Free Jazz / Avante Garde - CD Reviews (1158)
The preponderance of modern jazz and jazz-improvisation aficionados should be well aware of what these respective stylists bring to the proverbial table as their resumes…
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Positioned in the crux of classic modernism and eclectic-bop expressionism, jazz trio White Rocket make compositions that speak volumes about how the language of music c…
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In Charles Evans’ hands, the baritone saxophone is truly capable of producing works of art that mesmerize audiences making them cognizant of every note, observing how so…
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A spiral of sounds, a tapestry of festive twirls, a conflagration of zig-zagging patterns, and trestles of liberating vibrations ornate Jason Rigby’s newly released soph…
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Together with bassist Joe Morris and drummer Whit Dickey, accomplished Matthew Shipp has forged a sequel to the trio’s first CD Piano Vortex. Harmonic Disorde…
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Part composition and a lot of improvisation, the music of the Convergence Ensemble is not for everyone. Especially if you usually listen to music with repetitive melodies a…
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Some people become well-known as a result of sheer determination that overcomes their lack of natural talent; others are gifted beyond measure with talent and never beco…
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Ma-Do, which means 'window' in Japanese, is also the name of pianist / composer Satoko Fujii's acoustic quartet. Featuring an all-Japanese lineup that includes her long-…
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In a recent interview in Cadence magazine, pianist and composer Satoko Fujii briefly discusses her four ongoing big bands - New York, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe. Unlike the ot…
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According to a recent interview, pianist and composer Satoko Fujii feels as if her music doesn't fit in anywhere - too odd for the jazz crowd, and too jazzy for the rock cr…
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Bruno Raberg is a Swedish bassist and composer, Lifelines is his sixth recording as leader. Raberg has assembled a group of outstanding musicians for this two CD out…
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In the liners, Dutch saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra ruminates about his American music influences leading to his development as an 'outside' player in The Netherlands. Here…
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New York City based, Connecticut transplant, flutist and composer Jamie Baum has led a envious career. As a first call flutist she has worked with such heavy weights as …
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Cutting-edge free-jazz and experimental guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil joins North Carolina keyboardist Dave Fox and his group for an aggressive and genre-crushing sojourn. F…
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Pianist/composer Michael Jefry Stevens has been an international force in creative improvised music for more than 35 years with 58 CDs and over 400 compositions to his cred…
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Harris Eisenstadt is perhaps one of the more musical drummers within the big picture of modern jazz, free-jazz improvisation and what many cite as, new music. This album…
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Third Eye Orchestra is the brainchild of New York composer Hans Tammen. The thirteen-piece ensemble consists of some of the Big Apple's most notable modern improvisers, eac…
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I'll go out on a very short limb by asserting that eminent Philadelphia-based vibist Khan Jamal is one of the true greats in the rather expansive world of progressive ja…
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Recorded in March 2008 for a French radio show, it's the duo's initial collaborative effort transferred to disc for mass consumption. On this release, bassists Joelle Le…
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Pianist and composer Frank Carlberg, who grew up in Helsinki, Finland, has a Bachelor’s degree from the Berklee College of Music and a Master’s degree from the New Engla…
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