“Everything develops slowly, sometimes suddenly, and not in straight lines.” Pianist, composer and band leader Julia Hülsmann has a deep understanding of the way her music needs to move forward. She has […]
Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano – Roma (ECM 774 2428. Review by Peter Bacon) Such is the quality of live recordings these days that it can come as a surprise to hear applause at […]
Gianluigi Trovesi/Gianni Coscia – La Misteriosa Musica Della Regina Loana (ECM 773 8787. CD review by Peter Bacon) There is an awful lot of very good jazz around today being made by young […]
Marco Ambrosini’s Ensemble Supersonus – Resonances (ECM 776 3608. CD review by Peter Bacon) Looking for a timbral shift from the conventional instruments of jazz? Look no further. To listen to Ensemble […]
Giovanni Guidi – Avec Le Temps (ECM 2604. CD review by Mike Collins) Giovanni Guidi has a string of ECM recordings under his belt, both as a sideman and as leader of his […]
Paul Bley/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian – When Will the Blues Leave (ECM 7740423. Recorded 1999. CD Review by Olie Brice) The recorded history of jazz gives us glimpses into a process, snapshots […]
Michele Rabbia, Gianluca Petrella & Eivind Aarset – Lost River (ECM 774 5607. CD review by Peter Bacon) On What Floats Beneath (track three on this disc released at the end of […]
