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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Ding Dong. You’re Dead.
Hedvig Mollestad Trio Ding Dong. You’re Dead. Rune Grammofon I might not have been there for every single album, and I’ve only reviewed half of them – but I am definitely a fan of Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio. Formed in 2009 by guitarist Mollestad, with bassist Ellen Brekken and drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, the trio […]Archive
June 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Three-Layer Cake: Stove Top
Three-Layer Cake Stove Top Rarenoise Records Three-Layer Cake is the latest project by bassist Mike Watt. You know him from Minutemen and fIREHOSE, from solo spots and cameos – including a stint with Iggy & The Stooges. So whilst indie and punk might be where he made his name, playing adventurous is absolutely his game. […]Archive
May 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog: What I Did On My Long Vacation (ep)
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog What I Did On My Long Vacation Knockwurst Music / Preposterous Bee Music / Wazir & Malika Music A get back to the studio project, a just shut up and play project, a lockdown mini album – this EP by Marc and his Ceramic Dog is really the starting point for […]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
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
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 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 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tani Tabbal Trio: Now Then
Tani Tabbal Trio Now Then Tao Forms Veteran jazz drummer Tani Tabbal has worked with everyone from Roscoe Mitchell to Geri Allen, James Carter to Cassandra Wilson. He is equally at home playing free as the breeze and when ordered to lock down a strict groove. There’s a suppleness to the way he makes the […]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 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman