Kirk Knuffke Trio (CD Review)
Kirk Knuffke Trio Gravity Without Airs Kirk Knuffke, cornet; Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass Tao Forms Cornetist Kirk Knuffke plays his instrument with equal versatility to the more common…
Jack Curtis Dubowsky – Bolsa Chica Calm
Jack Curtis Dubowsky has been a familiar presence in Los Angeles contemporary music for many years. He may be best known for his original scores for vintage silent films, as…
Julia Hülsmann Quartet on ECM (CD Review)
Julia Hülsmann Quartet The Next Door Julia Hülsmann, piano; Uli Kemperdorff, tenor saxophone; Marc Muellbauer, double bass; Heinrich Köbberling, drums ECM Records Since their 2019 debut recording, Not Far…
Christopher Trapani – Horizontal Drift (CD Review)
Christopher Trapani Horizontal Drift New Focus Records Christopher Trapani’s latest portrait recording for New Focus features pieces for solo instruments, several with electronics. The composer’s work with microtones…
Tony Williams – Play or Die (CD Review)
Tony Williams Play or Die Tony Williams, drums, percussion, vocals; Tom Grant, keyboards, synthesizer; Patrick O’Hearn, electric bass. M.I.G. Music GMBH Recorded in Stuttgart in 1980 and limited to…
Gity Razaz – The Strange Highway (CD Review)
Gity Razaz The Strange Highway Francesca de Pasquale, violin; Katharine Kang Litton, viola; Ingbal Segev, cello; Scott Cuellar, piano All-American Cello Band; Metropolist Ensemble, Andrew Cyr, conductor BIS Records…
Bryan Senti – Manu (CD Review)
Bryan Senti Manu Naive Violinist/violist and composer Bryan Senti currently lives in LA, but his connections range widely. He’s scored films and television for the BBC and played on…
Psappha Commissions (CD Review)
Psappha Commissions Psappha, 2022 Contemporary ensemble Psappha has commissioned both emerging and established composers. This recording chronicles works the group has brought to life by John Casken, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade,…
Bozzini Quartet plays Bryn Harrison (CD Review)
Bryn Harrison Three Descriptions of Place and Movement Quatuor Bozzini Huddersfield Contemporary Records, 2022 Composer Bryn Harrison writes about temporal organization and experience in music. Coauthored with Richard Glover…
Ches Smith – Interpret it Well (CD Review)
Ches Smith Interpret it Well Ches Smith, percussion and electronics; Bill Frisell, guitar; Mat Maneri, viola; Craig Taborn, piano Pyroclastic Records Percussionist Ches Smith was previously working in a trio…