20 Oct

[ 2019 Why Play Jazz – 25th October release – (WPJ051) – Peuker 8 – Radiance ]

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releases October 25, 2019

” Throughout Radiance, Peuker and company manage to push the boundaries of chamber rock by achieving a level of unpredictability and rawness that goes beyond that moniker ” – Mike Borella , Avant Music News

The third Peuker 8’s album, Radiance goes even further beyond what their last year’s WPJ debut Influx set up as a boundary. Or shall I say rather the lack of ones, TBPH. The Octet of young musicians led by the guitarist Paul Peuker definitely is showing themselves as a new voice on XXI century music firmament and they made a milestone in their achievement since bands 2014’s Nabel records debut Resound.

18 Oct

[ October the 25th release via Ridgeway Records: Denson/Pilon/Blade – Between Two Worlds ]

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Denson’s trio recording features a collaboration with French guitarist Romain Pilon and celebrated U.S. drummer Brian Blade, available October 25, 2019 via Ridgeway Records

“Jeff is an exceptional musician who is a creative force … He is always thinking outside the box and bringing his musicality and lyricism to all of his work.” – Lee Konitz

“Denson is breaking new musical ground, proving that he should be counted as one of the leading bassists of contemporary jazz.” – Teddy Doering, Jazz Podium

17 Oct

[ October 18th release on Capri Records: Chip Stephens & Glenn Wilson – Sadness and Soul ]

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release date: 18th October, 2019

“Chip Stephens is an impeccable technician, a clever, even daring composer, and a restless explorer of melody.” – Carlo Wolff, All About Jazz

“Glenn Wilson is an unsung hero in modern jazz.” – Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

“Sadness and Soul is warm, balanced, fluid music made from smartly chosen jazz standards and two originals played with feeling — for expressivity, yes, and for fun. May we please have more.” – Howard Mandel, writer, editor, President Jazz Journalists Association

16 Oct

[ October 25th release on Sunnyside Records: Laszlo Gardony – La Marseillaise ]

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release date: 25th October 2019; CD release concert on Thursday, October 24 at Birdland Theater, NYC

“Armed with a piano style that encompasses Bill Evans’s elegance, Herbie Hancock’s drive and Keith Jarrett’s passion, Gardony’s music … creates a meditative state conducive to the attainment of man’s most enduring and timeless aspirations.” – Eugene Holley, Village Voice

“He is a great musician and that’s all you need.” – Dave Liebman

12 Oct

[ October 18th release from Traumton: Escape Argot – You. Me. Them. ]

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release date: 18th October 2019

In March 2018, Escape Argot released the prominently cast Swiss trio to drummer Christoph Steiner (known from the band Hildegard learns to fly), his first joint album. Still Writing Letters was very well received internationally. The Confederation of Bern praised the “playful improvisational joke” of the “daring and enormously agile trio” and Bird Is The Worm was stunned to hear, “How suddenly they’re ready to shift into the most delicate phrasing, making the transition seem as natural as thunder to lightning, pressure into peace. “

Jazzzeitung.de summed up: “ Through their strong, homogeneous interplay, Escape Argot creates a very special sound, which unites musical opposites, grooving in a dreamlike way, and is determined by lyrical themes through to soulful, unbridled improvisations.”

And the Badische Zeitung from Freiburg stated: “Complex grammar and disarming directness, cleverly constructed textures and winning melos […] Escape Argot manages the feat of “

11 Oct

[ October the 18th release on Whirlwind Recordings: Rez Abbasi – A Throw of Dice by The Silent Ensemble]

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release date: 18th October, 2019

“Abbasi demonstrates that his music continues to thrill and seek out the new…” – Concerto Magazine

“In Abbasi’s hands, the globe’s music feels relentlessly new and progressive.” – Los Angeles Times

Comprehending the vastness of music’s evolution over almost a century, even in terms of jazz and world music alone, can be pretty mind-blowing – yet New York-based guitarist/composer Rez Abbasi spans that arc with an original release of quintet music based on A Throw of Dice (A Romance of India), a vintage black-and-white Indian-German silent film from 1929.

10 Oct

[ October 18th release on See Tao Recordings: John Yao’s Triceratops – How We do ? ]

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release date: 18th October 2019

“Boldly diverse, Yao’s compositions cut across the swath of contemporary jazz’s field, [amalgamating] a surprising range of styles and periods—sometimes within a single composition.” – Franz Matzner, All About Jazz

“John Yao makes it clear he’s not content to stand still.” – Jeff Potter, DownBeat

08 Oct

[ October the 18th release from the Intuition label: Gebhard Ullmann’s mikroPULS ]

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release date: 18th October 2019

German reed-man Gebhard Ullmann‘s mikroPULS quartet debuts on Intuition label. With well trusted company with which walking through the straight path of blues scales or going into off-roads of micro-tonality seems to be equally challenging and pleasant journey.

07 Oct

[ October the 18th release from Meta Records: Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas ]

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release date: 18 October 2019

World music pioneer Adam Rudolph and his ground-breaking Go: Organic Orchestra join forces with Brooklyn Raga Massive to create monumental new album: Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas, due out October 18, 2019 via Meta Records, bridges generations, cultures and traditions in a deep-rooted, forward-looking sound born of 21st-century innovation and hybrid voices

“Ragmala, A Garden of Ragas stands as a testament to his sui generis creative process. The two-disc set – a gorgeously complex tapestry of sounds, hues and sensations – features Rudolph’s Go: Organic Orchestra… in a sublime pairing with the Brooklyn Raga Massive.” – Suzanne Lorge, DownBeat Magazine

“Ragmala A Garland of Ragas is magnificent music for our times: earthy, glowing, roving and boundless in its creativity and challenging vision for a world united by music.” – Nelson Brill, Boston Concert Reviews

“Two of the most interesting bands in the USA….In the jazz world, not since Sun Ra has this reviewer heard anything so successful at reaching the parts other music generally fails to reach. Rudolph’s music could be described as magisterial, if this were not too high ego a term for such frankly generous, often improvisational playing and seamless integration of global sounds. This double album feels like a milestone in the evolution of truly world music.” – Fiona Mactaggart, London Jazz

06 Oct

[ October the 18th release from Traumton: Bread & Stars – Tales of Wanderlust ]

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release date: 18th October 2019

About two years ago, the debut album of this Austrian All Star band appeared, whose sound is at least as individual as the unusual list of instruments promises. With Tales Of Herbst in 2017, the musical storytellers left a deep impression on audiences and international media.

“… a genre-spanning music of delicate sounds and subtle developments. Jazz idiom, improvisation, folklore and Ethno combine these three experts to create their own world music. – Jazz Podium

“ The album has a darkly electronic atmosphere reminiscent of Nils Petter Molvar and Marilyn Mazur. The live performance brought the subtle melodic beauty of the composition and gave an extended insight into the delicacy and restraint of the trio’s richly layered unity of improvisation. It’s fascinating to see how a modern sound is created with these instruments. ” – London Jazz News ( Live concert review)