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“-isq is one of the most talented lush-chic outfits we’ve heard for a long time” – Devils Kitchen Collective

“Two aspects of -isq give the band a special edge: Serra’s world-weary but captivating vocals; and the interplay between singer and bassist.” – Bruce Lindsay

“Great, highly musical launch gig by -isq at The Pizza Express Jazz Club tonight – like EST with vocals (& in an entirely good way)” – John L Walters

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Album Review

-isq: -Isq: Too

Read "-Isq: Too" reviewed by Luca Muchetti


Pop d'autore visto con le lenti dal jazz. Gli -isq sono una formazione inglese nelle cui file milita Irene Serra, cantante dalle origini italiane ma oggi stabilmente a Londra. Insieme a un pugno di musicisti divisi fra contrabbasso, batteria e pianoforte, è giunta al secondo album, presentato nella capitale inglese in un locale di Soho pochi mesi fa. Too è una seconda prova brillante, composta da una collezione di brani molto più vicini alla canzone pop (nel ...

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Extended Analysis

-Isq: Too

Read "-Isq: Too" reviewed by Phil Barnes


Vocal jazz gets a justifiably hard time these days--endless rehashes of “the Great American Songbook" or other Fifties showtunes, with high production values but little originality and even less to say. Enough to make any self-respecting reviewer power down their laptop you might think, but then out of the blue come gems like this from the improbably monikered -isq. -isq are a quartet who draw inspiration from jazz, taking it as their starting point but allowing other influences ...

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Album Review

-isq: Too

Read "Too" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Too is the second album from London-based quartet -isq. No surprise there. The slightly odd presentation of the band's name remains in place and continues to trouble the usually faultless activities of the planet's internet search engines. The line-up from debut album -isq (Cheesepeas Records, 2013) is still intact. The band's distinctive “every silver lining has a cloud" approach to songwriting--lyrics by singer Irene Serra--was a strength of the debut and is also pretty much at the core of these ...

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All About Jazz Upgrades to DISQUS Comments

All About Jazz Upgrades to DISQUS Comments

Source: All About Jazz

AAJ has replaced its custom comments functionality with DISQUS comments. DISQUS is one the world's premiere discussion platforms and it brings tremendous value to All About Jazz and Jazz Near You. We're talking a massive leap forward in reader engagement and a much improved end user experience resulting in what we hope are more natural conversations about jazz. Start discussions, track discussions, share discussions and make AAJ a more enjoyable place courtesy of DISQUS. Dig! Michael Ricci Founder ...

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Recording

Disques Air M.S. Launches Recording Rhodes Trip by Tomisheep

Disques Air M.S. Launches Recording Rhodes Trip by Tomisheep

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal based recording label Disques Air M.S. (Air M.S./Les Entreprises de Productions Air M.S. Mdia Inc.) proudly announces the launch of Rhodes Trip, the debut solo recording of original music by Tomisheep (Tams Brny). Rhodes Trip was produced by Eric Ranzenhofer for Air M.S. Media., and arrangements, mixing and mastering are by Tomisheep. Rhodes Trip is distributed by Distribution Select, Canada's largest independent music and video distributor.

Born in Sznolnok, Hungary, Tomisheep is a classically-trained Montreal based ...

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TV / Film

Academy Disqualifies 'Dark' Score

Academy Disqualifies 'Dark' Score

Source: All About Jazz

Music cue sheet lists five names as composers The score for “The Dark Knight" has been disqualified by the executive committee of the Academy music branch.

Formal letters to that effect are expected to go out this week to composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, who collaborated on the music. Their previous collaboration, on “Batman Begins," was similarly disqualified in 2005. Sources inside the committee said that the big issue was the fact that five names were ...

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Performance / Tour

David Rogers Quintet Night & Day Room at Bisquit BBQ Saturday, September 8th 9 PM

David Rogers Quintet Night & Day Room at Bisquit BBQ Saturday, September 8th 9 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Saturday, September 8, 9 pm David Rogers Quintet Night & Day Room at Bisquit BBQ 250 5th Ave. (at Carol St Park Slope) Brooklyn, NY 718-399-2161 Price: $10 plus drink Line-up: David Rogers (saxophones, composition) is an innovative composer and improviser whose music draws deeply on the jazz tradition and a range of other influences, from Latin dance rhythms to African folk songs. His music, heard from jazz clubs to ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Requiem For The...

Self Produced
2019

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'TOO'

Cheesepeas Records
2015

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Too

Cheesepeas Records
2015

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-Isq: Too

Cheesepeas Records
2015

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-isq

Cheesepeas Records
2012

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Requiem For The Faithful

From: Requiem For The Faithful
By ISQ

Zion

From: 'TOO'
By ISQ

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