Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – Church of Kidane Mehret

Though the recording leaves much to be desired, this private press recording of Ethiopian pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru is so gorgeously played that the music moves.  Augmented by a few extra tracks not found on the original pressing, Mississippi Records does wonders in bringing these tapes to life.  Her Continue Reading

Alessandra Celletti – Stop Femicides

Femicide, like most other –cides, is a pernicious evil, and women suffer atrociously in parts of the world, but despite the provocative title, this album is more of a celebration of some rather amazing songs influenced by ladies, interpreted by our dear friend Alessandra Celletti.  Some of the covers were Continue Reading

Passepartout Duo – Argot

My, this is a lovely release.  Passepartout Duo manage to balance modern classical music with a minimal post-rock sound without the “rock” part.  It’s exquisite listening, especially for those who like minimalist music.  Think of Arvo Pärt collaborating with Sigur Rós, and this might give you an idea of what Continue Reading

Selen Gülün – Years

On this tenth album by Turkish pianist (and frequent visitor to Japan) Selen Gülün, she remains in fine form.  She’s no stranger to our blog, and it’s been far too long since we had the pleasure of hearing modern jazz done right.  From her Bandcamp site: “Selen Gülün’s tenth album, Continue Reading

Ilia Belorukov & Marina Džukljev – Everything Changes, Nothing Disappears

Ilia Belorukov is a multi-instrumentalist who hails from Russia, but since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, he has been a resident of Novi Sad Serbia and will probably be for awhile.  He is making wonderful use of his time by collaborating with local talent.  Marina Džukljev is a pianst and first-rate improvisor, Continue Reading

Fumio Itabashi – Watarase

Our friends over at Wewantsounds have released a post-bop gem by pianist Fumio Itabashi which will be available in April 5th, 2024.  From their Bandcamp site: “Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Fumio Itabashi’s sought-after album “Watarase” hailed as one of the great Japanese jazz albums and featuring Itabashi on piano Continue Reading