22 Jul
Mason by Roger Mas Quintet
As if to make a statement about this quintet's intentions, Mason opens with Coltrane's "Moments Notice." It is a light, airy version, with drummer Juanma Nieto …
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If you enjoy contemporary straight-ahead jazz, this record is sure to please. Penman is a bassist from New Zealand who relocated to New York in 1995, and this is his sec…
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29 Jun
Postcards by TRI-FI
The jazz trio is of course one of the pillars of instrumentation for the expression of jazz music. It contains only the essential ingredients: rhythm, a bass line foundatio…
One of the non-musical challenges every recording artist faces is what to title their records. There are doubtless many approaches to this task, from seeking serious ins…
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Brooke Sofferman, a former student of John Abercrombie's, is an 'emerging' tour-de-force in neo-bop jazz. As you will sense immediately when you spin Fine Whines,…
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