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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 253: Margot Pierard
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 253 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]Archive
April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mikael Tariverdiev: Visions in Black & White
Michael Tariverdiev Visions in Black & White Earth Recordings I had only just heard of Mikael Tariverdiev – and learned the tiniest bit about him (he was sometimes referred to as “the Russian Morricone” that, as you can imagine, was enough for me) and then I heard this. A new compilation that collects up some […]Archive
April 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Vijay Iyer Trio: Uneasy
Vijay Iyer Trio Uneasy ECM Records This new version of the Vijay Iyer Trio features players known to each other – and players known for their work out on their own and in various other combos. Iyer (piano) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums) have worked together on and off for 20 years – bassist Linda May […]Archive
April 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mara Rosenbloom Trio: Respiration
Mara Rosenbloom Trio Respiration Fresh Sound New Talent I think the thing I love most about the piano trio format is that it’s always different and always the same. I know that’s been attributed to the music of The Fall – and to a few others no doubt, most of them far removed from jazz […]Archive
April 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard (April 3, Hawke’s Bay)
Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard: Margot and Wil Time A Part Hygge, Te Awanga; HB Saturday, April 3 I first heard Margot Pierard and Wil Sargisson work together late last year at a house concert in Hawke’s Bay. I was blown away. Here, two world class talents took us on a journey through some of […]Archive
March 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik: Somit
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik Somit Intakt Records This is the second album from jazz trio Punkt.Vrt.Plastik. Maybe this will be the one to cement them as one of the most exciting piano trios on the circuit today. The rhythm section of Christian Lillinger (drums) and Petter Eldh (bass) has played together for over a decade – pianist Kaja […]Archive
March 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 251: Mere Boynton
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 251 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]Archive
March 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Rebecca DuMaine & Dave Miller Trio: Someday, Someday
Rebecca DuMaine & Dave Miller Trio Someday, Someday Summit Records Bay Area jazzers Dave Miller and Rebecca DuMaine are a father-daughter team – they have their own careers away from each other but work together often and have teamed for records before. Someday, Someday is brand new, their latest. And it’s a wee gem – […]Archive
March 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Brianna Thomas Band: Everybody Knows
The Brianna Thomas Band Everybody Knows Breathline Records Brianna Thomas is an utter powerhouse of a vocalist – blessed with a jazz sensibility, absolutely, but able to move that material right down into the funky soul and R&B worlds. Here on a set of re-imagined standards, that’s precisely what she does – making a funky […]Archive
March 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Leon Lee Dorsey: Thank You Mr. Mabern
Leon Lee Dorsey Thank You Mr. Mabern Jazz Avenue 1 Harold Mabern, one of the great post-bop pianists, played soulful Memphis-blues and R’n’B-drenched jazz piano. He died, aged 83, in late 2019. There are over a dozen albums you can hear with him leading a band and he was a sideman on records by the […]Archive
March 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman