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Eliogabal: Mo
Eliogabal:
Mo

(BeCoq -- France )


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Sharing members of the band F.A.T., the Lille, France on based quintet Eliogabal of Mael Bougeard & Sakina Abdou on saxophones, Paul Menard on guitar, Thomas Coquelet on bass and Pierre Pasquis on drums, declares themselves a free jazz rock progressif, performing complex and assertive music that takes time for contemplative musing among strong lyrical riffs, twists and turns.

Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Lunar Error: Plafond De Verre
Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Lunar Error:
Plafond De Verre

(BeCoq -- France )


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The French Lunar Error Ensemble employ acoustic and electric instruments including reeds, piano, percussion, electric guitars, synth & computers to create complex drone and sonic environments, here performing Jean-Luc Guionnet's work for micro-variations and harmonic interference, a slowly building and massive work recorded in the resonance of the Protestant temple, in Reims.

Hippie Diktat: Black Peplum
Hippie Diktat:
Black Peplum

(BeCoq -- France )


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Primal instrumental rock with an aggressive bent from the French trio of Antoine Viard on baritone saxophone, Julien Chamla on drums and Richard Comte on guitar, their large sound built on the persistent use of raw and primitive rhythms, and a monumental textures made out of amplified baritone saxophone and electric baritone guitar.

Marclay, Christian / Elliott Sharp: 97 IS 97
Marclay, Christian / Elliott Sharp:
97 IS 97

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Essential members of the Downtown NY scene since 1981, the collaborations of turntablist Christian Marclay and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp, here on 8 string guitarbass, bass clarinet & electronics, is distilled in this extremely creative electroacoustic/concrete duo, recorded live in convert at the Knitting Factory in December, 1997.

Musicworks: #141 WINTER 2021/2022 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#141 WINTER 2021/2022 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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The Winter 2021/22 issue of Canada's premiere music magazine explores the creative ideas of artists engaged in beautiful, daring musical acts of innovation, celebration, and resistance--Alanna Stuard, Yves Charuest, Roxanne Nesbitt, New Age Doom & Lee Scratch Perry--plus Beny Esguerra, Jessica McMann, Juro Kim Feliz, Backward Music; and recorded & live reviews, features, &c. &c.

Studio Dan / Anthony Coleman: ...Im Gebirg
Studio Dan / Anthony Coleman:
...Im Gebirg

(ROS -- Germany )


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In 2019, the Ensemble Studio Dan commissioned Downtown New York composer and pianist Anthony Coleman for a new work, fluctuating in fascinating ways between contemporary music and jazz forms, premiered at the Saalfelden Jazz Festival and also presented in Vienna at the Jeunesse Special 2019, live at Porgy and Bess, from which this album was superbly recorded.

Studio Dan / Christian F. Schiller: HOHNOR [CD-EP]
Studio Dan / Christian F. Schiller:
HOHNOR [CD-EP]

(ROS -- Germany )


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A chamber music piece for two harmonicas and an ensemble of strings, brass and drums, written by Austrian composer Christian F. Schiller, originally premiered at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York in 2017 by the Austrian new music ensemble Studio Dan directed by Daniel Riegler, who perform the work again in the studio in Vienna in 2019 for this album release.

Studio Dan / Fred Frith: Rocket Science #1 #5 #8 [CD-EP]
Studio Dan / Fred Frith:
Rocket Science #1 #5 #8 [CD-EP]

(ROS -- Germany )


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Originally commissioned by Music Traditions Inc. for the Paul Dresher Ensemble and premiered at Z Space in San Francisco in 2012, this adaptation of three numbered works by composer, improviser & multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith was part of Studio Dan's homage to Frank Zappa, written using strong rhythmic structuresÊand melodies associated with Frith's voice as a composer.

Studio Dan / Michel Doneda: Fanfare III
Studio Dan / Michel Doneda:
Fanfare III

(ROS -- Germany )


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Based on the improvisations and sounds generated by soprano/sopranino saxophone player Michel Doneda, composer and Studio Dan director Daniel Riegler developed this work, at the intersection of Doneda's radical tonal language and Riegler's idiosyncratic music, performed live at Stanica Zilina in Slovakia in 2012 with an ensemble including Doneda himself.

Drifting Box Celebration : Noeud-Col
Drifting Box Celebration :
Noeud-Col

(BeCoq -- France )


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Since 2010 the French band Drifting Box Celebration has blurred the lines between jazz, free improvisation and contemporary compositional music, led by drummer and composer Sylvain Marty and here with Stephane Arbon on double bass, Franck Pilandon on saxophones, Clement Gibert on clarinet & saxophone, David Audinet on trombone and Alexandre Peronny on cello.

E42.A8: IIII [2 CDs]
E42.A8:
IIII [2 CDs]

(Not On Label -- France )


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A double CD compilation released to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the electro-acoustic improv space E42.A8 based in Tournai, Belgium, featuring 21 musicians, in varying ensembles, from 2 to 9 people, presenting an eclectic and diverse mix of styles and approaches to experimental music through textures, rhythm, and indescribable sound sources; fascinating.

Ellestad, Mark: Discreet Angel
Ellestad, Mark:
Discreet Angel

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Three chamber works by Calgary, Canadian composer Mark Ellestad composed between 1988 and 1994 and recently retrieved by the composer, including the title track, a graceful solo guitar work performed by Christián Alvear; a meditative piece for pump organ & Hardanger fiddle performed by the composer; and a large work for violin and cello performed by Apartment House.

Granberg, Magnus and Skogen: How Lonely Sits the City?
Granberg, Magnus and Skogen:
How Lonely Sits the City?

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Composer and pianist Magnus Granberg developed this delicately introspective work as a collaboration between his Skogen ensemble and cellist Leo Svensson Sander & harpist Stina Hellberg Agback, concerning the development of art in times of crisis, using Messiaen's "Quatuor pour la fin de temps" (Quartet for the End of Time) as a basis, and brought into focus by actual pandemic.

Houben, Eva-Maria: Together On The Way
Houben, Eva-Maria:
Together On The Way

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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A brooding work for pipe organ, piano and percussion, created by composer Eva-Maria Houben and the GBSR Duo of Siwan Rhys & George Barton, commissioned by the 2021 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and recorded in concert in the resonance of of Huddersfield's St. Paul's Hall using the organ built by Wood's of Huddersfield.

Paiuk, Gabriel: Adjacent Sound
Paiuk, Gabriel:
Adjacent Sound

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Four works from Amsterdam-based Argentina composer Gabriel Paiuk, particularly "The Construction of an Imaginary Acoustic Space" about the intertwining of technology, affect, space and listening, performed by the New European Ensemble in a mix of strings, reed, brass, piano and tape; also a solo work for cello; a solo work for piano; and a piece for three clarinets.

Shim, Kunsu: LUFT.INNERES
Shim, Kunsu:
LUFT.INNERES

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Six chamber works for strings by Korean composer and Fluxus performance artist Kunsu Shim, performed by the Luna String Quartet, "specialists in quiet music", along with six short pieces written for Kunsu by composer friends and collaborators, including Arnold Marinissen, Ammon Wolman, Alwynne Pritchard, Nicolaus A. Huber, Gerhard Stabler and Anton Lukoszeviez

Berne, Tim / Gregg Belisle-Chi: Mars
Berne, Tim / Gregg Belisle-Chi:
Mars

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Succinct interpretations of compositions by New York saxophonist and composer Tim Berne, performed by Berne himself in a duo with guitarist Gregg Belisle-Chi, whose collaborations with Berne and his recent album Koi: Performing the Music of Tim Berne show Belisle-Chi to be the most capably informed player to accompany Berne in these thoughtful renderings.

Hawkins, Alexander Mirror Canon: Break A Vase
Hawkins, Alexander Mirror Canon:
Break A Vase

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Another wonderfully ambitious and superbly executed album from pianist and composer Alexander Hawkins, with nods to Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill and even Johann Sebastian Bach, expanding his core trio of bassist Neil Charles and drummer Stephen Davis with saxophonist & clarinetist Shabaka Hutchings, guitarist Otto Fischer and drummer Richard Olatunde Baker.

Lopez, Brandon / Tom Rainey / Ingrid Laubrock: No Es La Playa
Lopez, Brandon / Tom Rainey / Ingrid Laubrock:
No Es La Playa

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Despite five years of performance in the NYC area, this is the debut album of the collective trio of Ingrid Laubrock on saxophones, Brandon Lopez on bass and Tom Rainey on drums, fueled by the near-telepathic rapport of Laubrock & Rainey and expanded by the ferocious and astute contributions of Lopez, avoiding histrionics through literate and impeccably controlled discourse.

Ziegele's, Omri Where's Africa: That Hat
Ziegele's, Omri Where's Africa:
That Hat

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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One of Swiss saxophonist Omri Ziegele smaller group formations with Yves Theiler on electric keyboards and Dario Sisera on drums & percussion, in a lyrical set of compositions yielding strong soloing over solid grooves and warm moods, highlighting Ziegele's remarkably fluid playing; it's nearly jazz/rock fusion, but at heart it's a solid jazz album.

Malaby's, Tony Sabino (w / Monder / Formanek / Rainey): The Cave Of Winds
Malaby's, Tony Sabino (w / Monder / Formanek / Rainey):
The Cave Of Winds

(Pyroclastic Records -- USA )


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Updating his Sabino quartet of Michael Formanek on double bass and Tom Rainey on drums with guitarist Ben Monder taking Marc Ducret's role, saxophonist Tony Malaby, here on tenor & soprano, charges forward with both modern, angular NY jazz and with experimental free improv both light and dark, in this captivating studio album of six Malaby compositions and one collective improv.

Rzewski, Frederic: Speaking Rzewski: Performed by Stephane Ginsburgh
Rzewski, Frederic:
Speaking Rzewski: Performed by Stephane Ginsburgh

(Sub Rosa -- Belgium )


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Composer Frederic Rzewsk is known for his associations with John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Alvin Curran & Richard Tietelbaum, &c.; he wrote a number of text pieces for solo piano about life, philosophy and politics, many premiered by pianist and narrator Stephane Ginsburgh, who here presents seven such compositions, several written for Ginsburgh himself.

Malaby, Tony / Angelica Sanchez / Tom Rainey: Huapango
Malaby, Tony / Angelica Sanchez / Tom Rainey:
Huapango

(RogueArt -- France )


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Updating their collaboration since the 2004 Alive in Brooklyn album from the trio of saxophonist Tony Malaby, drummer Tom Rainey and Angelica Sanchez on piano & Wurlitzer electric piano, contrasting that double album with a set of 10 succinct collective improvisations, inspired work of intuitive playing and a creative chemistry that only such long association can bring.

Tucker, Dave / Pat Thomas / Thurston Moore / Mark Sanders: Educated Guess Vol. 2
Tucker, Dave / Pat Thomas / Thurston Moore / Mark Sanders:
Educated Guess Vol. 2

(577 Records -- USA )


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The 2nd half of guitarist Dave Tucker's live concert at London's Cafe OTO, bringing together himself, pianist/keyboardist Pat Thomas, guitarist Thurston Moore and drummer/percussionist Mark Sanders for two extended improvisations of spontaneous performance, layering guitars over complex drum arrangements,and distinctive electronic manipulation.

Bourne, Matthew / Emil Karlsen: The Embalmer
Bourne, Matthew / Emil Karlsen:
The Embalmer

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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First meetings between British pianist Matthew Bourne and Norwegian drummer Emil Karlsen, two intrepid and like-minded improvisers using unusual techniques, preparations, inside playing and unusual percussive sources that fuel technically superb performances from both musicians, heard in six improvisations informed by masterful skill and creative drive.

Elliott, Moppa: Jazz Band / Rock Band / Dance Band [2 CDs]
Elliott, Moppa:
Jazz Band / Rock Band / Dance Band [2 CDs]

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


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An unusual conglomerate of styles across 2 CDs from bassist Moppa Elliott, featuring three bands: Advancing on a Wild Pitch, his jazz band with Danny Fox, Christian Coleman, Sam Kulik & Charles Evans; Unspeakable Garbage, his rock band with Jon Irabagon and Nick Millevoi; and the 9-piece "dance" band Acceleration Due To Gravity with Nate Wooley, Ava Mendoza, Mike Pride, &c.

Expanse (PEK / Knoblach): Breadth
Expanse (PEK / Knoblach):
Breadth

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The project name inspired by the concepts of space and restraint, this well-recorded live performance between multi-reedist/instrumentalist David Peck and drummer Michael Knoblach, both using a wealth of percussive devices and sonorous instruments, was live-streamed from the Boston Evil Clown Headquarters, showing the "Breadth" of their expansive ears.

Leap of Faith (PEK / Lomon / Epps / McBride / Rosenthal / Simches): Meaning Arising
Leap of Faith (PEK / Lomon / Epps / McBride / Rosenthal / Simches):
Meaning Arising

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A new quintet lineup for the long-running Boston collective Leap of Faith, expanding the core duet of David Peck on reeds & flutes and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, with trumpeter Ellwood Epps, double bassist Nate McBride, drummer Eric Rosenthal, and transformed by live signal processing from Joel Simches, performing a powerful and extended post-pandemic concert.

Rempis / Harnik / Zerang: Astragaloi
Rempis / Harnik / Zerang:
Astragaloi

(Aerophonic -- USA )


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The 3rd release for the trio of Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis, German pianist Elisabeth Harnik and Chicago percussionist Michael Zerang, performing live at the 2020 ArtActs Festival in St Johan Austria for five outstanding improvisations fueled by their previous trio & duo work and flavored with inside piano preparations, hand percussion and superb soloing from all three.

Simulacrum (PEK  / Moores / Woods / Gruen / Simches): Phantasmagoria
Simulacrum (PEK / Moores / Woods / Gruen / Simches):
Phantasmagoria

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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An offshoot of the Metal Chaos Ensemble featuring three of the core members--PEK on reeds, winds and the Evil Clown arsenal of percussion, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar, and electronics, joined by guest Mike Gruen on electric bass, using a new SoundCraft mixer allowing advanced real-time signal processing from Joel Simches.

Simulacrum (PEK  / Moores / Woods / Simches): Metamorphoses
Simulacrum (PEK / Moores / Woods / Simches):
Metamorphoses

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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An offshoot of Metal Chaos Ensemble featuring the core members of that band--David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, flutes, winds & percussion, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar & electronic--with Joel Simches performing real-time signal processing, in an extended improv concert of acoustics & electronics streamed live from The Evil Clown Headquarters.

Turbulence: Fluid Friction
Turbulence:
Fluid Friction

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A 9-horn section from the Leap of Faith Orchestra performing an expansive improvisation of thoughtful and melodic interaction augmented with the Evil Clown arsenal of percussive instruments, from David Peck on clarinets, sax & winds, Jared Holiday on sax & bass clarinet, David WelansÊ& Dennis LIvingston on flutes, Elwood Epps & Bob Moores on trumpet and Duane Reed on horns & trombone.

Ullen, Lisa / Elsa Bergman / Anna Lund: Space
Ullen, Lisa / Elsa Bergman / Anna Lund:
Space

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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The debut of this thoroughly modern piano trio from Sweden of pianist Lisa Ullen, bassist Elsa Bergman and drummer Anna Lund, merging traditional and free jazz forms along with influences from contemporary compositional music, approaching their collective music using a diverse set of strategies and techniques that yield a spectrum of captivating conversations.

Arcane Device: Mechanismos
Arcane Device:
Mechanismos

(pulsewidth -- USA )


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An apt title for the creatively mechanistic rhythms and electronic machinations of David Lee Myers' long-running project Arcane Device, in an album of ten succinct tracks of distinct cadence, pulse and encompassing electronics, described by Myers as "Analog rhythms, microtonal swarms, and feedback tonalities for pagan rituals on Monster Island."

Myers, David Lee: Intervals / Interludes
Myers, David Lee:
Intervals / Interludes

(pulsewidth -- USA )


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Like passages through an electronic corridor, New York electronic artist David Lee Myers (Arcane Device) presents a series of "interludes"--long passages of rich electronic sound--and "intervals" of punctuated rhythms, described by Myers as: "In-between spaces for catching one's breath amid frigid landscapes, existential pauses, and mercurial pools of aboriginal pleadings."

Smith III, Walter / Matthew Stevens / Kris Davis / Dave Holland / Terri Lyne Carrington: In Common I
Smith III, Walter / Matthew Stevens / Kris Davis / Dave Holland / Terri Lyne Carrington:
In Common III

(Whirlwind -- USA )


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The third in tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens' rotating quintet configuration of their "In Common" project, here with Kris Davis on piano, Dave Holland on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, performing "one-page songs" written for the musicians involved, lyrical jazz reflecting on the tradition through modern creative freedom.

Andric, Andreja: Winter Solstice
Andric, Andreja:
Winter Solstice

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Their association stretching back to their time together in music school, pianist Anita Tomasevich is the perfect interpreter of Serbian composer Andreja Andric's December, exploring a single minor chord in each of six movements, challenging the performer to explore shades of tone color by working through gradual changes; plus Meditation (II) for 2 pianists.

Coles, Dominic: Everyone Thinks Their Dreams Are Interesting
Coles, Dominic:
Everyone Thinks Their Dreams Are Interesting

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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A slyly disruptive set of minimalist compositions from New York electronic artist Dominic Coles, recounting six dreams, each described in the liner notes, by using the voice to drive various forms of synthesis on computer and through circuitry, a curious and surprisingly detailed retelling through unexpected tone, punctuation, confrontation and silence.

Coltrane, John Quartet: Song Of Praise, Live New York 1965 Revisited
Coltrane, John Quartet:
Song Of Praise, Live New York 1965 Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Recorded during an extended stay at the Half Note in NYC from saxophonist John Coltrane's Quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, double bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones, originally recorded for radio broadcast, here reissued and resequenced to demonstrate Coltrane's evolution in presentation & performance, while also mapping a future to his music.

Fox, Christopher: Hieroglyphs
Fox, Christopher:
Hieroglyphs

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Three works from English composer Christopher Fox performed by the five-member Ensemble SEV, with two renderings of his work "This is the Wind" along with three duos, each combining two of a set of six "Paralogos", a solo work for violin--"Planes and Folds"--and the title piece "Hieroglyph" about decoding the incomprehensibility of unfamiliar music.

Sun Ra Arkestra: Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited
Sun Ra Arkestra:
Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Reissuing and remastering Sun Ra's 1966 Arkestra album Nothing Is, the complete live recording from St. Lawrence University in NY with a classic ensemble including saxophonists Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick & John Gilmore, bassist Ronnie Boykins, drummer Cliffor Jarvis, &c., an incredible concert with an exemplary set of Sun Ra compositions and performances.

Amba, Zoh (Amba / Thomas / Morgan / Baron w/ John Zorn): O, Sun
Amba, Zoh (Amba / Thomas / Morgan / Baron w/ John Zorn):
O, Sun

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Next generation tenor saxophonist Zoh Amba, a Tennessee transplant living in NYC who grew up playing with the mountains & forest of her native state, in her debut album with the quartet of pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Joey Barron, performing a mix of Amba compositions and collective improvisations, including one with John Zorn on alto sax.

Carnalisme (Gargaud / Grente / Ziemniak): De Profundis
Carnalisme (Gargaud / Grente / Ziemniak):
De Profundis

(nunc. -- France )


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Formed by double bassist Patrice Grente and drummer Etienne Ziemniak in 2010, the French band Carnalisme, meaning "This fuzzy, troubled and slippery place, which everyone owns and no one can spot", produce a raucous blend of hard rock and free improvisation, here in their 4th release and joined by guitarist Guillaume Gargaud for a profoundly blistering album.

Houben, Eva-Maria : John Muir Trails
Houben, Eva-Maria :
John Muir Trails

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Four compositions depicting the John Muir Trails, a high-quality set of biking trails near Madison and Milwaukee two hours from Chicago, composed by Eva-Maria Houben and performed by the West Coast percussion duo DesoDuo of Katie Eikam and Kevin Good, portraying the trails through bowed cymbals, marimba & vibraphone along with field recordings from the outdoor ambiance.

Kaiser, Henry / Rome Yamilov: The Lenoir Investigation
Kaiser, Henry / Rome Yamilov:
The Lenoir Investigation

(Little Village -- USA )


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The Little Village Foundation run by keyboardist Jim Pugh assembled this band through Indian blues harmonica player & singer Aki Kumar, who brought drummer June Core and guitarist Rome Yamilov, deciding to make the release a "crazy guitar album" by adding Henry Kaiser; along with vocalist Lisa Leuschnet they hit the mark in an exuberantly diverse set of blues performing the music of J.B. Lenoir.

Leandre, Joelle: No Comment
Leandre, Joelle:
No Comment

(Fou Records -- France )


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Two exemplary solo sets from the truly distinctive and commanding French double bassist and vocalist Joelle Leandres recorded at Vancouver Jazz Festival, Western Front, Vancouver, Canada, in June 1995 and at The Ibleo Jazz Festival in Ragusa, Italy in October, 1994.

Mela, Francisco / Sinya Lin: Motions Vol. 1
Mela, Francisco / Sinya Lin:
Motions Vol. 1

(577 Records -- USA )


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Extraordinary New York drummer & percussionist Francisco Mela is joined by Taiwan pianist and composer residing in NY, Shinya Lin, for two extended collective improvisations of joyful interaction, a complex interweaving of keys and drums augmented by percussive preparations from Lin and vocal exclamation from Mela, an upbeat and exuberantly intricate encounter.

Seuthe, Marei: Microcosms
Seuthe, Marei:
Microcosms

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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A member of London Improvisers Orchestra, Wuppertaler Improvisationsorchester, and Insub Meta Orchestra Geneva, cellist Marei Seuthe is primarily involved with classical chamber music, contemporary music, music theatre, but here exposes her playing in a solo sonic exploration of microscopic intent performed on every inch of the cello.

Valera, Manuel New Cuban Express Big Band: Distancia
Valera, Manuel New Cuban Express Big Band:
Distancia

(Greenleaf Music -- USA )


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Composer, pianist and band leader Manuel Valera presents his second album with New York-based New Cuban Express Big Band, a large ensemble performing Valera's compositions that fuse the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil to forge innovative sounds and textures, leaving room for outstanding solos from vocalists and instrumentalists.

Zorn, John (Frisell / Marsella / Medeski / Wollesen): Perchance To Dream
Zorn, John (Frisell / Marsella / Medeski / Wollesen):
Perchance To Dream

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Intended for late night listening, John Zorn's seven rich and evocative compositions are beautifully rendered by the Downtown New York quartet of Bill Frisell on guitar, Brian Marsella on piano & Fender Rhodes Piano, John Medeski on organ and Kenny Wollesen on drums & chimes, in an album to accompany a dream-like evening of reflective music.

Gerard, Pierre: A Simple Eye
Gerard, Pierre:
A Simple Eye

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Putting less focus on the strings and more into sonic environments, French guitarist Pierre Gerard releases a set of eight abstract compositions for voice, guitar, cello, piano, violin, bass clarinet, electronics & field recordings, intended for random playing, employing silence and active sections to catch the passive or background listener off guard.

Zumthor, Peter Conradin : Things Are Going Down
Zumthor, Peter Conradin :
Things Are Going Down

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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The title's play on words for Swiss percussionist Peter Conradin Zumthor's piano compositions is explained by his performance being effected by piano tuner Rene Waldhauser while playing, the piano being slowly detuned while Zumthor plays a series of aggressive key separations in a percussive manner, the modified tuning generating unexpected turbulence and harmonic overtones.

Marteau Rouge / Keiji Haino: Concert 2009
Marteau Rouge / Keiji Haino:
Concert 2009

(Fou Records -- France )


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An extraordinary and powerful concert at the 2009 Jazz in Luz Festival recorded at Marquee of Luz-Saint-Sauveur when Japanese improvising guitarist and vocalist Keiji Haino joined the electroacoustic improvising trio Marteau Rouge of Jean-Francois Pauvros on electric guitar, Makoto Sato on drums and Jean-Marc Foussat on analog synthesizer & voice.

Amado, Rodrigo Northern Liberties (w/ Johansson / Strom / Nilssen): We Are Electric
Amado, Rodrigo Northern Liberties (w/ Johansson / Strom / Nilssen):
We Are Electric

(Not Two -- Poland )


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A leader on the Portuguese free jazz scene, tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado assembles a collective quartet with three exemplary Norwegian improvisers--Thomas Johansson on trumpet, Jon Rune Strom on double bass and Gard Nilssen on drums--for a dynamic concert at ZDB club in Lisbon in 2017, three dialogs of sparking, fiery interactions and a final "Response".

Ballister (Dave Rempis / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Paal Nilssen-Love): Chrysopoeia
Ballister (Dave Rempis / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Paal Nilssen-Love):
Chrysopoeia

(Not Two -- Poland )


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Two burning improvisations from the Chicago / Norwegian trio Ballister of Dave Rempis on alto & tenor saxophones, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello & electronics and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums & percussion, performing live at Alchemia in Krakow, Poland in 2019 in an exuberantly assertive concert from three incredibly active artists in the trans-Atlantic community of improvising musicians.

Fernandez, Agusti / Rafal Mazur: Correspondence With No Words
Fernandez, Agusti / Rafal Mazur:
Correspondence With No Words

(Not Two -- Poland )


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Barcelona pianist Agustí Fernández and Polish bass guitarist Rafał Mazur correspond through solo tracks recorded in their respective studios, each missive an unusual and impressive free improvisation using extended techniques, inside playing and inexplicable exclamation, in a five-part exchange where each message is alternately addressed "Dear Agusti" and "Dear Rafał".

NU Band, The (Whitecage / Heberer / Fonda / Grassi): In Memory of Mark Whitecage (Live at the BopSho
NU Band, The (Whitecage / Heberer / Fonda / Grassi):
In Memory of Mark Whitecage (Live at the BopShop)

(Not Two -- Poland )


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A tribute to NY reedist & wind player Mark Whitecage, who passed away in March 2021, in a concert at Rochester's BopShop in 2018 by the band he is probably best known for: Nu Band, with trumpeter Thomas Heberer taking Roy Campbell's original seat, plus Lou Grassi on drums and Joe Fonda on bass, a great concert blending modern creative jazz with passionate playing and a bit of hard bop.

Trevor-Briscoe, Tim / Szilard Mezei / Nicola Guazzaloca: Before Then [4 CDs]
Trevor-Briscoe, Tim / Szilard Mezei / Nicola Guazzaloca:
Before Then [4 CDs]

(Not Two -- Poland )


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A collection of four concerts, each presented on a single CD, from the chamber-oriented and technically superb trio of Tim Trevor-Briscoe on alto saxophone & clarinet, Szilard Mezei on viola and Nicola Guazzaloca on piano, captured at at Korzo Zenehaz in Hungary; Cultural Centre of Vojvodina in Novi Sad Serbi; Regional Creative Atelier in Serbia; and Harom Hollo in Budapest.

Naegelen, Karl / Toma Gouband / Sylvain Darrifourcq: Cartographie de rythmes - Vitesse Approchante
Naegelen, Karl / Toma Gouband / Sylvain Darrifourcq:
Cartographie de rythmes - Vitesse Approchante

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


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Five varied and fascinating percussion duos under the title "Rhythm Mapping - Approximating Velocity" from French composer Karl Naegelen and performed by the duo of Sylvain Darrifourcq and Toma Gouband, both using traditional drums and percussion along with objects and vegetal lithophones (a collection of plants and stones); an innovative, upbeat and compelling album.

Bondi, Cyril : Ce Qu'il Nous Restera
Bondi, Cyril :
Ce Qu'il Nous Restera

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Insub.Meta director Cyril Bondi developed this work to question the life course of an artist--their starting point, daily routines and essence--realized through sound and narration in an intimate soundscape of six artists who converge, converse, accompany and answer each other, accompanied by sounds made during warm-ups, rituals and rehearsals.

Kervinen, Jukka-Pekka : Across / Birds / Lines
Kervinen, Jukka-Pekka :
Across / Birds / Lines

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Five extended works of descriptive ambience from Finnish composer and musician Jukka-Pekka Kervinen, working with algorithmic and electronic manifestations over five pieces--four works "Across" and one "Across (Lines)"--based on environmental field recordings of birds and ambiance, structures that he morphs & reiterates to create different facets of a single outdoor space.

Monach, Greta: Fonerga
Monach, Greta:
Fonerga

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Playful in its seriousness, the sound poetry of Greta Monach (1928-2018), an early proponent of computer generated concrete poetry, and known for her notated sound poem series for four voices, "Fonerga", is performed by University of Victoria voice artists Cathy Fern Lewis, Laura Brandes, Daniel Brandes and Christopher Butterfield; awe-inspiring and exotically amusing.

Schiller, Christoph: 24 Stucke Fur Ein Tasteninstrument
Schiller, Christoph:
24 Stucke Fur Ein Tasteninstrument

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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24 short works for clavichord from German composer Christoph Schiller and performed by French keyboardist Ed Williams (Heard Of Bears, TANDEM, Grand 8 Ensemble), slowly developing pieces that bring clusters of notes like falling leaves that slowly fade into silence, thoughtful works of space around unanticipated clusters, presented as groups of "Fuge" variations.

Underriner, Chaz: Meditations
Underriner, Chaz:
Meditations

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Composer and sound artist Chaz Underriner composed these eight meditation in 2021 during residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts and the NYU Music Technology studios, recorded at Stetson University in Florida with an ensemble including four vocalists, cello, piano, percussion, electronics and field recordings; beautifully introspective and thought provoking works.

Various: Amsterdam . Berlin . Moscow . Losoncy [2 CDs]
Various:
Amsterdam . Berlin . Moscow . Losoncy [2 CDs]

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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A double album of experimental works and songs, virtual meetings curated by composer Dante Boon, recorded in the performer's individual cities as ensembles formed from musicians who have never met, including the Moscow duo The Same Ensemble of Sasha Elina and Kirill Shirokov, Amsterdamn's Seamus Cater's Tree Space, Berlin's Konzert Minimal, and sound artist Gabi Losoncy.

Cartwright, George / Dave King / Josh Granowski: Stick Insect [2 CDs]
Cartwright, George / Dave King / Josh Granowski:
Stick Insect [2 CDs]

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


Price: $12.00    




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A serious album of expressive free jazz from innately lyrical playing to scrabbly exploration, by the Twin Cities, Minneapolis trio of George Cartwright on saxophones, Josh Granowski on upright bass and Dave King on drums, performing live at Jazz Central Studio for two CDs of superb playing, the title inspired by the novel "A Calculated Life" by Anne Charnock.

Dopolarians (Chad Fowler / Kelley Hurt / Christopher Parker / William Parker): The Bond
Dopolarians (Chad Fowler / Kelley Hurt / Christopher Parker / William Parker):
The Bond

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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Reinventing their band with the late drummer Alvin Fielder and saxophonist Kidd Jordan, the core trio of vocalist Kelley Hurt, pianist Christopher Parker and alto saxophonist Chad Fowler bring together drumming legend Brian Blade, bassist William Parker and trumpeter Marc Franklin for three extended works, rich journeys in expressive, soulful and lyrical free jazz

Futterman, Joel / Steve Hirsh: Warp & Weft [2 CDs]
Futterman, Joel / Steve Hirsh:
Warp & Weft [2 CDs]

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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With exceptionally quick spontaneity and astute anticipation, free improvising pianist Joel Futterman and drummer Steve Hirsh engage in a series of extended dialogs across two CDs of "Warp" & "Weft" in multiple parts, pushing each other in both technical and expressive interaction, weaving complex interplay with startling ease and creative intention.

Mitchell, Tyler feat Marshall Allen: Dancing Shadows
Mitchell, Tyler feat Marshall Allen:
Dancing Shadows

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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Sun Ra alumni, bassist Tyler Mitchell leads a small ensemble including current Arkestra leader, saxophonist Marshall Allen, drummer Wayne Smith and percussionsit Elson Nascimento through a series of Sun Ra compositions and core pieces, along with a Thelonious Monk tune and two Mitchell compositions, in a band with saxophonist Chris Hemingway & Nicoletta Manzini.

Parker, Christopher / The Band of Guardian Angels: Soul Food
Parker, Christopher / The Band of Guardian Angels:
Soul Food

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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An open and free album of modern jazz evoking loft-style collective improvisation but controlled under the compositions of pianist Christopher Parker, in his debut album as a leader with the incredibly talented sextet of Kelley Hurt on vocals, Daniel Carter on winds, Jaimie Branch on trumpet, William Parker on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums

Perelman, Ivo Quartet: Magic Dust [2 CDs]
Perelman, Ivo Quartet:
Magic Dust [2 CDs]

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


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Four extended collective improvisations of implicit lyricism and transcendent power from Brazilian-born New York-based tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, recording in the studio with his quartet of frequent collaborator and masterful bassist William Parker, also performing on shakuhachi, along with pianist Christopher Parker and drummer Chad Anderson.

Sewelson, Dave : Smooth Free Jazz
Sewelson, Dave :
Smooth Free Jazz

(Mahakala Music -- USA )


Price: $6.00    




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A soulful and even honky-tonk take on jazz from baritone saxophonist and vocalist Dave Sewleson, covering tunes like Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy" (two versions) or leaning back on riffs from popular music through lap steel guitarist Mike Neer, with Dave Hofstra on bass and Bernice "Boom Boom" Brooks on drums, a surprisingly enjoyable merging of popular and free playing.

Bisio, Michael Quartet (w/ Berger / Maneri / Dickey): MBefore
Bisio, Michael Quartet (w/ Berger / Maneri / Dickey):
MBefore

(Tao Forms -- USA )


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With the chamber-like orchestration of vibes and viola in the front line, the debut of bassist Michael Bisio's quartet with Karl Berger on vibes and sharing compositional credits, Mat Maneri on viola and Whit Dick on drums, is fueled by masterful improvisation and astute communication, an exemplary album of open-minded creative jazz executed with consummate skill.

Lanz, Joke / Dieb13 : Musical Education
Lanz, Joke / Dieb13 :
Musical Education

(Klanggalerie -- Germany )


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A startling and energetically exciting collision of cleverly eclectic sound sources when Swiss turntablist and sound artist Joke Lanz met Austrian improviser and turntablist Dieb13 (Dieter Kovacic) for this amazing 2020 concert at GrillX in Vienna, using three turntables to create an incredible collage of sounds from the humorous to the awe inspiring.

Radigue, Eliane: Songs of Milarepa [2 CDs]
Radigue, Eliane:
Songs of Milarepa [2 CDs]

(Lovely Music -- USA )


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Eliane Radigue received a grant from the French Government to compose these works, realized between 1981 and 1983 in her Paris analog studio on Arp synthesizer, with vocal submission from Robert Ashley and Tibetan teacher Lama Kunga Rinpoche, composing five songs in tribute to the Tibetan saint and poet from the eleventh century, Jetsun Milarepa.

Carolino, Sergio: Below 0
Carolino, Sergio:
Below 0

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Known from the TGB trio and work with Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese deep brass player Sergio Carolino turns from his typical tuba for a solo album on a new instrument of his own invention--the lusophone--a standing tuba based on the Jazzophon, a trumpet in the shape of a saxophone, here built from parts of frontal bell tubas and demonstrated in an impressive, extended improvisation.

Carvalhais, Hugo (w/ Parisien / Mockunas / Almeida / Pinto / Costa): Ascetica
Carvalhais, Hugo (w/ Parisien / Mockunas / Almeida / Pinto / Costa):
Ascetica

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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Beautifully lyrical compositions filled with a sense of wonder and mystery in the 4th Clean Feed release from double bassist and composer Hugo Carvalhais, improvising in a sextet with Emile Parisien on soprano saxophone, Liudas Mockunas on tenor saxophone & clarinet, Fabio Almeida on alto saxophone & flute, Gabriel Pinto on piano & keys and Mario Costa on drums.

Fernandes, Mane : Enter The sQUIGG
Fernandes, Mane :
Enter The sQUIGG

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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A unique album of oddly metered yet highly rhythmic jazz from guitarist and composer Mané Fernandes, a member of Pedro Alves Melo Omniae Large Ensemble, but more importantly, part of a scene he refers to as Post-Beat Aesthetics, merging electronic and synthetic elements into jazz form, a serious and diverting direction for creative improv and studio play.

Mazam (Mortagua / Azevedo / Angelo / Costa): Pilgrimage
Mazam (Mortagua / Azevedo / Angelo / Costa):
Pilgrimage

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Using simple motives to guide remarkably complex and lyric collective improvisations clearly in the jazz tradition, the Portuguese quartet of João Mortágua on alto & soprano saxophones, Carlos Azevedo on piano, Miguel Angelo on double bass and Mário Costa on drums approach their music with concise expression and a clear exuberance for the music they create.

Pospieszalski, Marek : Polish Composers Of The 20th Century [2 CDs]
Pospieszalski, Marek :
Polish Composers Of The 20th Century [2 CDs]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $19.95    




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Featuring some of Poland's most interesting improvisers and contemporary players and led by wind & reedist Marek Pospieszalski, this 8-piece ensemble use the compositions of Krauze, Kotonski, Baird, Rudzinksi, Stachowski, Sikorsi, &c. as the inspiration and influence for sophisticated arrangements & improvisations merging concepts of jazz, contemporary composition & sound art.

Sassetti, Bernardo Trio: Culturgest, 2007
Sassetti, Bernardo Trio:
Culturgest, 2007

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A recently discovered 2007 live concert from Portuguese pianist & composer Bernardo Sassetti's Trio with Carlos Barretto on double bass and Alexandre Frazao on drums, celebrating the trio's then 10th anniversary in a performance at Grande Auditório da Culturgeste in Lisbon, an excellent example of the great skill and dexterity of this much-missed pianist and trio's work.

Silva, Andre B.: Mt. Meru
Silva, Andre B.:
Mt. Meru

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Known for his The Rite of Trio, guitarist Andre B. Silva releases his 2nd solo album featuring compositions in a chamber jazz mode, including long passages of composed music that open into improvisation, performed with Jose Soares on saxophone, Raquel Reis on cello, Sophie Bernado on basson, Paulo Bernardino on bass clarinet, Andre Carvalho on double bass & Ricardo Coelho on drums & vibes.

Villavecchia, Liba Trio: Zaidin
Villavecchia, Liba Trio:
Zaidin

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Referencing Thomas Chapin, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell & Evan Parker, Spanish saxophonist Liba Villavechia's trio with drummer/percussionsit Vasco Trilla and double bassist Alex Reviriego explore the "tentacles that stem from the great Jazz octopus" through five Villavecchia compositions, one collective improv, and Thomas Chapin's "Bypass".

Dyberg / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Moir / Oliveira: Palimpsest
Dyberg / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Moir / Oliveira:
Palimpsest

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Two strings, sax, bass and percussion from the free improvising chamber jazz quintet of Mia Dyberg on alto saxophone, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Johan Moir on double bass and Jose Oliveira on percussion, in an interactive and dynamic live performance recorded in 2018 during the CreativeFest XII at O'Culto da Ajuda, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Gestalder / Marion: Marges
Gestalder / Marion:
Marges

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Recording at Studio CCAM Scene Nationale de Vandaeuvre-les-Nancy in France, the freely improvising duo of contemporary saxophonist Violaine Gestalder and double bassist Louis-Michel Marion approach the five improvisations on Marges with an ear to patient sonic interaction through extended and unusual techniques on their instruments.



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