Making the Invisible Audible
Outsider I’ve been fascinated with solo improvisational horn playing for many years. This fascination was born out of several factors: after developing a severe overuse injury in the early 1990s I felt I could no longer play brass instruments the way I had been able to prior to this time. Read More
The Dom Minasi Guitar Quartet Eight Hands One MindDom Minasi, Hans Tammen, Harvey Valdez and Briggan Krauss In Memory of Bern Nix I thought about writing for four guitars for a while, but I didn’t want it to be another ordinary jazz record and since I am very much into Read More
On Zone’s second album the focus is again on the nexus between cutting edge improvisation and music written to stimulate it. The group creates music with protean forms, unflagging melodic sensibility and structural transparency. Tom Cabrera’s drumming is a study in listening, with one foot in the tradition and the Read More
Nicole Johänntgen & Jack DeSalvo in Duo Text: Stefan Pieper Zurich, July 21, 2020 | Nicole Johänntgen, born in Saarland and now living in Switzerland, met guitarist Jack DeSalvo in New York – the new CD “Lumens” was created in a spontaneous session. In a combo, the role of the Read More
JAZZ Sparks of light emitted: “Lumens” by Nicole Johänntgen & Jack DeSalvo GEORG WASSMUTH Share on Facebook share on twitter share by mail Nicole Johänntgen, jazz saxophonist from the Saarland municipality Fischbach-Camphausen, is known for her energetic playing. Usually, it brings every room to a boil, but in times of corona, quieter Read More
Jack DeSalvo – guitar Dmitry Ishenko – double-bass Tom Cabrera – drums
ROCCO JOHN – PEACE AND LOVE UNSEEN RAIN 9932 Aurora Borealis / Evolutions / What If The Moon Were Made Of Jazz. 62:08. Rocco John Iacovone – as, ss, p; Ras Moshe Burnett – ts, flt, bells; Michael Lytle – b clt; Sana Nagano – vln; Rich Rosenthal – g; Read More
Matt Lavelle Quartet, s/t (Unseen Rain) Matt Lavelle is well known within the lower Manhattan avant-garde jazz scene, but not so much outside it. His primary outlet is the large ensemble 12 Houses, which can feature as many as 16 members. This quartet album finds him backed by pianist Lewis Read More
It makes sense that Matt’s Mode by MATT LAVELLE QUARTET on UNSEEN RAIN is on UK VIBE Top 20 Modern Jazz ‘compositions’ of 2017. Matt is the epitome of the jazz composer whose music is designed to bring out the best in improvisers with an eye on the entire history Read More
https://roccojohn.bandcamp.com/album/peace-and-love By Dee Dee McNeil, https://musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com/ ROCCO JOHN IACOVONE – “PEACE AND LOVE” Unseen Rain Records Rocco John Iacovone, alto & soprano saxophone/piano; Ras Moshe Burnett, bells/tenor saxophone/flute; Sana Nagano, violin; Michael Lytle, bass clarinet; Rich Rosenthal, guitar; Phil Sirois, bass; John Pietaro, percussion; Dalius Naujo, drums. I was eager to Read More
ONE MAN’S JAZZ RADIO SPINS ROCCO JOHN – along with other great artists. LISTEN HERE to ROCCO JOHN’s Evolutions from his UNSEEN RAIN release PEACE AND LOVE on ONE MAN’S JAZZ RADIO. Save
Dom Minasi Jack De Salvo – SOLDANI DIECI ANNI: Something I didn’t know – Dom and Jack had never recorded together before this splendid improvised guitar session was captured in November of 2015, and released in 2016. Due to “senior moments” on my part and a failure to enter it Read More
ROCCO JOHN QUARTET EMBRACE THE CHANGE roccojohn.bandcamp.com Wings / Escape / Circuits / Dial Up / Tango / Whispers / 72’s / Wings (Epilogue). 67:54. Rocco John Iacovone (as, ss), Rich Rosenthal (g), Francois Grillot (b), Tom Cabrera (d). March 2015, Riverdale, NJ. What’s not to like about a fine Read More
MATT LAVELLE’S 12 HOUSES, SOLIDARITY, UNSEEN RAIN 9945 “Solidarity” has a massive singsong sound that serves as the backdrop to a furious tenor solo by Ras Moshe Burnett and a keening cello and flute duet. “Brooklyn Mountain” starts out as a slow, writhing mass before Burnett and pianist Chris Read More
Sumari II (UR9938 Sumari II [mp3 320k] Sumari II [FLAC] Sumari II [Apple Lossless] Sumari II [HD FLAC] Sumari II [HD Apple Lossless] SUMARI‘s second release SUMARI II, from the powerful trio of multi-instrumentalists Matt Lavelle on trumpet and alto clarinet, Jack DeSalvo on electric guitar, cello, banjo and bass Read More
Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses: Solidarity By ALBERTO BAZZURRO – allaboutjazz.com Born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1970, previously alongside William Parker and being responsible for the rebirth of a genuine original, Giuseppi Logan, a few years ago , Matt Lavelle directs the 12 Houses, an important work, recorded in November Read More
PAT HALL – TIME REMEMBERED: THE MUSIC OF BILL EVANS (UR960) My first reaction when considering Time Remembered: The Music of Bill Evans (Unseenrain – 9960) by trombonist PAT HALL was what is there in the music of Evans that would inspire a trombonist to enlist an organ trio comprising Greg “Organ Monk” Lewis Read More
Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses: Solidarity There’s a majestic feeling to the opening of Solidarity, the title track of a release by Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses. This reed-heavy 17 piece ensemble also features an extended rhythm section with guitar, piano, banjo, bass, vibes, and drums, along with violin, cello and voice. Read More
https://youtu.be/lxWfniV657IVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: PRAMANTHA (Jack Desalvo) . Contrassio Trio (Palencia, Spain) (https://youtu.be/lxWfniV657I) Contrassio Trio perform Jack DeSalvo’s piece Pramantha in Palencia, Spain. Pramantha has also been performed by classical guitarist ADAM KAHN in the UK. Pramantha has been recorded by a number of artists, including: Read More
Jack DeSalvo & Dom Minasi – Soldano Dieci Anni (Unseen Rain, 2016) **** Saturday, September 03, 2016 Guitar Week By Paul Acquaro Oh, acoustic guitar duo, how my heart beats for thee! DeSalvo and Minasi are a great pair on Soldano Dieci Anni, both performing on either unamplified archtop Read More
Bassist Mark Hagan recording “All Hallows” with Tom Cabrera – drums and Bob Rodriguez – piano for Tom’s upcoming UNSEEN RAIN album – working title is “What I’ve Found”. Recording and mastering engineer is Jim DeSalvo, producer and composer is Jack DeSalvo, mixing engineer is Larry Hutter and studio is Read More
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Dom Minasi, Jack DeSalvo, Soldano Dieci Anni A two-guitar duet album with Dom Minasi and Jack DeSalvo? I was not sure what that would be until I put it on. Soldano Dieci Anni (Unseen Rain) is a hugely beautiful surprise. The both of them brought their acoustic-electrics, archtops, Read More
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Altoist Rocco John is a fixture on the New York scene, keeping the new thing free flames stoked with his own brand of avant jazz. He records more infrequently than I would like, but then that makes his new releases all the more welcome. His latest, Embrace Read More
CD Review: http://www.audaud.com/matt-lavelles-12-houses-solidarity-unseen-rain/ Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses – Solidarity – Unseen Rain Big band free jazz is more than discordant noise. Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses – Solidarity [TrackList follows] – Unseen Rain UR-9945, 48:52 [5/6/16] ****: (Matt Lavelle – cornet, Flugelhorn, alto clarinet, conductor; Lee Odom – soprano sax, clarinet; Charles Read More
Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses: Solidarity By ALBERTO BAZZURRO Published: July 21, 2016, originally in Italian Born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1970, having played alongside William Parker and and being responsible for the reintroduction of the inimitable Giuseppi Logan a few years ago, Matt Lavelle directs this valuable work, recorded Read More
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Rocco John Quartet – Embrace the Change – Unseen Rain by Audiophile Audition/ July 11, 2016/ Jazz CD Reviews New York City quartet which promotes changes, all sorts of changes. Rocco John Quartet – Embrace the Change [TrackList follows] – Unseen Rain UR-9947, 67:49 [5/6/16] ****: (Rocco John Iacovone – Read More
Recommended: Rocco John Quartet – “Embrace the Change” By davesumner There’s an appealing looseness to this session from saxophonist Rocco John Iacovone, guitarist Rich Rosenthal, double bassist Francois Grillot and drummer Tom Cabrera. Of particular interest is the way the guitar darts between the slowly drawled saxophone lines… which becomes Read More
Dom Minasi & Jack DeSalvo: Soldani Dieci Anni By MARK SULLIVAN Published: July 5, 2016 Guitarist Dom Minasi is known as an experimentalist and free player, so there is much in this set of acoustic duets with fellow guitarist Jack DeSalvo that will confound expectations. Opener “The Indelible Delible” is Read More
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Solidarity (Unseen Rain Records) by Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses is a rampaging rollicking jazz affair with Lavelle’s cornet, flugelhorn and alto clarinet leading the charge on six original jam-packed elongated tracks. The action is fast and furious what with two soprano saxophones, two clarinets, alto sax, tenor sax, two flutes, Read More
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Media Alert: Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses “Solidarity” – Unseen Rain Records UR9945 MATT LAVELLE – cornet, flugelhorn, alto clarinet, conduction, LEE ODOM – soprano saxophone and clarinet, CHARLES WATERS – alto saxophone and clarinet, RAS MOSHE BURNETT – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, bells, TIM STOCKER – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, Read More
Media Alert: Rocco John Quartet “Embrace The Change” (Unseen Rain UR-9947) Street Date: May 6, 2016ROCCO JOHN IACOVONE alto and soprano saxophones, RICH ROSENTHAL guitar, FRANÇOIS GRILLOT double-bass, TOM CABRERA drums CD Review: Rocco John Quartet Has Good Advice: ‘Embrace the Change’ on Unseen Rain Records [REVIEW] Mike Greenblatt (m.greenblatt@classicalite.com) Rocco John Iacovone Read More
Media Alert: Rocco John Quartet “Embrace The Change” (Unseen Rain UR-9947) ROCCO JOHN IACOVONE alto and soprano saxophones, RICH ROSENTHAL guitar, FRANÇOIS GRILLOT double-bass, TOM CABRERA drums CD Review: http://jazzquad.ru/index.pl?act=PRODUCT&id=4418 By Leonid Auskern Alto saxophonist Rocco John Iacovone had excellent teachers, these mentors, however, came from very different places on Read More
CD Review of ROCCO JOHN QUARTET – EMBRACE THE CHANGE By Dee Dee McNeil https://musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com If the eclectic and Avant Garde is your cup of tea, sit back and pour yourself a cup of the Rocco John Quartet. Drums and saxophone explode on the scene with intensity and purpose. Every Read More
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Rocco John Iacovone – soprano saxophone Rich Rosenthal – guitar Tom Cabrera – drums
SUMARI at Arts for Art – Video of full performance. Matt Lavelle – trumpet, bass clarinet Jack DeSalvo – guitar, cello Tom Cabrera – drums
UNSEEN RAIN ROCCO JOHN QUARTET/Embrace the Change: A saxman that studied under the watchful eyes of some serious hell raisers, he picks up the baton and you can tell this is someone serious about his Sun Ra and didn’t just eat a bunch of BYG records for breakfast one day. Read More
Media Alert: SUMARI (Unseen Rain UR9962) Matt Lavelle (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, alto clarinet Jack DeSalvo (cello, guitars. mandola) Tom Cabrera (bodhrán, tar, riq, doumbek, bass drum) CD Review: http://www.maelstromzine.com/ezine/review_iss78_6379.php By Avi Shaked The music echoes and reflects nature. The nature squeaks, screeches, hisses and whistles through the velvet yet Read More
Talking with Arts for Art, Matt Lavelle (horns, reeds) discusses his upcoming performance with SUMARI at Justice is Compassion Part 2. Check out the event here! SUMARI is: Matt Lavelle (horns, reeds) Jack DeSalvo (guitar, cello) Tom Cabrera (percussion) Download SUMARI’s first self-titled album here! Purchase the renowned CD here!
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