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Mikrokolektyw – Absent Minded
Mikrokolektyw – Absent Minded Delmark DE 5003 Compact Disc (2013) As Mikrokolektyw, Kuba Suchar and Artur Majewski continue to explore a vast terrain of post jazz soundscapes on Absent Minded. These shifting limitless ideas, merging electronic sounds with complex melody and rhythm, push them to the forefront of contemporary jazz. As with their critically acclaimed…
Frank Rosaly – Cicada Music
Frank Rosaly – Cicada Music Delmark DE 5006 Compact Disc (2013) Jazz drummer Frank Rosaly, who has recorded with Delmark artists Nicole Mitchell, Fast Citizens, Josh Berman, Jason Stein, and Keefe Jackson, is now coming out with his debut album as leader. Cicada Music is an extension of drummer Rosaly’s original soundtrack work from the…
Rob Mazurek w/ Exploding Star Electroacoustic Ensemble – The Space Between
Rob Mazurek w/ Exploding Star Electroacoustic Ensemble – The Space Between Delmark DE 5007 2 Disc CD + DVD Set (2013) The Space Between is a multi-faceted sound/visual orchestration based on the idea of multiplying forces and the space between these forces. Both macro and micro, this new work (commissioned by Meet the Composer USA)…
Howard Alden + Andy Brown Quartet – Heavy Artillery
Howard Alden + Andy Brown Quartet – Heavy Artillery Delmark DE 5008 Compact Disc (2013) New York guitarist Howard Alden and Chicago guitarist Andy Brown co-lead a swinging two-guitar quartet session. Playing a mix of standards, Brazilian tunes, and songs by fellow jazz guitarists, this recording documents a fifteen-year relationship between the two musicians. “Howard…
Ira Sullivan Presents: The Jim Holman Trio – Blue Skies
Ira Sullivan Presents: The Jim Holman Trio – Blue Skies Delmark DE 5010 Compact Disc (2013) Chicago jazz pianist Jim Holman brings together an exciting crew for Blue Skies, his second Delmark CD. Multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan, who was there in bebop’s heyday and played with Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Art Blakey, and others continues to…
Ari Brown – Groove Awakening
Ari Brown – Groove Awakening Delmark DE 5011 Compact Disc (2013) Chicago is known as a jazz city that carries on the tough tenor tradition. The blues feeling was always an important element for the great tenor sax players like Gene Ammons, Von Freeman, Eddie Johnson, Red Holloway and now that they are all gone…
Jason Roebke Octet – High/Red/Center
Jason Roebke Octet – High/Red/Center Delmark DE 5014 Compact Disc (2014) Composer and double bassist Jason Roebke is the backbone of many of Chicago’s forward-looking jazz groups. Now he brings an octet of Chicago’s finest improvisers on the new recording, High/Red/Center. The program of eleven new compositions is deeply rooted in rich Ellington-ian harmony while…
Jason Ajemían – Folklords
Jason Ajemían – Folklords Delmark 5016 (2014) Jason Ajemían’s music conjures a fever dream of multiple musical universes. The bassist-composer has acquired a high profile during his years in Chicago & New York, performing with Marc Ribot’s Sun Ship, Matt Bauder’s Day In Pictures, Matana Robert’s CoinCoin, Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra & Chicago Underground…
