Month: July 2016

Nori: World Anew

Akin Adderley/voc, Erik Telford/tp-ah, Nick Litterski/key, Aaron Allen/b and Andy Beaudoin/dr make up the band Nori, mixing easy grooves with rich lyricism. Telford’s horn is cool and muted, or open and sweet, gliding over the trudging “Arirang” or fragrantly blowing…

Jim Self: Yo!

It’s pretty tough mixing jazz  with the tuba these days, but Jim Self makes it work .He released a strings album a few years ago that was impressive, and this one featuring the Latin music of Francisco Torres is just…