André Mehmari Trio – Na Esquina do Clube com o Sol na Cabeça (Tratore, 2019) Composer André Mehmari is one Brazil’s leading piano and keyboard…
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Tag: contemporary jazz
Ilugdin Trio Gravitates Towards a More Elegant and Structured Jazz Sound
Ilugdin Trio – Reflection (Losen Records, 2020) An album of cinematic piano music rooted in classical music and jazz forms. This Russian band from Moscow…
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Telergy – “Black Swallow”
Telergy – Black Swallow I have already reviewed a few of Telergy’s albums and they are usually very good. Telergy released their fourth album, Black…
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City of Guitar of Dreams
Chico Pinheiro – City of Dreams (Buriti, 2020) City of Dreams is a contemporary instrumental jazz album from Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro. The guitar virtuoso…
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Keith Jarrett Reveals Budapest Concert Recorded at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Budapest Concert is the title of the new album from celebrated pianist Keith Jarrett. It is the second complete show to be issued from Keith…
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Experimental Jazz Guitarist Ray Russell Announces Fluid Architecture
Fluid Architecture (Cuneiform Records) is the title of the new album from British experimental jazz guitarist Ray Russell. Ray Russell released various influential experimental albums,…
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Superb Fusion with a Wassulu Approach
Duende Libre – The Dance She Spoke (Duende Libre, 2020) Seattle-area band Duende Libre plays fantastic contemporary jazz fusion with a world music edge. It…
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The Inventive Genre Defying Guitar of Craig Green
Craig Green – Love Notes in Binary Code (Discus Music, 2020) Guitarist and composer Craig Green has released this superb instrumental album that crosses musical…
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Lonely Shadows, the Latest from Pianist Dominik Wania
Polish pianist Dominik Wania is set to release Lonely Shadows (ECM Records) on September 18. Dominik Wania has a classical background, but he also has…
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Guitarist Terje Rypdal to Release Conspiracy in September 2020
Norwegian contemporary jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal is set to release Conspiracy, his first new ECM studio album in two decades. Rypdal’s present-day ensemble includes Ståle…
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