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Kasperi Sarikoski: Three Plus One
by Friedrich Kunzmann
The trombone seems to be going through somewhat of a renaissance in 2020. That's only if a period when albums such as Grachan Moncur III's Some Other Stuff (Blue Note, 1965) were released can be considered the instrument's heyday in jazz. But fresh Norwegian input--captured on Oyvind Braekke's sextet release Wilderness (Oslo Recording Sessions, 2020)--graced the early spring of 2020, and New York-based trombonist Nick Finzer followed with a similar sextet concept, revealing another highlight of the year in the ...
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by Chris Mosey
The New York-based duo of guitarist Mike Bono and pianist Christian Li celebrate a decade of collaboration with Visitors, which they see as a souvenir of the past and a blueprint for the future." It's a varied album of nine originals, with engineer Pran Bandi trying as much as possible to recreate a live atmosphere in the studio, facilitating communication and connection. The opening number, Puddles," is pleasantly meditative with an interesting solo from Dayna Stephens on ...
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Losing Eurydice (feat. Antonio Sánchez)
From: Held TogetherBy Christian Li
Greenlit
From: <3 BirdBy Christian Li