Monday, June 15, 2020

Webber/Morris Big Band – Both Are True (Greenleaf Music, 2020) ****

›
By Nick Ostrum It seems that more and more younger musicians have been experimenting with big bands lately. Anna Webber, who released ...
Sunday, June 14, 2020

Solo Double Bass (Day Two)

›
By Martin Schray “ A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he wil...
2 comments:
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Solo Double Bass (Day One)

›
By Colin Green “Never less alone than when wholly alone” (Cicero) “Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condi...
5 comments:
Friday, June 12, 2020

Kim Myhr & Australian Art Orchestra - Vesper (Hubro Music, 2020) ****

›
By Eyal Hareuveni The sonic universe of Norwegian composer-guitarist Kim Myhr finds its inspiration in many sources. His new epic ...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Lao Dan, Paul Flaherty, Randall Colbourne, Damon Smith - Live at Willimantic Records (Family Vineyard, 2019) ***½

›
By Taylor McDowell It was my recent introduction to Chinese reedist Lao Dan, featured on this recording, which made me real...
5 comments:
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Daniel Carter/Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver - Welcome Adventure! (577 Records, 2020) ****

›
By Martin Schray In varying combinations Daniel Carter (saxophone, flute, trumpet), William Parker (bass) and Matt...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Owl - Mille Feuille (Sofa, 2020) ***½

›
By Keith Prosk Signe Emmeluth (alto saxophone, electronics) and Karl Bjorå (guitar, electronics) play enchanting fantasias with a ...
Monday, June 8, 2020

Entr'acte - Soigne Ta Droite (Audiographic, 2019) *****

›
By Paul Acquaro It begins with a crash, I suppose it's all 10 musicians striking at once. A lingering note from a flute blends int...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Dancing in times of plague - the Corona Diaries (Part 2 of 2)

›
By Stef Gijssels Mazen Kerbaj - The Corona Diaries (2020) **** Lebanese trumpeter Mazen Kerbaj offers his own solo performance during corona...
3 comments:
Saturday, June 6, 2020

Dancing in times of plague - the Corona Diaries (Part 1 of 2)

›
By  Stef Gijssels You wonder what's happening in the world. Viruses and Violence. Death and Injustice. Racism and Madness. There are f...
2 comments: