Progressive - CD Reviews (378)
Not that keyboardist Angelica Sanchez’ 2008 release is derivative, but she yields fruitful dividends with New York sax hero Tim Berne’s frequent collaborators, bassist D…
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This album by a French band that incorporates so many disparate styles into a singular group-centric voice stands as one of the surprise outings for me, during the 2008 …
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I first heard Steve Slagle about 15 years ago while he was with the Mingus Big Band when it was playing once a week at the Fez in Manhattan. (After a few years at the Ir…
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He’s performed with Vangelis and is considered an integral cog in the wheel of the Greek progressive-rock and avant-garde scenes. Here, drummer, keyboardist Chris Stassi…
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Here, French director Jerome de Missolz presents a trippy and psychedelic film of the Yohimbe Brothers in concert. Featuring guitar hero Vernon Reid and turntable…
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I’ve said it before and will restate that bassist/composer Michael Bates possesses the goods to make a notable difference within the progressive-jazz community. With his…
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The gentle voicing of Lizzy Parks highlights the orchestral tones of the swirling strings as a canopy of silky piano droplets canvass the songs on her latest CD Rais…
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I led 3 lives presents Peace Now, an eleven title progressive-electronica musical endeavour intermingling in many different soundscapes. I led 3 lives is a format…
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British keyboardist Alex Maguire is a stylistic instrumentalist, possessing mega-chops who has proven that jazz hath no borders. Whether performing jazz-rock or aligning…
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Saxophonist and composer Idit Shner, who grew up in Israel, joined the faculty of the University of Oregon as Instructor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies in 2006. Her educa…
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Guitarist and composer Yoshie Fruchter is another of John Zorn's recent musical discoveries who works in the increasingly audible - and visible - world of Radical Jewish Cu…
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Keyboardist Carolyn Hume gained notoriety via her five ambient-minimalist albums with drummer Paul May for U.K. based Leo Records. As this recording serves as a follow-u…
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I will boldly state that DFA’s fourth outing is its finest achievement to date. Those words might be a tad audacious since the Italian progressive/jazz-rock’s legacy is …
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Bassist and composer, Jamie Ousley introduces his composing and arranging mastery by collaborating with longtime friends and band mates, Pianist Phil Strange and Drummer…
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In Mercator, pianist/keyboardist Nick Manson has gathered a group of top musicians to record a CD commemorating Roby Duke, who died last year at 51.Manson hails f…
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The press material states that this 2008 release signifies the quartet’s first album that is backed by wider distribution, however it’s the band’s fourth effort to date …
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Performance jazz albums are a rare gem, and composer, guitarist and co-founder of the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra, Darrell Katz embarks on the adventure with the s…
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This 2008 effort marks the Canadian quartet’s fifth release and inaugural album for this estimable New York City-based progressive-rock and jazz record label. And after …
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Fabio Trentini is a well-known European record producer and leads this project under the moniker of the musical entity Moonbound, which is a compelling release recorded …
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Progressive-rock’s one and only Jethro Tull is nearing forty-years of service as a unit and its legacy continues via this 2008 DVD that highlights its performances in Ge…
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