Ways & Means
…’s up and coming new composers.” — Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz.com Green-Wood, the James Carney Group’s first album, received many accolades for Carney’s distinctive aesthetic – one which, in Troy Collins words, “blends classic modernism with knowing futurism.” In the two years since that record’s release, Carney has further pursued his vision of j…
The Songlines Anthology
…wonder Songlines has emerged as one of the world’s up-and-coming small jazz labels. Kudos to producer Tony Reif for fulfilling an ambitious vision.” — Steven A. Loewy, Allmusic.com “This collection has a lot of everything that makes the label distinctive.” — Andy Bartlett, Earshot Jazz “Musical connections and overlapping personnel create a textural…
Fun House
…endary. Benoît Delbecq is one of Europe’s most prominent jazz keyboardists; his compositions and elegant, complex improvisations build on John Cage’s prepared piano techniques. Add to this Steve Argüelles’ stealthy ‘assistance and obstacles’ live sampling, and three of the most celebrated rhythm section players of today, and the result is a multi-fa…
Warblepeck
…g-Holm, to create highly integrated, multi-faceted avant-jazz. As members of the NY jazz elite, Hollenbeck and Malaby had often played together in different contexts, but neither had been in a group with Lonberg-Holm, whose studies with Morton Feldman and background in rock, noise, electronics, and the Chicago improv scene provided a refreshing stim…
Human Activity Suite
…qually acclaimed for his work in various styles of world-jazz with groups such as Pachora, Tridruga, the Paradox Trio, Yuri Yunakov’s Bulgarian Wedding Band, and his own band the Commuters, as well as with oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen. Shepik conceived Human Activity Suite for his current working trio (Places You Go, Songlines) plus trumpet…
Canada Day III
…Kenny Wollesen have influenced me greatly. It has also become much more common to find very interesting drummer/composer/leaders who are not just the nominal heads of blowing sessions, but drummers with powerful composer/leader concepts – Gerry Hemingway and John Hollenbeck are examples that come to mind… Rock, textural free improvisation, African…
Ditty Blei
… Nominated for jazz record of the year, “Grinning” for jazz composition of the year, and Jensson for jazz performer of the year in the 2004 Icelandic Music Awards. “Probably the best jazz album ever recorded by an Icelander…The interplay is the strength of Hilmar’s quintet and if someone still has the misconception that his music is inaccessible t…
Simon Millerd
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In the Vernacular: The Music of John Carter
…l release — a stunning celebration of one of jazz’s undersung giants.” — Andrew Bartlett, Amazon.com…
Way Out East
… “…a perfectly balanced project of deeply felt chamber jazz…With both exquisite composition and passionate improvisation, this is one of the finest works of 2006…Perhaps it doesn’t fuse or span genres as much as it defies them, proving again that great art becomes its own category. Mainly I know this: I want to hear this music again and again, and…
