Rez Abbasi: Django-shift (Whirlwind)
Guitarist Rez Abbasi is forever in discovery mode, deeply exploring each music style he confronts, from standard acoustic jazz and the South Asian Qawwali and … Read More “Rez Abbasi: Django-shift (Whirlwind)”
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Amina Figarova Edition 113: Persistence (AmFi)
Amina Figarova’s 14 albums (beginning in 1995) constitute one of the richest bodies of work by any jazz composer in the new millennium. Her career … Read More “Amina Figarova Edition 113: Persistence (AmFi)”
Rez Abbasi: A Throw of Dice by the Silent Ensemble (Whirlwind)
When the German-Indian film epic A Throw of Dice arrived in 1929, it appeared to have everything going for it, including a cast of 10,000 … Read More “Rez Abbasi: A Throw of Dice by the Silent Ensemble (Whirlwind)”
Rez Abbasi: Unfiltered Universe (Whirlwind)
Art is shaped by nuance, guitarist Rez Abbasi asserts in the brief liner notes that accompany Unfiltered Universe, and the sentiment offers a clue as to why each of the album’s seven performances invites additional hearings. With every spin, it seems, his latest release reveals fresh rewards and new, far-reaching perspectives. In a sense, this … Read More “Rez Abbasi: Unfiltered Universe (Whirlwind)”
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Rez Abbasi & Junction: Behind the Vibration
On the face of it, Rez Abbasi’s new CD appears to be the product of an ordered mind and an inquisitive nature-an effort, as the guitarist himself has put it, “to answer the question: What might a modern jazz album sound like in the hands of contemporary musicians employing a breadth of influences and current … Read More “Rez Abbasi & Junction: Behind the Vibration”
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