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Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Entity
by Neri Pollastri
Undicesimo album per l'Orchestra New York di Satoko Fujii, qui composta di tredici elementi, dei quali ben nove già presenti nel primo lavoro, South Wind, risalente al lontano 1997. Il disco è registrato nel maggio del 2019 ed è uscito già lo scorso anno, ma merita egualmente grande attenzione, in quanto si tratta di un lavoro di primissimo livello. Né poteva essere diversamente, considerando non solo la qualità media, altissima, delle produzioni della musicista giapponese, ma anche l'organico straordinario della ...
read moreSteph Richards: Supersense
by Mike Jurkovic
With all the threatening weirdness and desperate surrealism that has become life in the USA, it makes absolute sense that Supersense, daring trumpeter/composer Steph Richards' third full length album, starts out like an encroaching invasion of ants, or microbes, or a disruptive, divisive, myopic political movement. As with such forward seeking rebels as Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson and Yoko Ono, Richards' modus operandi is chiseled in the very foundations of the music itself. Never ...
read moreSatoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Entity
by Karl Ackermann
As she did in 2019, pianist/composer Satoko Fujiian artist at home in many formationsopens the new decade with an orchestra recording. Entity, from Fujii's Orchestra New York, is the eleventh release from the ensemble that has remained largely intact for almost twenty-three years. It is an all-star collective that includes saxophonists Oscar Noriega, Ellery Eskelin and Tony Malaby, trumpeters Natsuki Tamura and Herb Robertson, guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Ches Smith. Entity has its moments of tranquility but ...
read moreCuong Vu: Leaps of Faith
by Jerry D'Souza
Over the last 10 years, trumpeter Cuong Vu has made an impact as an innovator who filters music through the prism of his imagination. He has been agile enough to fit into bands as diverse as those led by Myra Melford and Pat Metheny, and has also carved a niche for himself as a leader who turns his compositions into distinctive portraits of startling imagery. On Leaps of Faith, he focuses his attention on three jazz standards, two pop tunes ...
read moreCuong Vu 4-Tet: Leaps of Faith
by Stephen Wood
Cuong Vu's Leaps of Faith is one of the most creative and thoughtful jazz recordings released so far this year, suggesting that jazz remains alive and thriving. Like the best of contemporary jazz, it's mixture of worlds is both atonal and melodic; free, but following form; complex, while also accessible. This record is rich in musical experiences, beginning with a free-flowing interpretation of the classic Body and Soul," that drifts along on Vu's tender trumpet lines. Another ...
read moreCuong Vu 4-Tet: Leaps of Faith
by C. Michael Bailey
The order and presentation of music on a recording or in a recital are every bit as important in the music producer's skill set as is choosing what music to include. Had trumpeter Cuong Vu introduced his Vu-Tet's Leaps of Faith with the title piece, or Child-Like (for Vina)," it would have been easy to dismiss the recording as a well-intentioned experiment, descending into noise and chaos before making its point. Instead, Vu and co-producer/bassist Luke Bergman wisely introduce the ...
read moreMark Aanderud, Hernan Hecht And Stomu Takeishi As Molé Present A New Take On The Piano Trio With Their Highly Evocative "RGB" On RareNoiseRecords
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hubtone PR
Freedom, experimentation and telepathy are the watch words for RGB, the latest transcendent collaboration of pianist-composer Mark Aanderud and drummer Hernan Hecht under their collective name of Molé. Joining the two longstanding partners on their second RareNoise outing is the inventive Japanese bassist and longtime New York resident Stomu Takeishi, whose highly expressive and adventurous low-end presence has graced albums by such forward-thinking, cutting-edge artists as saxophonist Henry Threadgill, cellist Erik Friedlander, trumpeter Cuong Vu, saxophonist Patrick Zimmerli, pianists Myra ...
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'Possible Fireworks' - Jane Scarpantoni, John Hollenbeck, Roy Nathanson, Stomu Takeishi
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All About Jazz
On Friday February 6 at 8 PM, BRIC Studio (Brooklyn Information and Culture) opens its spring season and its Possible Fireworks" series with alternative-music cellis Jane Scarpantoni, jamming with drummer John Hollenbeck, saxophonist Roy Nathanson and bass player Stomu Takeishi. The concert is at BRIC Studio, 57 Rockwell Place (off Fulton Street), in the heart of Brooklyn's downtown cultural district (subway: IRT Nevins Street, BMT DeKalb Avenue). Tickets are $10.00 ($8.00 for students, TDF vouchers accepted) - Telephone: (718) 855-7882, ...
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Supersense
From: SupersenseBy Stomu Takeishi
Entity
From: EntityBy Stomu Takeishi
Leaps of Faith
From: Leaps of FaithBy Stomu Takeishi