By Philip Booth, JAZZIZ Space is the place many of us probably would have liked to have gone to escape the fresh hell of everything wrought by 2020. But the outer regions — in concept, at least — can also be a place to free our inner spirits, as saxophonist Aaron Burnett demonstrates on Jupiter … Read More
By Mike Hobart, Jazzwise With Jupiter namechecked as an inspiration and four tracks titled after the planet’s moons, the influence of Sun Ra and spiritual jazz should not come as a surprise. Joel Ross’s vibes have an inherently otherworldly air and Aaron Burnett’s quickfire tenor saxophone stutters and grainy tone are rooted in the work … Read More
The Kaleidoscope Quintet- Dancing on the Edge by Michael van Gee This CD by the two masterful saxophonists and flautists Joe Lovano (*1952) and Dave Liebman (*1946), which was recorded at a concert on November 13th, 2013, in the well-known Deer Head Inn jazz club in Pennsylvania, can only be described as sensational, as it … Read More
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog What do you get when you mix Mexican, Israeli and British cultures into a contemporary jazz album? It’s like a ball of colorful yarn that unravels and spins songs featuring saxophones, guitars, drums and a splattering of keyboards? The answer is, “Trio Grande.” Read more here.
by Ivana Ng, DownBeat “If Aaron Burnett makes music that reflects the times we’re living in, then the saxophonist’s Jupiter Conjunct is an earnest and introspective journey in search of hope, clarity and momentum. His compositions blend avant-garde elements, bebop and electronic textures to artfully create space for The Big Machine, a band he’s played with … Read More
By Anna Hinkley, Black Grooves From Aaron Burnett & the Big Machine comes Jupiter Conjunct, a follow up to their 2019 album Anomaly. Drawing on hip-hop and electronica influences, this album pushes the sound of jazz along the trajectory of other current artists like bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, who is a featured guest on … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine Jupiter Conjunct is saxophonist/composer Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine follow-up to 2019’s acclaimedAnomaly, this time moving into the extra-terrestrial as many jazz forbears such as Sun Ra, John and Alice Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, and Lonnie Liston Smith, among others have done. We do have modern-day purveyors too such as … Read More
Saxophonist Aaron Burnett and Fresh Sound Records are proud to announce the November 6th release of Jupiter Conjunct, a new album from Aaron Burnett and the Big Machine. While Burnett established himself professionally by touring the world with Esperanza Spalding, his ambitions have always been a little out of this world. On Jupiter Conjunct, … Read More
