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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 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sophie Hutchings: Scattered On The Wind
Sophie Hutchings Scattered On The Wind Mercury KX Sometimes a record finds you at just the right time. It’s been there – waiting. You’ve been where you are – searching. And then you connect. And it’s instantly like you’ve always been aware of this and always been listening to it. It’s also a yearning, you […]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 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Abrahams: Appearance
Chris Abrahams Appearance Room 40 New Zealand-born, Australian-based pianist Chris Abrahams has recorded all manner of session work – appearing on soundtracks, composing some himself and playing on key records by bands like Silverchair and Midnight Oil – but he is best known as one third of the unique ‘jazz’ trio, The Necks. For over […]Archive
March 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Anja Lechner and François Couturier: Lontano
Anja Lechner and François Couturier Lontano ECM Records Anja Lechner is a German cellist, François Couturier is a French pianist. They both have full classical training behind them – and both learned to improvise. They combine these two distinctly different disciplines to make a type of “night” music that is so perfect for the ECM […]Archive
March 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Diane Schuur: Running On Faith
Diane Schuur Running on Faith Jazzheads Diane Schuur, blind since birth, is one hell of a singer – and pianist. But here, on a gospel referencing collection, her first in six years, it’s very much about the other direction – the one above, nothing at all to do with down below. I’m pleased to hear […]Archive
February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
John Patitucci / Vinnie Colaiuta / Bill Cunliffe: TRIO
John Patitucci / Vinnie Colaiuta / Bill Cunliffe TRIO Le Coq Records Le Coq Records is going for the Blue Note aesthetic – it’s there in the album cover design and also in the recording set-up; a wee super session, three legends assembled and the outcome is just one day of recorded work. TRIO is […]Archive
February 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tania Giannouli Trio: In Fading Light
Tania Giannouli Trio In Fading Light Rattle Greek pianist, composer and improviser Tania Giannouli has been part of the Rattle family for a decade now – this is her fourth release with the imprint, beginning with 2012’s Forest Stories and moving through 2015’s Transcendence on to a set of musical dialogues with Rob Thorne. Her […]Archive
February 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman