Post Tagged with: "Jazz"

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop, "When I Fall" (2024): Video premiere

Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop, “When I Fall” (2024): Video premiere

Here is the video premiere of “When I Fall” from ‘A Canadian Songbook,’ the new album by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop.

Tim Berne's Science Friction [Marc Ducret, Craig Taborn + Tom Rainey] - 'No Tamales on Wednesday' (2024)

Tim Berne’s Science Friction [Marc Ducret, Craig Taborn + Tom Rainey] – ‘No Tamales on Wednesday’ (2024)

By playing different songs after several more years of further developing their chemistry, Science Friction’s ‘No Tamales on Wednesday’ qualifies as a welcome official ‘new’ album by this long-defunct Tim Berne group.

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John Surman – ‘Words Unspoken’ (2024)

By painting impressionistic portraits out of cues and basic figures for ‘Words Unspoken,’ John Surman got the best contributions from his quartet.

Mary Halvorson - 'Cloudward' (2024)

Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024)

‘Cloudward’ offers a rare chance to see how Mary Halvorson’s music evolves when everything else is kept the same.

Art Pepper – 'Smack Up' (1960; 2024 reissue)

Art Pepper – ‘Smack Up’ (1960; 2024 reissue)

Craft Recordings’ new vinyl pressing of ‘Smack Up’ is flawless, a term that also describes this music from the late alto saxophonist Art Pepper.

Ivo Perelman, Barry Guy + Ramon Lopez - 'Interaction' (2024)

Ivo Perelman, Barry Guy + Ramon Lopez – ‘Interaction’ (2024)

‘Interaction’ really all of one big collection of amazing moments, a continuum of passion and a brainstorm of original ideas filtered through three highly trained instruments.

James Brandon Lewis - 'Transfiguration' (2024)

James Brandon Lewis – ‘Transfiguration’ (2024)

James Brandon Lewis’ quartet albums showcase other sides of his advanced artistry and that heavyweight band. ‘Transfiguration’ is jazz soul music of the highest order.

Peter Himmelman, Marcel Bonfim, Ozomatli + Others: Five for the Road

Peter Himmelman, Marcel Bonfim, Ozomatli + Others: Five for the Road

Peter Himmelman, Marcel Bonfim and Ozomatli are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Why Deelee Dube's 'Trying Times' Remains Such a Comfort

Why Deelee Dube’s ‘Trying Times’ Remains Such a Comfort

Relaxed yet articulate, it’s easy to see why Deelee Dube is the first European to win the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Ches Smith - 'Laugh Ash' (2024)

Ches Smith – ‘Laugh Ash’ (2024)

With Ches Smith’s recently-earned reputation comes higher expectations, and his upcoming ‘Laugh Ash’ lives up to it with another ambitious project that’s not a mere repeat of what he’s done before.