Thomas Morgan

Bill Frisell: In My Dreams

by Jack Kenny
February 18, 2026

At the opening of Beautiful Dreamer, Bill Frisell's biographer, Philip Watson, recounts a formative dream Bill Frisell once had--an experience the guitarist has said permanently altered the way he thinks about sound, color, and the nature of “real music." In the dream, Frisell enters a dark building, climbs into a vast library, and encounters hooded, monklike figures gathered around a table. “We want to show you what things really are," they tell him. First, they reveal “what colors really look ...

Thomas Morgan: Around You Is A Forest

by Giuseppe Segala
December 2, 2025

Il valore, la sensibilità e la duttilità musicale di Thomas Morgan lo ha portato a essere uno dei contrabbassisti maggiormente richiesti della scena contemporanea. Ora, con questo lavoro, il primo a proprio nome dopo tanta attività nei contesti più differenti, documentata in una copiosa serie di album fondamentali del jazz contemporaneo, Morgan ha deciso di affermare la propria volontà nel tracciare un proprio disegno personale, per dare vita in qualche senso a un lavoro esemplare, che incontri pienamente le proprie ...

Emi Makabe: Echo

by Angelo Leonardi
September 29, 2025

Conferma il quartetto del suo esordio (Anniversary Greenleaf 2018) la cantante a strumentista giapponese Emi Makabe, con l'aggiunta di tre prestigiosi ospiti: il chitarrista Bill Frisell, il pianista Jason Moran e la bassista Meshell Ndegeocello, che interviene declamando alcuni testi. Anche in quest'album s'incrociano stilemi giapponesi e jazzistici in una miscela generalmente delicata e suadente, anche se non mancano momenti ritmicamente articolati. Emi Makabe ha una voce da soprano leggero, canta con raffinata essenzialità e interviene suonando lo ...

Jakob Bro: Live at The Village Vanguard

by Fran Kursztejn
September 28, 2025

Legendary guitarist Jakob Bro revitalized the pensive romanticism of the ECM Records sound with last year's Taking Turns, and continues his crusade in Live at the Village Vanguard. His strategy is simple: a diverse cast, both in style and generation, slavishly dedicated to a dynamic trajectory, like a viscous alloy rushing violent in an aged riverbed. In this case, the mold is the enduring memory of Paul Motian, chiefly represented by former band mate Joe Lovano, but haunting even Bro's ...

Hayoung Lyou: The Myth of Katabasis

by Alberto Bazzurro
February 18, 2025

Inciso fra gennaio e maggio 2024, questo nuovo lavoro della pianista Hayoung Lyou, coreana di nascita (1992) e newyorchese d'adozione, allieva del Berklee College of Music e del New England Conservatory, studiando fra gli altri con Joanne Brackeen, Jason Moran e Frank Carlberg, è un ottimo esempio di piano trio contemporaneo (ci sono in realtà anche episodi solitari), dove per contemporaneo si intende qualcosa che sintetizza tutta una serie di input ereditati da una storia quanto mai ricca e composita. ...

Jakob Bro, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille: Taking Turns

by Neil Duggan
December 14, 2024

Despite being recorded a decade ago, this album from Danish guitarist Jakob Bro sounds as fresh and contemporary as any 2024 release. Taking Turns was originally recorded in New York in 2014; the album release was delayed by ECM Records, who initially preferred to highlight Bro's trio work. The postponement proves fortuitous, as Bro's melodic compositions create expansive soundscapes that invite his all-star sextet to explore and improvise around his delicately rendered musical themes. Bro composed the seven ...

Chantal Acda: Silently Held

by Neil Duggan
May 27, 2024

Somewhere near the point where jazz, Americana and alt-folk meet, Belgian singer-songwriter Chantal Acda can be found. She has carved out a distinctive sound using a restricted and intimate sonic landscape crafted to enhance her vocal delivery. Her voice is soft and breathy with a fragile edge, and she delivers her lyrics with an intense focus. She has recorded solo and with differing groups of musicians on her previous albums. For Silently Held, she is joined by some outstanding players ...

Maria Neckam at Bar Next Door with Jon Cowherd and Thomas Morgan

Source: Michael Ricci
August 3, 2009

Tonight, Monday, August 3rd, Maria Neckam (voice) will perform her music with Jon Cowherd (keys) and Thomas Morgan (bass) at Bar Next Door, downstairs at La Lanterna (129 MacDougal Street. subway to W4St) 8-11:30pm (3 sets. cover is $10 for the whole night)

About Maria Neckam Born in Vienna, Maria grew up surrounded by the constant presence of the city's music and rhythms. Immersed in the rich musical traditions around her she developed a deep passion for all kinds of ...
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Gene Ess with Greg Tardy, Thomas Morgan, and Gene Jackson at Jazz Spot 4/23/2004

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2004

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