The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs: Deep Song

by Chris May
October 18, 2010

On Deep Song, London based singer Fumi Okiji and looped up guitarist Stefano Kalonaris--recording under the auspices of the experimentally inclined, but historically literate, musicians' collective F-IRE--offer a noir-ish, digital-age spin on jazz standards and the Great American Songbook. Okiji has explored similar material with the Portrait Bellevue trio featuring cellist Ben Davis and pianist Zac Gvirtzman, and Kalonaris has done so via vintage jazz ensembles on the cabaret circuit. Deep Song takes 10 popular and jazz standards--from ...