Clarinetist Anat Cohen never fails to impress on multiple instruments, and her Tentet with musical director Oded Lev-Ari is an impressive group who wowed in 2017's Happy Song. So it's exciting to see she's about to release a sophomore album next month on Anzic Records, Triple Helix. The first single, "Milonga Del Angel", caps off the album and has a rather spooky, sultry feel … [Read more...]
Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop – REV (EPK)
Toronto drummer Ernesto Cervini released REV on Anzic Records last week with his band Turboprop namely Tara Davidson and Joel Frahm on saxophones, William Carn on trombone, Adrean Farrugia on piano, and Dan Loomis on bass. As Cervini states, “although I am the band-leader, Turboprop truly feels like a collective due to the passion, commitment and love everybody brings to each p … [Read more...]
Ben Gray’s Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016
A quick pre-amble: jazz is so diverse that it’s near-impossible to compare and rank the "best" albums of the year (Editor's note: which is why Nextbop refers to these lists as our "favorites" as opposed to "the best", because words are important). How does one rank Julian Lage, Darcy James Argue, Takuya Kuroda, and Brad Mehldau against each other? The answer of course is that … [Read more...]