Spring, love, dance: four new jazz albums

For some mysterious reason, Russian jazz albums come out in waves. Moreover, it is clear that domestic labels (how many of them are there — two or four?) there is no collusion, just as there is no promotion strategy. You look for these same Russians on the CD in the daytime with fire, then suddenly-the shaft.

Here in may, it turned out like this. And it is gratifying to see that our people are trying to do something sharp, fresh, attractive and breaking out of the usual jazz framework. Sometimes it turns out almost pop music made by jazzmen. Continue reading →