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Bonjintan: Dental Kafka

Read "Dental Kafka" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The sophomore effort by Akira Sakata's quartet Bonjintan, which translates into “ordinary person" might actually be better interpreted as “egalitarian." Notice that neither the quartet's name nor the album cover mention the saxophonist's name. Like the initial, self-titled 2017 release on Sakata's Daphnia Records, Dental Kafka focuses on a quartet sound and four equal musicians improvising. Certainly due to the legendary status of the septuagenarian saxophonist, listeners will focus attention on the great man, but this release is ...

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Giovanni di Domenico / Peter Jacquemyn / Chris Corsano: A Little Bit Off The Top

Read "A Little Bit Off The Top" reviewed by John Sharpe


Three adept protagonists in the free improv arena assemble in a multinational gathering on A Little Bit Off The Top. Both Italian pianist Giovanni Di Domenico and Belgian bassist Peter Jacquemyn are active on the Brussels scene, while American drummer Chris Corsano shares experience with the pianist of hook ups with the likes of guitarist Jim O'Rourke and veteran Japanese saxophonist Akira Sakata. The limited edition LP presents a threesome with an egalitarian outlook, manifest in the how the focus ...

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Giovanni di Domenico - Alexandra Grimal: Chergui

Read "Chergui" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


These duets by like-minded improvisers, Giovanni di Domenico (piano) and Alexandra Grimal (saxophones) were recorded over two-nights at a Paris theater, radiating classical recital hall-like sonic characteristics. Overall, these two-discs spotlight the artists' symmetrical encounters and intuitive dialogues, spanning core improvisational aspects, nouveau classical applications and jazzy choruses. Nonetheless, the musicians dig deep while interrogating each other's spur of the moment thoughts and supplying a collection of glistening contrasts, whether sublime or when they raise the energy level.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Dental Kafka

Trost Records
2020

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A Little Bit Off The...

NoBusiness Records
2016

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Chergui

Ayler Records
2015

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A Little Bit Off The...

NoBusiness Records
2015

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