Thursday, March 28, 2024

HUUN HUUR TU ON TOUR

Tuvan throat singers Huun Huur Tu seem to be touring again as they'll be doing a concert in Sint-Niklaas in Belgium on July 4, 2024.


ZAPPACAST #27

FLASHBACK TO 2016
(from the Zappa newsletter)

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re throwing it back to an episode that celebrates the legendary Mrs. Gail Zappa.

This edition of ZappaCast features Scott Parker, Andrew Greenaway, Scott Fischer and The Professor, Mick Ekers! From stories about Gail’s first date with Frank to discussions surrounding her role in his legacy – all this and more on ZappaCast #27!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/268746/1019910-zappacast-episode-27-farewell-gail-zappa


JEFF 'SKUNK' BAXTER - SPEED OF HEAT

  • jeff 'skunk' baxter: speed of heat
        (2022, cd, usa, bmg)

Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter probably is best known as the guitar player for Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers,
If I'm not mistaken, 'Speed Of Heat', released in 2022, was his fist solo album.

12 tracks with lots of different flavours.
Guitar-oriented.
Original music next to some great cover version, including Steely Dan's 'My Old School'.
Both instrumental and vocal tracks.
"Speed Of Heat" ticks all of the boxes.

Recommended listening !!


INVENTIONIS MATER FEATURED ON RADIO WIRA WIRI #45

https://charliecrooijmans.nl/radio-wira-wiri-45/

In this episode, Beijing-based bass beats artist Howie Lee; musician and producer Forest Law; jazz singer Kavita Shah inspired by Cape Verde; Catalonian folk quartet La Viu-Viu; the contemporary ensemble of the Finnish composer, guitarist Matti Wallenius Tunto; Gaelic and Scots singer Evie Waddell; Polish folktrio Sutari; Jazz pianist Amaro Freitas inspired by the mystics of the Amazon rainforest; impro duo Israeli guitarist Itamar Erez and Iranian percussionist Hamin Honari; Aynur, the voice of the Kurdish people; Afro-Peruvian sound system Novalima; Johanni Curtet of the soundtrack ‘If Only I Could Hibernate’; the Buryat people of Siberia; Inventionis Mater together with Ferdinando Romano, and Napoleon Murphy Brock playing Zappa.

-- info: Zjakki Willems 


Tuesday, March 26, 2024

PIERROT LA LUNE QUARTET - OUT OF THE WOOD

  • pierrot la lune quartet: out of the wood
        (2014, cd, france, private release)
Pierrot la lune Quartet is 
  • Pierre-Emmanuel HIAS, pianist and composer,
  • Anne-Sophie PASQUIER, accordion,
  • Stéphane ROUSSEAU, bass and double bass
  • Pierre LE NORMAND, drums
    guest
  • Daniel DIVONE: guitar
Their Bandcamp page says: "They play music that is carefully written and energetically performed."

A great discovery.
Contemporary jazz
I love the compositions and the instrumentation.

As an example, here's 'Memoire Sensitive':


Or the more experimental 'Vu Du Ciel':



MATTHIAS VAN DEN BRANDE - OPUS #1

  • matthias van den brande: opus #1
        (2018, cd, belgium, soul factory records)
Belgium-born saxophone player Matthias Van den Brande has performed and recorded with The Brussels Jazz Orchestra to give just one example.
He released his first solo album in 2018. "Opus #1", on which he combined a jazz quartet with a classical wind quintet.
Jazz, classical, and samba influences and some familiar sounding tunes by Monk and Gershwin.
  • Matthias Van den Brande - Saxophone/Composition
  • Alex Koo - Piano 
  • Soet Kempeneer - Bass 
  • Robin van Rhijn - Drums
  • plus a classical wind quintet and several guests
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Monday, March 25, 2024

BILLY COBHAM BAND FEAT. RANDY BRECKER - - - JAZZ LUGANO 2019

Billy Cobham Crosswinds Project feat Randy Brecker
Jazz Lugano 2019

  • Billy Cobham - drums
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • Fareed Haque - guitar
  • Tim Landers - bass
  • Scott Tibbs - keyboards
  • Paul Hanson - bassoon, soprano sax
  • Franco Ambrosetti - flugelhorn
  • Bobby Watson - alto sax


FREAK KITCHEN - EVERYONE GETS BLOODY

From the new Freak Kitchen album, here's 'Everyone Gets Bloody'.

Featuring Mattias IA Eklundh on guitar.


THE JOE SATRIANI / STEVE VAI TOUR KICKED OFF

The Joe Satriani / Steve Vai tour kicked off in Orlando a couple of days ago.
And it sounds like they'll be recording an album together !!


MATTIAS IA EKLUNDH SIGNATURE GUITARS

Mattias IA Eklundh has ended his partnership with Caparison guitars.
(Looking back with warmth and gratitude)
 
In the meantime Mattias designed two guitars that are being produced at the True Temperament factory in Sweden.
A 6-string and an 8-string model, called Ulv.