Kris Davis, 39, has spent years as her generation’s powerhouse pianist in waiting. No longer. On “Diatom Ribbons,” her skills as a composer, band assembler, system builder and improviser — a musical auteur, basically — come fully into focus.
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Diatom Ribbons – Downbeat – Dave Cantor
October 18, 2019The best music—within the jazz world and beyond it—can contain a multitude of ideas and sounds, reference endless genres and tell listeners something about the moment that it was recorded, as well as the past. Diatom Ribbons—and actually a lot …
Good Day For Cloud Fishing – San Francisco Classical Voice – Andrew Gilbert
October 13, 2019Hands down, my favorite album of 2019 is the singular jazz/poetry collaboration between Berkeley clarinetist/composer Ben Goldberg and poet Dean Young, Good Day for Cloud Fishing…
SuperBigmouth – Glide Magazine – Doug Collette
October 9, 2019If Chris Lightcap and company prove anything here—besides the fact this work compels many repeated listenings—it is that the intersection of jazz and rock can represent a flash-point of inspiration as potent as the convergence of material and musicianship.
Diatom Ribbons – Pitchfork – Seth Colter Walls
October 8, 2019Aided by Nels Cline, Marc Ribot, and Esperanza Spalding, the New York pianist and her band mix lyrical song form, turntablism, and avant-garde strategies in unusually fluid fashion.
Diatom Ribbons – Jazz Trail – Filipe Freitas
September 30, 2019Diatom Ribbons is her 14th recording as a leader and marks a new chapter in her career as she keeps writing and playing with imagination, courageously looking forward.
Diatom Ribbons – All About Jazz – John Sharpe
September 24, 2019Cross fertilization has been at the heart of jazz since its inception when African rhythms met European instrumentation. That stylistic melange is taken to another level in the cultural melting pot of New York City.
SuperBigmouth – Jazziz – Matt Micucci
September 19, 2019Acclaimed bassist/composer Chris Lightcap unites Bigmouth and Superette, his two ensembles, on his latest studio recording SuperBigmouth. We’re delighted to present you with a song premiere for one of the tracks from the LP, “Zero Point Five,” ahead of its October …
SuperBigmouth – WGBO – Simon Rentner
September 19, 2019SuperBigmouth introduces an unruly eight-piece ensemble led by bassist Chris Lightcap, with band members including Craig Taborn (Wurlitzer, organ, piano); Tony Malaby and Chris Cheek (tenor saxophones); and Jonathan Goldberger and Curtis Hasselbring (guitars). The music absorbs a vast range …
Kris Davis – WGBO – Nate Chinen
September 19, 2019Pianist-composer Kris Davis marshals an impressive array of talent on Diatom Ribbons, from guitarists Marc Ribot and Nels Cline to tenor saxophonists Tony Malaby and JD Allen.