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Ståhls Trio: Källtorp Sessions Volume Two

Read "Källtorp Sessions Volume Two" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Ormai ne abbiamo l'ennesima conferma, Moserobie, l'etichetta del sassofonista Jonas Kullhammar, non sbaglia un colpo. Anche quest'ultima fatica del vibrafonista Mattias Stahl è un piccola perla che si aggiunge ad un catalogo ormai consolidato, testimonianza imprescindibile per capire i fermenti della scena jazzistica svedese. Ad accompagnare Stahl, membro stabile degli Angles di Martin Kuchen, un colombiano, il batterista Christopher Cantillo, e un canadese, il contrabbassista Joe Williamson. Non un incontro occasionale, come si potrebbe pensare, ma un trio ...

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Ståhls Trio: Källtorp Sessions Volume Two

Read "Källtorp Sessions Volume Two" reviewed by Mark Corroto


This is the third release by vibraphonist Mattias Ståhl, bassist Joe Williamson and drummer Christopher Cantillo and also the second release to come from the trio's 2017 studio recordings. Källtorp Sessions Volume Two adds trombonist Mats Äleklint on two tracks with Ståhl on soprano saxophone from what one assumes is an additional 2018 studio session. Like Källtorp Sessions Volume One (Moserobie, 2019), the performances are crisp and nattily sharp. Ståhl's vibraphone, which can be heard in bands such ...

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Viktor Skokic Sextett: Basement Music

Read "Basement Music" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Basement Music, the title of bassist Viktor Skokic's premiere as a band leader, refers not to the social isolation of the 2020 global pandemic, but to the sites of his compositional efforts. Written in his basement, and recorded prior to the lockdown, the music is actually the converse of social distancing—'converse' as in conversation. His 'Sextett' navigates some precarious and complicated directions, such as the album's opener “Tre." Constructed as a puzzle with odd-shaped pieces, the music favors sharp turns, ...

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Basement Music

Jazzland Recordings
2020

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