Guitarist Joe Wittman trios up with Daniel Duke/b and Keith Ballas/dr on a collection of originals and covers, displaying his allegiances. First tip of the pick goes to Grant Green, as Wittman carries the same mix of clean lines and…
Month: December 2023
Debbie Spring: Tocamos
Debbie Spring plays the five string viola, teaming up with Hal Roland/key, Rusty Heck/b, Ettienee Fuentes Jr/dr, David Schanzer/perc and a collectionof guests on this exciting album. Her tone is strong on the melodies, and she sure can carry out…
Mark Vickness Interconnected: In The Rain Shadow
Mark Vickness Interconnected: In The Rain Shadow If you’re looking for sounds inspired by the Paul Winter Consort or Oregon, look no further than this album by guitarist Mark Vickness. He brings together a pastoral team of Mads Tolling/vi, Matt…
Sara Serpa & Andre Matos: Night Birds
Dreamy soundscapes are put together with vocalist Sara Serpa and guitarist Andre Magtos, along with guests Dov Manskii/p-synth, Joao Pereira/dr, Sofia Jernberg-Lourenco/voc and Okkyung Lee/cel. Serpa’s ethereal voice is reminiscent of those Enya albums in the 80s and 90s, haunting…
Jesper Thorn: Dragor
Playing bass and some electronics, Jesper Thorn creates moods similar to ECM in terms of spaciousness, sounding highly influenced by Tomasz Stanko’s classic small group. He’s joined by Marc Mean/p-elec, Tbias Wiklund/ct, Cecile Strange/ts and Andreas Bernitt/vi-va for eight illuminative…
Silvan Joray: Updraft
Guitarist Silvan Joray forms a trio with Nadav Erlich/b and Jeff Ballard/dr for eleven originals. Joray never overplays a piece, keeping things simple as on tasty pieces like “Kokodrillo” or the folksy “At Long Last Love”. One hears a dash…
CHRISTMAS TIME…David Ian: Vintage Christmas Trio Melody, Nick Lowe: Quality Street
Pianist David Ian joins together with bassist Jon Estes and drummer Josh Hunt for a collection of clear and crystalline takes of Christmas carols. The team is dreamy for the tender moments of “Away In A Manger” and “O Little…
Miguel Espinoza Fusion: Gabriella
Best known for his flamenco guitar work, Miguel Espinoza mixes styles of all types akin to Al Di Meola on this exciting acoustic collection of musical directions. Usually “fusion” means “plugged in”, but while there are no Marshall amps, there…
Jeff Lederer with Mary Larose: Schoenberg On The Beach
Jeff Lederer plays clarinet and flute, co leading with vocalist Mary Larose and a supporting conglomerate of Hank Roberts/cel, Patricia Brennan/vib-el, Michael Formanek/b, Matt Wilson/dr and guest Marty Ehlich, who adds his bass clarinet to the elastic “The Pale Flowers…
Dani Oore & Florian Hoefner: Flying Pooka! The Ecstasy of Becoming
Pianist Florian Hoefner joins with Danie Oore playing the soprano voice or lending his voice to seven spontaneous originals. There are dots and dashes to “Little Awakenings”. Som rich classical piano and warm soprano on “Water to Land” with ethearl…