Progressive - CD Reviews (378)
This Spanish jazz-rock octet has been creating a buzz since the launching of its 2004 release titled Que Me Dices. Yet greater exposure should be in order with th…
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As a Psychologist/Neuroscientist, Baltimore resident Stobu Nowe might have some added insight, regarding the mind’s elucidation of melody within freely improvised musica…
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His debut release Into the Barn was one of the unanticipated surprises of 2005. And as the liners intimate, Swiss trumpeter Manuel Mengis doesn’t rush into things…
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Legendary performers from legendary progressive-rock bands carve out their own little oddball niche on this live recording. Here, vocalist/guitarist Daevid Allen (Gong &…
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The legacy of these two Norwegian musicians’ affiliation reverts back to 1994 when "The Sea" quartet was inaugurated and issued by this estimable record label. But due t…
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The legacy of these two Norwegian musicians’ affiliation reverts back to 1994 when "The Sea" quartet was inaugurated and issued by this estimable record label. But due t…
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Trombonist Wayne Henderson has been in the music business for the past 50 years. At the age of 68, he is taking the bebop gallops of Dizzy Gillespie and the swinging tra…
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This 2008 effort by fretless touch guitarist/bassist Trey Gunn looms as a natural extension or perhaps progression of his evolving musicality, hearkening back to his ini…
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French drummer/percussionist and composer Michel Blanc is an idea-man and gifted technician who records for a cutting-edge record label that enlists artists who m…
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Canadian tenor saxophonist Michael Adkins has called New York City his home since 1998, after two stints at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. In turn,…
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Yumi Hara Cawkwell, is a psychiatrist who relocated to the UK in 1993 and went on to receive a PhD in composition at City University in London. She’s won several …
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New York native, saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon began playing at the age of ten. Early years of lengthy practice led to solo appearances with the Julius Grossman or…
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This is a superfine debut release by a Dutch progressive-rock band that seemingly aims to make a difference within the grand scheme of matters. Fronted by classically-tr…
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The opening cut, "gNash," informs us of the album’s message: "The squeamish need not apply." A slightly off-kilter beat by Motian and Hebert underpins Kolker’s and Aberc…
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Beauty takes on various shapes and colors with this 2008 release, highlighting the broad talents of Polish pianist Marcin Wasilewski and his fellow countrymen. The trio …
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The title of saxophonist/composer Pete Robbins’ new 2008 effort is named after an e.e.cummings poem. And while he’s uncertain about the literal meaning, the phrase insti…
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E_L_B is made up of three highly technically skilled and artistically developed musicians who originally came together and released their first CD in 2001. Now, seven ye…
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Drummer/percussionist Matt Jorgensen’s regular band releases this disc, Another Morning, their fourth studio recording on the Origin label. The longtime band mate…
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Danish multi-instrumentalist Robin Taylor could conceivably become an ambassador for the overall betterment of progressive-rock. His 2008 release conveys a sense of anti…
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With her first release for ECM Records in over a decade, legendary vocalist Norma Winstone aligns her multifarious talents with a German-Italian duo for a jazz-chamber l…
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