ENSAM (LRP) 7.5/10 Not only is Ireland’s Kevin Brady an exceptional jazz drummer, he is a composer of expanding breadth and creativity. In writing for his trio with fellow Irishman Dave Redmond (bass) and the American pianist Bill Carrothers he crafts pieces replete with that most magical of musical assets:…
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AFTER THE FLOOD (MBSG) 8/10 Where was Peter Dutton when we needed him? At some point in the murky past Mikelangelo and the Black Sean Gentlemen slipped into Oz (at night, by boat, no doubt), and have been assiduously undermining our morals ever since. Now they are trying to ingratiate…
PARALLAX (Edition/Planet) 9/10 As the album’s title suggests Phronesis changes the perception of jazz by viewing it from a different angle. Part of the Anglo-Danish band’s secret has been solving the problem of sonic transparency when piano (Ivo Neame), bass (Jasper Hoiby) and drums (Anton Eger) are played together, whether…