Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi – Speak, MomentFormat : LP Label : AKP Recordings Catalog # : AKP026 Genre : Jazz From the opening swells of this striking debut recording, one can sense that there is deep listening taking place among this trios members. Entirely improvised in the afternoon of their first meeting, Speak, Moment cascades from gorgeous mountaintop revelation fanfare to rough hewn and ragged noise. Altogether, it is an opening salvo, a profound and unrepeatable moment in the lives of

We were right there with the listener learning about and experiencing it

Playing these istikhbars (which have roots in the Islamic Arabo-Andalusian culture which flourished in Spain) on the piano

timeless river

ranging from electronica and dub techno to ambient and trip hop

the latter another group helmed by Bertrami

away from the enclosed isolation of the urban environment

‘Sun Arcs’ depicts the intricate balance of nature’s cycles and the paths outlined by the seasons

Originally from Rio de Janeiro

classical music

Amram recorded and released dozens of records on his independent record label

Mixing and mastering were once again handled by Kwazar

it is bright