January 12, 2023 #1290

This is an episode that mixes a continued look at some of my favourite releases of 2022 and new albums that have just arrived. Those include baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson’s new “The Gate”, violinist Sano Nagano and some very interesting new European releases from guitarist Marc Ducret taking on the music of Tim Berne, the exciting new and young trio led by German pianist Simon Lucaciu, Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu, and drummer Peter Bruun from Denmark. Also, from oceans away, new albums from Wellington, New Zealand saxophonist Frank Talbot and Japanese free jazz giant, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura.

00:00 Linda Sikhakhane * Isambulo – Ropeadope * Inner Freedom (Revisited) * South Africa
06:48 Host speaks
09:05 Dave Sewelson * The Gate – Mahakala Music * Slipping * USA
22:24 Thumbscrew * Multi-colored Midnight – Cuneiform * Brutality and Beauty * USA
26:39 Igor Lumpert & Innertextures * I Am The Spirit Of The Earth – Clean Feed * Zoo Fog * Slovenia
34:16 Host speaks
36:32 Marc Ducret * Palm Sweat: Marc Ducet Plays Tim Berne – Out Of Your Head * Shiteless * France
45:03 Dan Weiss Trio * Dedication – Cygnus * For Bacharach * USA
50:28 Ricardo Toscano Trio * Chasing Contradictions – Clean Feed * Played Twice * Portugal
58:06 Host speaks
58:53 Sana Nagano * Anime Mundi – 577 Records * Timeless Eyes * USA
1:04:20 Satoko Fujii * One Hundred Dreams – Libra * One Hundred Dreams Part 3 * Japan
1:15:11 Host speaks
1:16:32 Natsuki Tamura * Lightning – Libra * Kaminari * Japan
1:25:20 Yaroslav Likhachev Quartet * Occasional Sketches – Clean Feed * Occasional Sketch 4 * Germany
1:30:56 Lukasz Korybalski Trio * Don’t Try – For Tune * Eraserhead * Poland
1:37:05 Host speaks
1:39:03 Simon Lucaciu Trio * STRG + X – Hat Hut Ezzthetics * Bird Of Prophets * Germany
1:45:56 Simon Lucaciu Trio * STRG + X – Hat Hut Ezzthetics * Mor And Phing * Germany
1:49:22 David Newhouse * ZZAJ – Jazz From The 23rd Century – Discus * Pluck Wind Bang * USA
1:53:53 Host speaks
1:55:54 Kristjan Randalu * Sisu – Whirlwind * Spielchen Und Rechenschaft * Estonia
2:03:04 The Chicago Plan * For New Zealand – NotTwo * Yoyo * USA
2:11:38 Host speaks
2:12:57 Peter Bruun * Thésauros – Ilk Records * Taxis * Denmark 
2:23:38 Ivo Perelman * Reed Rapture In Brooklyn – Mahkala Music * Golia Piece #6 * USA
2:28:54 Blue Lines Trio * Chance and Change – Casco * Vacuumville * Netherlands
2:34:16 Host speaks
2:36:44 Frank Talbot Quartet * Mundane Life Updates – Rattle * The Walk * New Zealand
2:42:45 Lisa Marie Simmons & Marco Cremaschini * Notespeak 12 – Ropeadope * Elegy * USA/Italy
2:45:43 Matthew Shipp Trio * World Construct – ESP-Disk * World Construct * USA
2:55:56 Host speaks
2:57:28 Ian Dogole * Quinta Essentia – Global Fusion Music * Togo * USA