Tag Archives: instrumental

DAVE SCHOEPKE – Tessellated Resonance

October 20, 2020

Dave Schoepke 2020 Milwaukeean percussionist tunes into environmental patterns to embroider silence with a barely-there groove to get under one’s hardened skin. Dave Schoepke is no stranger to noise, laying down melodious racket on-stage with the likes of , which … Continue reading →

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JON DURANT & ROBERT JÜRJENDAL – Across The Evening

October 14, 2020

Alchemy 2020 Between Boston and Riisipere, two kindred spirits and their coterie embark on a penumbral trip with a one-way ticket stuck to guitar cases. American Jon Durant and Estonian Robert Jürjendal have been admiring each other’s oeuvre for quite … Continue reading →

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RICK WAKEMAN – The Red Planet

October 8, 2020

Madfish 2020 With sound strength destroying sight, legendary ivories driver concentrates on a space rock that is Mars. Easing into retirement – whatever it means for such an indefatigable performer – seemed to venture back to his principal instrument, but … Continue reading →

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OUTER LIMITS DUO – Carnival Of Souls

August 15, 2020

FunTime 2020 Flying off the handle and back again, a pair of intrepid jazzists take a futuristic trip to the past. As two acoustic performers who found themselves entertaining audiences when various electric bands fell victims of circumstances on-stage, it’s … Continue reading →

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PABLO EMBON – Harmony Tales

July 16, 2020

PEM 2020 Israeli multi-instrumentalist makes a nuanced, yet oftentimes too sweet, statement – restricted to jazz yet given many a flavor. After three and a half decades of ploughing a fusion furrow, any artist must be known to a wide … Continue reading →

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