Art Hirahara – ‘Echo Canyon’(Posi-Tone. Album review by Adam Sieff) It’s twenty years since the pianist and composer Art Hirahara moved to New York City from the Bay Area, and in that […]
Art Hirahara (with Boris Kozlov/Rudy Royston) – ‘Echo Canyon’
Amina Figarova Edition 113 – “Persistence”
Amina Figarova Edition 113 – Persistence (AmFi Records BACD015. CD review by Alison Bentley) “I love the energy and the feel of the city.” Azerbaijani-born pianist and composer Amina Figarova settled in […]
Bill Frisell – “Valentine”
Bill Frisell – Valentine (Blue Note. Review by John Bungey) Avant-garde axe shredder, ECM sound painter, Buster Keaton-soundtrack composer? Which Bill Frisell will turn up on the new album Valentine? In fact, […]
Rudresh Mahanthappa – “Hero Trio”
Rudresh Mahanthappa ft. François Moutin and Rudy Royston – Hero Trio (Whirlwind Recordings WR 4760. CD review by Dan Bergsagel) In 2015 Rudresh Mahanthappa recorded Bird Calls, a quintet session of original pieces inspired by Charlie Parker. […]
