Vadim Neselovskyi – Odesa (CD Review)
Vadim Neselovskyi Odesa Sunnyside Records Jazz pianist Vadim Neselovskyi was born in Ukraine. He moved to the US to study at Berklee and has since joined its faculty, splitting…
Žibuoklê Martinaitytê – Ex Tenebris Lux (CD Review)
Žibuoklê Martinaitytê Ex Tenebris Lux Pavel Gunter, percussion; Rokas Vaitkevičius, cello Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Karolis Variakojis, conductor Ondine Ex Tenebris Lux is the second portrait recording in as many…
Steve Reich – Reich/Richter CD Review
Steve Reich Reich/Richter Ensemble Intercontemporain, George Jackson, conductor Nonesuch Steve Reich has long admired the artwork of Gerhard Richter, whose abstraction and ties to minimalism seem tailor-made for a…
Steven Schick – A Hard Rain (CD Review)
Steven Schick A Hard Rain Islandia Music Records Steven Schick is an extraordinary musician, best known as a percussionist but also a formidable conductor. After decades of performing all…
Wilfrido Terrazas – The Torres Cycle
New Focus Recordings has released The Torres Cycle, a new CD by Wilfrido Terrazas containing seven tracks of original music composed between 2014 and 2021. Subtitled ‘A Musical Ritual for…
Alex Wand – Music for Dance 2017-2020
Music for Dance 2017-2020, by Alex Wand, is a new album of selected electronic instrumental music created as accompaniment for choreographed dance. Wand’s experience with the local dance community is…
Mark Turner – Return from the Stars (CD Review)
Mark Turner Return from the Stars Mark Turner, saxophone; Jason Palmer, trumpet; Joe Martin, double-bass, Jonathan Pinson, drums ECM Records In recent years, saxophonist Mark Turner has appeared as…
Sandrine Piau – Handel Enchantresses (CD Review_
Handel: Enchantresses Sandrine Piau, soprano Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas, director Alpha Classics Soprano Sandrine Piau is a versatile artist who has compellingly performed a wide range of repertoire.…
Peter Thoegersen – Alien Music
Magic&Unique Records has released Alien Music, a collection of the early works of Peter Thoegersen that combine alternate tuning with polytempic meters. With pieces dating from 2002, this album offers…
Molly Tuttle – Crooked Tree on Nonesuch (CD Review)
Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway Crooked Tree Nonesuch Songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Molly Tuttle makes her Nonesuch debut with Crooked Tree. Co-produced with dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas, the release…