Mazur/Neuringer – Diachronic Paths Relative Pitch CD (2016) Recorded November 13, 2013 in Krakow, Poland Personnel: Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone) Rafal Mazur (bass guitar) Review Bass and Saxophone duo Mazur/Neuringer journey through an improvised song set that is at times equal parts playful, fierce and inventive. The duo of Philadelphia-based saxophonist Keir Neuringer and Polish bassist
Pulcinella – The Dreemzboat! Personnel: Colin Sanderson (electric guitar) Paul Feitzinger “Clambo” (drums) Andrew MacLarty “Captain Careful” (modular synth and lead vocals on the track “Varying Intensities (feat. Orgasm Avenue)”) Jodi Gay-Cooper – (electric guitar on track three “Varying Intensities (feat. Orgasm Avenue)”) Track Listing: I Never Said You Could Stop Doing That Puls’d Tydez
A review for Buoyancy, by the Ingrid Laubrock-Tom Rainey Duo, is now available here.
Ingrid Laubrock-Tom Rainey Duo Relative Pitch (CD) Personnel Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones) Tom Rainey (drums) Track List Buoyancy Twenty Lanes The Museum of Human Achievement Thunderbird Review The aptly titled Buoyancy is the new release by two of New York’s top improvising artists, Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey. This music was recorded at the end of a 17-date
A new review, written by Marc Edwards, is available here.
Ches Smith-Craig Taborn-Mat Maneri ECM (2016) Personnel Ches Smith (percussion, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Track Listing The Bell (9:29) Barely Intervallic (7:43) Isn’t It Over? (13:11) I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the Earth (10:47) I Think (9:31) Wacken Open Air (5:16) It’s Always Winter (Somewhere) (5:32) For Days (6:38)
William Hooker NoBusiness Records (Limited Edition Box Set, 4 CDs) Drummer William Hooker (b. June 18, 1946) is a player who gives absolutely everything in performance. Not only does he put his entire being into the music, but in each setting, whether in concert or on recordings, he gives listeners a complete picture of his
A review of Live in Greenwich Village, by Michael Attias’ long-time trio Renku, is now available here.
Renku Clean Feed (2016) Personnel Michaël Attias (alto saxophone) John Hébert (bass) Satoshi Takeishi (drums) Review The latest release by Renku, featuring Michaël Attias, John Hébert, and Satoshi Takeishi is a live recording of their 2014 Sound It Out concert series performance. This trio has been playing together for well over a decade and this
Jemeel Moondoc & Hilliard Greene Relative Pitch (CD) Personnel Jemeel Moondoc (alto saxophone) Hilliard Greene (bass) Review I have had the pleasure of seeing Jemeel Moondoc and Hilliard Greene play live. I recall seeing Jemeel playing at a free jazz series on the Lower East Side at the Chase Manhattan Bar and Grille some years
