Reviews
chroniques de CD, DVD
| Marks Les notes |
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AVERAGE / MOYEN |
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GOOD / BON |
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GOOD / BON - 3.5 |
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VERY GOOD / TRES BON |
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GREAT / COUP DE COEUR |
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A MUST / INDISPENSABLE |
Latest Reviews L’actu des chroniques
| Jazz |
VARV – Transit
The album’s six compositions unfold like six interconnected journeys through constantly shifting landscapes. Atmospheres emerge, dissolve, and reappear in transformed forms.
| Jazz |
Tom Teasley featuring Dave Ballou – Inner Play
The Inner Play album forms part of Teasley’s remarkable The Art of the Duo project, a long-term exploration of musical dialogue through intimate collaborations.
| World Music |
Jin Hi Kim – The Jin Hi Kim Collection
This remarkable anthology offers a panoramic view of one of the most innovative, courageous, and visionary artists in contemporary music.
| Americana, Folk |
THE COUSINS PROJECT + Kristina Stykos & Steve Mayone – Child Of The Hills
Kristina Stykos et Steve Mayone sont des auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes qui ont découvert par hasard qu’ils étaient cousins, et en ont résolu d’œuvrer dès lors en duo sous le sobriquet de The Cousins Project.
| Americana |
ED SNODDERLY – ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free
Si vous attendiez avec une impatience non dissimulée votre shot périodique de folk & country roots (assorti de first league songwriting), vous voici donc amplement servis, petits veinards.
| Jazz |
Tom Challenger & Evan Parker – May Spring Last a Lifetime
There are no drums, no bass, no piano, no guitar, no electronics, no big band. Only two saxophones and fifty-three uninterrupted minutes of spontaneous creation.
| Jazz |
Mathieu Torres – Sanctuaire
As a direct successor to Desconegut, Sanctuaire not only fulfills expectations but surpasses them, establishing Mathieu Torres as one of the most compelling guitarists of his generation.
| Jazz metal |
Kilter – Ten Billion Years / Ten
On Ten Billion Years/ Ten, Laurent David and Kilter transform the birth and death of the solar system into a daring musical journey that blends jazz, metal, progressive rock, and contemporary composition.
| Jazz metal |
Kilter – Ten Billion Years / Ten (FR review)
Avec Ten Billion Years/ Ten, Laurent David et Kilter transforment la naissance et la disparition du système solaire en une odyssée musicale audacieuse mêlant jazz, métal, rock progressif et musique contemporaine.
| Jazz |
Bria Skonberg – Indigo
More than a showcase for her talents as a singer and trumpeter, Indigo is a deeply human album that celebrates connection, empathy, and artistic authenticity.
| Jazz |
Bria Skonberg – Indigo (FR review)
Porté par des interprétations vocales remarquables, des orchestrations d’une grande finesse et un sens aigu du récit, ce disque explore la puissance de la chanson avec une élégance rare.
| World |
Lolivone de la Rosa – Jewels
On Jewels, guitarist and composer Lolivone de la Rosa blends bebop, Afro Puerto Rican rhythms, and intimate storytelling into a debut of remarkable maturity.
| World |
Lolivone de la Rosa – Jewels (FR review)
Avec Jewels, la guitariste et compositrice Lolivone de la Rosa signe un premier album d’une remarquable maturité, où le bebop dialogue avec les rythmes afro portoricains et une écriture profondément intime.
| Classique, Jazz moderne |
Sean Noonan & The London Symphony Orchestra – The Drummer of Tedworth
With The Drummer of Tedworth, Sean Noonan has created one of the most ambitious and original musical works of recent years. Recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.
| Jazz moderne |
Denman Maroney Quintet – Umwelt
Intellectually stimulating yet emotionally compelling, adventurous yet deeply musical, it confirms Denman Maroney as one of the most original composers in contemporary jazz.
| Jazz |
Michael Eckroth & Minas Messengers – New Paths
It is an ambitious recording that honors tradition while looking firmly toward the future, offering a vision of jazz fusion that feels both timeless and distinctly modern.
| Jazz |
Michael Eckroth & Minas Messengers – New Paths (FR review)
Enregistré à Belo Horizonte dans le cadre d’une résidence Fulbright, New Paths voit le pianiste Michael Eckroth faire dialoguer les traditions du Minas Gerais avec le jazz fusion contemporain.
| Country, Ragtime |
HORSEBATH – Another Farewell
Accomplissant ainsi l’exploit de s’assumer vintage sans sonner rétro pour autant, davantage qu’un mystère ou un anachronisme, voici donc une sorte de petit miracle en soi.
| Jazz |
Charles Chen – The Long Way Home
More than an album, this is an archive, a conversation and a celebration. It functions as a living repository of memories, stories and artistic values that might otherwise disappear with time.
| Jazz |
Charles Chen – The Long Way Home (FR review)
Bien plus qu’un simple album de jazz, le dernier projet de Charles Chen s’impose comme un document musical et historique de premier ordre.
| Jazz |
Zela Margossian Quintet – Remedy
With Remedy, the Zela Margossian Quintet has created an album that is intellectually rewarding, emotionally resonant, and consistently beautiful.
| World |
Pooja Goswami Pavan – The Mind, Ecstatic: Songs of Kabir
With her new album The Mind, Ecstatic: Songs of Kabir, vocalist and composer Pooja Goswami Pavan offers a profound musical meditation on the timeless poetry of the great Indian mystic Sant Kabir Das.
| Jazz |
Sam Barsh feat. Mark Guiliana and Keyon Harrold – Straight08
Three longtime collaborators blend post-bop jazz, 808-driven grooves, collective improvisation and contemporary digital influences into one of the most original and forward-looking jazz albums of the year.
| Jazz |
Sam Barsh feat. Mark Guiliana and Keyon Harrold – Straight08 (FR review)
Avec Straight08, trois complices de longue date mêlent jazz post bop, rythmiques inspirées de la célèbre boîte à rythmes 808.