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More Sugar on the Frosted Flakes, Please
by Patrick Burnette
The boys take a peek at four releases from 2025 sprawling all over the map. If you ever wondered what would happen if Dave Brubeck met an African percussion ensemble, you're about to find out. You'll also find out why evocations of the “young lions" period gives Pat PTSD, how a vocalist / trumpeter's new release deals with actual trauma, and why putting more sugar on your frosted flakes still won't help you catch up with a mononym keyboard wonder-woman.
Continue ReadingHiromi-Sonic Wonder, Lyle Workman, Djabe, Pelle Holmberg, Josh Meader, Metrik System
by Len Davis
Hiromi-Sonic Wonder, featuring Hadrien Feraud, Gene Coyl and Adam O'Farril, MamoGi with Mohini Dey, Djabe, with Tour Of Waterfalls, Swedish guitarist Pelle Holmberg, and Lyle Workman with his latest single. Jazz with with Swedish pianist Fabienne Ambuehl, Australian band The Exhibits featuring James Muller, Sydney guitarist Josh Meader, and New Zealand guitarist Callum Allardice with Elementa. Progressive rock from Spanish Band T Punch!, Slovenian group Moonlight Sky and Japanese band Naniwa Express. We finish with Athana featuring Alf Terje Hana ...
Continue ReadingHiromi's Sonicwonder At SFJAZZ
by Chuck Lenatti
Hiromi's SonicwonderSFJAZZ, Miner AuditoriumSan Francisco, CAApril 14, 2024 Hiromi and her merry band of simpatico sonic warriors concluded their San Francisco run at SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium with an exhilarating jolt of electricity as they dove into their latest release, Sonicwonderland (Concord Records, 2023). The uniquely coiffed pianist wore a bright yellow dress over black tights and cute sneakers and was in perpetual motion throughout the show. “Sonic" is code for plugged in. “When ...
Continue ReadingHiromi, Mike Reed, Weave4, Astghik Martirosyan, Todd Clouser & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Putting together an episode of Mondo Jazz feels like an experiment, requiring research and analysis leading to a synthesis of the most interesting specimens from the current world jazz flora. Here some of the most significant discoveries of the last week.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Todd Clouser “Bored Folks" The Mexico City Experiment (Ropeadope) 0:16 Host talks 5:53 Shake Stew “Shasta Fey" Lila (Traumton) 8:38 Mike Reed ...
Continue ReadingPianist's Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Hiromi, Erik Escobar, Lydian Nadsharawam and Cameron Graves.
by Len Davis
Music from piano players including Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Lydian Nadhaswaram, Erik Escobar, Cameron Graves and Hiromi. New releases, from Spanish bassist Vincen Garcia, Sherinian/Phillips Live, Polish guitarist Apostolis Anthimos and Pete McCann from Without question. Playlist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh “Dangerous Piece" from Always (Columbia) 00:00 Lydian Nadshawaram “Spot" from Chromatic Gramatic (Amly) 06:49 Erik Escobar “Homanjae al Gran Maestro Gonzalo" from Erik Escobar (Self Produced) 13:40 Cameron Graves “Red-Live" from Live From the Seven Spheres (Mack Avenue) 20:24 ...
Continue Reading2023 Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival
by Richard Conde
Celebrating its 46th anniversary over the June 24th weekend, the 2023 Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs New York, featured a great program presenting a wide range of music. Over 20 featured artist played over two days across two stages with headliner Cindy Blackman Santana taking the Amphitheater stage Saturday. Others featured included Snarky Puppy, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Emmet Cohen, Claudia Acuna, Pat Metheny, Hiromi, Melissa Aldana, Mark Guiliana, Samara Joy, Chucho Valdes, Angelique ...
Continue ReadingBilly Cobham from Power Play, Bunny Brunel and Dwiki Dharwarman
by Len Davis
Music from 1986 from Billy Cobham, bassist Bunny Brunel from Invent Your Future, Chris Minh Doky live in Europe, from Indonesia keyboardist Dwiki Dharmawan, plus Gary Husband, Hiromi and the late Japanese drummer Kozo Suganuma.Playlist Billy Cobham “Summit Afrique" from Power Play (GRP) 00:00 Bunny Brunel “Fickle Funk" from Invent Your Future (Nikaia) 06:29 Chris Minh Doky-and the Nomads “The Jam" from The Board Tapes (Red Dot) 13:09 Dwiki Dharmawan “So Far So Close" from So Far So ...
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