New releases from Chris Potter’s quartet and Ernesto Cervini’s sextet Turboprop wash away the dust of everyday life* and demonstrate that modern jazz is alive and well and in good hands.
A Supergroup Quartet and a Super Sextet
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New Releases from Old Friends and New
Ernesto Cervini and Bruce Barth, two musicians whom I have long admired, and Yosef Gutman Levitt, a brand-new acquaintance, have new albums that deserve attention.
Fresh New Jazz from Kirk Knuffke and Ernesto Cervini
Kirk Knuffke and Ernesto Cervini take acoustic and electric approaches, respectively, in their sophisticated and accessible new releases. Both deliver terrific new compositions (Cervini adds a jazz standard and a Vince Mendoza song), and the compelling performances give me hope for the future of jazz just when I was beginning to think that every solo I was hearing sounded just like the previous one and that complex vacancy was the order of the day.
A Cut Above: Two Reviews
Josh Lawrence, Jason Fraticelli, and Anwar Marshall.
Adrean Farrugia, Ernesto Cervini, Dan Loomis, Tara Davidson, Joel Frahm, and William Carn. Photo by Jesse Cahill.
Philadelphia’s Fresh Cut Orchestra and Ernesto Cervini’s sextet cook up distinctly different
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