Pianist and composer Michael Weiss believes that the future of jazz lies in a closer integration of composition and improvisation. He puts that hypothesis to work on his fourth album as a leader, on which he takes a high-powered septet through an all-original program of nine compositions, all of them relatively straightforward in general structure and tone, but harmonically forward-looking at the same time. This kind of balance between innovation and accessibility is unusual in jazz, and it mak...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The sound of the songs on Jason Yates could come from almost any period. The free-flowing feel has elements of the best soul music from the '60s and '70s, but it's obvious this music has been made in 2009. Yates' Hammond organ has a timeless sound, full of the swells and fills that make that instrument so distinctive. For the recording sessions, Yates knew it needed to be done at Manuel Nieto's Estudio in East Los Angeles. The music needed a certain down home place to be created, and once...   [ read more ]

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The inaugural recording from Rodriguez Lopex's low-profile compound in Zapopan, Mexico, Xenophanes is the first album which finds him at the helm vocally and lyrically, as well as musically. Sung entirely in Spanish, Xenophanes showcases a side of Omar rarely seen before, allowing for a much more gestural experience of the man rather than simply the musician, and truly distinguishing this album from its myriad predecessors. Equal parts Volta bombast, El Grupo Nuevo...technicality and a textural richness un...   [ read more ]

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