Textura As a Berklee College of Music freshman, eighteen-year-old Teodross Avery joined its Thelonious Monk Ensemble, which might help explain why, nearly thirty years later, the saxophonist sounds so comfortable … Read More
Textura “I grew up listening to my aunt; one pivotal record she sings on is ‘Arara’ by Sergio Mendes. I knew I always wanted to be like her, sound like … Read More
Textura A more perfect title for Brandi Disterheft’s fifth album than Surfboard would be hard to imagine when the associated activity evokes feelings of freedom, joy, and abandon. Consistent with that … Read More
From Textura It takes but a moment for the stylistic character of Miki Yamanaka’s Human Dust Suite to assert itself when “Pre-School” positions itself firmly within a lithe, post-bop universe. … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura Mike Fahie takes his turn, with the debut album by his large ensemble interpreting Chopin, Debussy, Puccini, and others. Read this full review here.
By Ron Schepper, Textura Feature a violinist in an ensemble and my response is positively Pavlovian with excitement. Jerry Goodman in the original Mahavishnu Orchestra established the association, which was … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura The seed for Originations, Ryan Cohan’s sixth album as a bandleader, was planted years ago when a multinational tour brought the Chicago-based pianist to Amman and … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura textura is excited to feature Leslie Beukelman, Dominic Ingham, and Douglas MacGregor in its twenty-eighth ‘Spotlight,’ with each artist represented by an excellent new album: Golden … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura Golden Daffodil is special for a number of reasons. It’s the first vocal-centred release from Matt Ulery’s Woolgathering Records, for one; more importantly, it flatters singer … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura Jonathan Barber issued one of the more auspicious debut albums in recent memory when Vision Ahead arrived two years ago. Met with considerable acclaim, the recording … Read More
