J – K – L

All artists filed by last name under J, K and L :

Wojtek Groborz Trio | Yet Another Bebop Day | Not Two Records

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Bebop is still very much alive as you will find after listening to this CD. But you will find the opposite view written by many jazz historians who write, that bebop has never been understood in full and has been forgotten since the late 1940s. Parker and Gillespie’s music is still very much alive and inspiring many jazz musicians. I would like to state clearly that so called “modern jazz” began with bebop and that bebop is not the beginning of jazz. Henryk Cholinski Continue reading →

Illàchime Quartet | I’m Normal, My Heart Still Works | fratto 9

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Illàchime Quartet is an instrumental ensemble based in Naples (Italy) that joins electronics and acoustic instruments. It gathers sounds and noises from the surroundings as well as scattered fragments of acoustic memories, which form the texture for the interventions of the musicians along rough and terse lines, often improvised. Final target: to intrigue and to seduce the audience by means of an unconventional, highly kinematic sonic experience. This new album contains six tracks and a ghost track. Continue reading →

Jared Smith | Seven Minutes Before The Bombs Drop

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“For Smith, there is a kind of pathos in human attempts to replicate the unfathomable beauty of a mountain or a star-filled sky, a pathos, which is worthy of regret, even mocking, but never rage, scorn, or absolute despair. Though his tone could not be called gentle, it is sympathetic to the human condition and the futility, frustration, sorrow, and bewilderment that accompany it. This sympathy elevates his poetry to the levels of the masters who have influenced him” — Joselle Vanderhooft Continue reading →

Esther Lamneck | Eugenio Sanna | Intentions | Amirani Records

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It’s a real happening, that Esther Lamneck and Eugenio Sanna, who have been working for more than fifteen years close together, finally found the opportunity to show their partnership on record. The release of their Amirani cd “Intentions” proves thet they are not only two wonderful musicicans, but they even belong to a generation of creative artists, that open doors for new fresh ways of Improvisation. John Rottiers, Antwerp, Belgium, August 2007 Continue reading →

Esther Lamneck | Claudio Lugo | GenoaSoundCards | Amirani Records

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Sounds are like dancing souls in these deeply experienced promenades through Genoa places and rows and docks and voices. Archaic hungarian Tàrogatò surprising tone played in a contemporary attitude by Esther Lamneck finds in Claudio Lugo’s curved soprano sax the perfect partner to melt their horns with the living humours of the town sounds. Recorded live in the streets and on the docks. Beautiful video track by Roberto Merani, filming the transformation and the evolution of this magic sea town, adds fresh and nostalgic sights, a sort of keen sounding image. Deep feeling work! Continue reading →

Gianni Lenoci | Carlos Zingaro | Marcello Magliocchi | Serendipity | Amirani Records

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Recorded live at 2007 Bari jazz festival here is an excellent and vivid performance. The free violin legend Carlos Zingaro along with the subtleness of Gianni Lenoci ‘s touch on and in the piano and the colourful energetic percussion of Marcello Magliocchi deliver a fresh, deep, sometimes joyous music. Like children with precious thing in their hands, the trio dangerously manage the sound developments with a great sensitivity and brave directions. The attention to quality and drama of what is taking shape under their playing seems to get back in a sort of reflection, a surprising discovery of an unexpected beauty. Continue reading →

Faruq Z. Bey with Northwoods Improvisers | Ashirai Pattern | Entropy Stereo Recordings

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A diverse follow up to their 19 Moons release of 2002. The groups has added longtime Bey collaborator Mike Carey (flute/tenor saxophone) to the ensemble. Ashirai Pattern embodies a higher spiritual plane and elements of mysticism in an aural feast. Instrumentation includes vibes, marimba, voice, bass, drums, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, violin, and percussion. Continue reading →