Aaron Parks ~ Little Big III Aaron Parks' latest album, ‘Little Big III’, is the third in a series titled Little Big and his fourth album featuring a guitarist. The album (and series) also expands the soundscapes and ideas explored on his successful first Blue Note release, Invisible Cinema (2008). It is an album with…

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02.02.2025

Alex Ventling/Nik Bärtsch | JazzLocal32.com

The artists profiled here have some things in common. Both have Swiss heritage, work in countries other than the ones they were born in and take a fearless approach to improvising. They are separated in years and in experience but not in their approach. Both seek to extend the language of improvised music and have…

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13.04.2025

Embers / Release & Return | JazzLocal32.com

Rattle Records released these excellent albums a few weeks apart. They demonstrate that New Zealand’s improvising musicians are of the highest calibre. Both feature Hayden Chisholm, and the albums enrich each other as if by design, although recorded at opposite ends of the world. Embers (Unwind) This album is the fifth by Unwind, and their…

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23.04.2025

Darren Pickering/Chris Cody | JazzLocal32.com

Three (Darren Pickering Small Worlds) Darren Pickering’s third Small Worlds album, ‘Three’, is a welcome addition to the earlier volumes. While it follows the successful formula developed in volumes one and two, it sounds fresh and endlessly explorative. Throughout the album, snaking lines float, dreamlike, over repeating patterns and carefully layered grooves. Out of this…

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