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Our collaborators review around 40 records every month. It doesn’t matter to us if the artists are established or emerging, or if they have a label behind them or are self-produced. The only parameter we follow is quality for our readers.
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PHIL HAYNES «Transition[s]» e «Return to Electric»
Phil Haynes & Ben Monder
Transition
Ben Monder (guitar)
Phil Haynes (drums and percussion)
New York, June 4–6, 2024
Phil Haynes
Return to Electric
Steve...
STEFANO BEDETTI “Fragile”
Stefano Bedetti
Fragile
Encore Music, encore-music.it
Stefano Bedetti (tenor saxophone), Yazan Greselin (piano, keyboards, percussion), Francesco Angiuli (bass), Lorenza Ciscognetti (drums)
Riccione, September 26–27,...
ANAPHORA “[Bloom]”
Filippo Deorsola first caught our attention on Sound, one of the five albums curated last year by drummer Domen Cizej as part of the...
JON BALKE “Skrifum”
Jon Balke
Skrifum
ECM, distr. Ducale
Personnel:
Jon Balke (piano, Spektrafon)
Recorded in Copenhagen, November 2023
Artistic and personal achievements with strong symbolic resonance. Jon Balke (born...
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MIKE WESTBROOK “Band of Bands”
Mike Westbrook:
Band of Bands
Westbrook Records
westbrookjazz.co.uk
Chris Biscoe (cl., saxes), Karen Street (accordion, vocals), Mike Westbrook (piano), Marcus Vergette (double bass), Coach...
DANIELE DI BONAVENTURA AND ARILD ANDERSEN “Roots”
Daniele di Bonaventura and Arild Andersen
Roots
Tŭk Music, distr. Ducale
Personnel:
Daniele Di Bonaventura (bandoneón), Arild Andersen (bass)
Recorded in Cavalicco, August 8–9, 2022.
The...
FRESU / GALLIANO / LUNDGREN “Mare Nostrum IV”
Fresu / Galliano / Lundgren
Mare Nostrum IV
ACT, actmusic.com
Personnel:
Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flute), Richard Galliano (accordion, melodica), Jan Lundgren (piano).
Recorded in Noisy-le-Sec,...
SYLVIE COURVOISIER & MARY HALVORSON “Bone Bells”
Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson
Bone Bells
Pyroclastic Records
pyroclasticrecords.com
Personnel:
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), Mary Halvorson (guitar).
Recorded in Mount Vernon, May 7, 2024.
This captivating...
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KAI WINDING “Duo Bones”
Kai Winding
Duo 'Bones'
Red Records, distr. IRD
Personnel:
Kai Winding, Dino Piana (trombones), Enrico Pieranunzi (piano), Giovanni Tommaso (bass), Tullio De Piscopo (drums).
Recorded...
ETERNAL TRIANGLE “Gravity” and “Moving On”
The Eternal Triangle
Gravity
Jazz Now, Jazz in Britain
jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com
Hertfordshire, 2023
Moving On (Live in Nijmegen)
Sound of Niche
soundofniche.bandcamp.com
Nijmegen, November 26, 2023
Personnel:
...