someone else is around. Melancholic and blue tune. The mute trupet brings up a bluesy theme, which goes forward into a slow, but very tense chord progression that releases only for a few notes in the melody before turning back to the deep mood. Exactly how one cannot come up easily from this „alone” state.

Instruments: d, b, p, tr.

2. Take Your Time. I wanted to bring a noir-like mood, but in a medium tempo that gives an extra highlight to the theme. It represent my inner warning signal to myself, not to overcome something important in the rushy multitasking world (what I do a lot).

Instruments: d, b, p, tr., a.sax

3. Blue Waltz. I composed the theme as a blues chanson-like jazz progression that is a perfect base for the catchy jazz melody by lead guitar supported by the tenor and soprano saxophones. The rythm of the melody gives a modern hit to the waltz beat. The guitar and piano solo sections alternate each other, taking a ’blue waltz’ with each other.

Instruments: d, b, p, g, s.sax, t.sax

4. Morning Whistle. I usually can come out from any blue mood only in the other’s day morning. This theme is one I whistled one of those mornings, so I want to help others to start the day with whistle and smile.

Instruments: d, b, p, g, tr., s.sax, a.sax

5. Think Again. During the compositions and the recordings of the tracks I was really glad about how well it went so far, so I wanted this feeling as part of the album.

Instruments: d, b, p, g, s.sax, t.sax, a.sax, tambourine, conga, bongo, shaker

6. Peace Within is a very calming theme that represents my inner peace. It is something we seek, but very rarely (or never) find. When I felt that I found, I composed this theme and it helps me to get back to that calming feeling, and I hope it will help others as well.

Instruments: d, b, p, t.sax, tr., vibraphone

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Gabriele Mastropasqua - Jazzed-Up! (September 2021 Dodicilune / Ird)

Prodotto da Dodicilune, distribuito in Italia e all’estero da Ird e nei migliori store on line da Believe, martedì 14 settembre esce Jazzed-Up! di Gabriele Mastropasqua. Il sassofonista pugliese propone otto composizioni originali (“E si aprirono le acque del jazz”, “2B done”, “Fil & Al”, “Angels”, “Paul at Starbucks”, “Barile di follia”, “Una notte a castel Caetani”, “Omicidi o alla Chigiana”) che si muovono tra jazz, swing, funky, sonorità balcaniche. Mastropasqua è affiancato da un’orchestra diretta dal chitarrista Roberto Spadoni, composta da Max Zaza, Nicola Cozzella, Nicola Simone, Luigi Acquaro, Tommaso Florio (sax), Tony Santoruvo, Giuseppe Todisco, Alberto Di Leone, Andrea Depalma (trombe), Antonio Fallacara, Antonio Depalo, Matteo Bavaro (trombone), Saverio D’Errico (tuba), Antonio Simone (piano), Giulio Scianatico (contrabbasso e basso), Andrea Elisei (batteria) e, in alcune composizioni, da Annamaria Carrieri, Alessandro Andriano, Pasqualino Beltempo (voce), Rossano Emili (sax baritono), Gaetano Partipilo (sax alto), Achille Succi (clarinetto basso e sax alto), Giuseppe Todisco (flicorno soprano). 

«Un mese dopo aver preso in mano il mio primo sassofono, chiesi al mio maestro di insegnarmi a comporre. In quel momento lui si fece una grassa risata e, oggi come oggi, me la sarei fatta anche io; tuttavia, quella risata mi fece capire quanto potesse essere ambiziosa la mia aspirazione e quanto a lungo avrei dovuto studiare per raggiungerla», sottolinea Gabriele Mastropasqua. «Mettere in musica il mio vissuto è sempre stato il mio desiderio più grande: immaginate di vivere un sogno, svegliarvi di soprassalto e scrivere su carta delle note per immortalare e non dimenticare mai più quel momento! Questo è quello che mi succede quotidiana mente! Tutti i brani che compongo sono frutto di esperienze personali, forti o frivole che siano, che cerco di trasformare in musica con il desiderio di trasmettere all’ascoltatore anche tutte le mie emozioni. Quando poi, oltre ad una incredibile voglia di suonare hai anche a disposizione le infinite varietà timbriche di una intera orchestra jazz composta da amici di vecchissima data, allora non hai altra scelta che andare in studio di registrazione e concretizzare le tue aspirazioni più grandi», continua il musicista. «Il titolo del disco “Jazzed-up!” è proprio un inno alle tante emozioni che caratterizzano la mia vita da musicista: l’amore del comporre, l’entusiasmo del suonare, la gioia di vivere quella incredibile “botta” di adrenalina che solo il suono di una grande orchestra può regalare». 

«Il fluire torrenziale delle idee di Gabriele e delle sue invenzioni musicali, il suo entusiasmo irrefrenabile per la creazione musicale tiene il passo con la sua inesorabile energia vitale», sottolinea Roberto Spadoni. «È evidente che tutti musicisti coinvolti nel progetto hanno colto in pieno lo spirito che ha animato il lavoro fin dalla sua genesi, e il risultato finale è un disco ben suonato, con idee musicali non banali, a volte piacevolmente naif», è il commento di Rossano Emili. «Gabriele ha fatto un ottimo lavoro con questo disco, dimostrando una gran conoscenza di quel genere di musica che inizia con la J; scrivo solo l'iniziale per motivi di privacy, e anche per non farne crollare le vendite sul nascere», scherza Achille Succi.

Nato a Bisceglie nel 1995, Gabriele Mastropasqua prende in mano il suo primo sass ofono a dodici anni nell’associazione “Gran Concerto Bandistico Città di Giovinazzo” sotto l’ala di Michele Marzella. Presto inizia un percorso formativo professionale nel Conservatorio “Niccolò Piccinni” di Bari con Pierpaolo Iacopini. Nel 2015 ha l’opportunità di scoprire il mondo del jazz e, con la guida di Gaetano Partipilo, viene ammesso alla Siena Jazz University dove si laurea nel 2019 in sassofono Jazz grazie agli insegnamenti di grandissimi talenti del calibro di Achille Succi, Dan Kinzelman, Stefano Battaglia, e altri. Contemporaneamente al percorso accademico sulla musica Jazz, continua il percorso classico: nel 2016, per avere l’opportunità di studiare con Rossano Emili, si trasferisce al conservatorio “Antonio Buzzolla” di Adria, e successivamente, per continuità didattica, al conservatorio “Arrigo Pedrollo” di Vicenza. Attualmente sta completando gli studi nel corso di laurea di secondo livello in Composizione Jazz presso il conservatorio â Nicola Sala” di Benevento sotto la guida di Roberto Spadoni. Durante il percorso didattico ottiene visibilità come sassofonista grazie alle collaborazioni con talenti della scena musicale jazzistica nazionale ed internazionale come Maurizio Giammarco, Matt Mitchel, Joe Sanders, Cristina Zavalloni ed altri. Vanta la collaborazione come compositore con varie formazioni orchestrali, fra le tante, la SJU Orchestra nell’evento Chigiana Meets Siena Jazz “Bernstein-Gershwin Sounding Times”. A oggi è attivo in diversi progetti musicali tra cui la storica “Jazz Studio Orchestra”, la street band “Route 99”, il quartetto jazz sperimentale “GaRiMaNto Trio”, e la “Jazzed Up Orchestra” diretta da Roberto Spadoni.

1 - E si aprirono le acque del jazz

2 - 2B done

3 - Fil & Al

4 - Angels

5 - Paul at Starbucks

6 - Barile di follia

7 - Una notte a castel Caetani

8 - Omicidio alla Chigiana

All compositions by

Gabriele Mastropasqua

Roberto Spadoni - conduction, guitar (1,3,6,7)

Max Zaza, Nicola Cozzella, Nicola Simone,

Luigi Acquaro, Tommaso Florio, Gabriele Mastropasqua - saxophones

Tony Santoruvo, Giuseppe Todisco, Alberto Di Leone, Andrea Depalma - trumpets

Antonio Fallacara, Antonio Depalo, Matteo Bavaro - trombone

Saverio D’errico - tuba

Antonio Simone - piano

Giulio Scianatico - double bass, el. bass (2,4)

Andrea Elisei - drums

Soloists:

Annamaria Carrieri, vocals (4,7)

Alessandro Andriano, vocals (4)

Pasqualino Beltempo, vocals (5)

Rossano Emili, baritone sax (1,7)

Gaetano Partipilo, alto sax (2)

Achille Succi, bass clarinet (4,8), alto sax (4)

Giuseppe Todisco, soprano flugelhorn (4)

Gabriele Mastropasqua, baritone sax (4,6)

Antonio Fallacara, trombone (2)

Roberto Spadoni, el. guitar (3)

Antonio Simone, piano (6)

Giulio Scianatico, double bass (6)

PRODUCTION DATA (TIMING-ANNO-NR CAT-BARCODE)

Total time 48:14 STEREO DDD

(p) 2021 DODICILUNE (Italy)

(c) 2021 DODICILUNE (Italy)

www.dodicilune.it

CD DODICILUNE DISCHI Ed513

8033309695136

RECORDING DATA

Produced by Gabriele Mastropasqua and Maurizio Bizzochetti, Gabriele Rampino, Dodicilune, Italy

Label manager Maurizio Bizzochetti (www.dodicilune.it)

Recorded 2, 3 February 2019 by Alessandro Grasso at International Sound, Conversano (Ba), Italy

Mixed 10, 14 September 2019 by Alessandro Grasso at Four Walls Studio, Giovinazzo (Ba), Italy

Mastered 6 November 2019 by Alessandro Grasso at Four Walls Studio, Giovinazzo (Ba), Italy

Cover photo (c) gibleho   Photos by Luigi Mastropasqua

Contact: facebook.com/gabriele.mastropasqua/, gabriele.mastropasqua@hotmail.it

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