★★★★ Inspired by the Pulitzer-prizewinning writings of environmental journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, much-lauded German saxophonist/composer Ingrid Laubrock composed most of the music for The Last Quiet Place in solitude and outdoors – but if she was feeling that the imagination might be the …

Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock always seems to search out new instrumental configurations for her music. This time out, she and her musical and life partner, drummer Tom Rainey, collaborate with a quartet of accomplished string players, guitarist Brandon Seabrook, violinist Mazz Swift, cellist Tomeka Reid, and bassist Michael …

Avec “The Last Quiet Place”, Ingrid Laubrock s’interroge sur les bouleversements de la nature. Vincent Courtois, lui, habille les images d’un vieux film de Jean Epstein, Finis terrae. Au Portugal, Mário Costa se lance avec succès dans la manipulation musico-génétique avec Chromosome ! Interpellée par la lecture des …

The German-born saxophonist issues a dynamic, sprawling album with a band that includes bassist Michael Formanek, drummer Tom Rainey and cellist Tomeka Reid Perhaps emblematic of complicated economic times, jazz musicians are doing more with less these days, especially when …

Ingrid LaubrockThe Last Quiet Place This absorbing session from Ingrid Laubrock is at times raw and dissonant, at other times richly melodic. It’s when those two states bleed into one another that the recording is at its strongest. The music, often playing …

When saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock finds herself in her comfort zone, it is typically in small group formations—often just duos or trios—which allow her unparalleled skills as an improviser to shine most brightly. However, listeners are always in for a special …