Mark Corroto

Ohio

Senior Writer at All About Jazz

Cancer Survivor, Jazz Critic (https://t.co/gXRzxravnW), Cyclist, and Sorcerer - Mark is a fan of both Ayler and Pantani

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James Davis' Beveled: Arc and Edge

6 days ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » James Davis' Beveled: Arc and Edge Trumpeter James Davis' sextet is aptly named Beveled—a word that means transforming a sharp, square edge into something smoother, more refined. That concept of reshaping and softening defines both the ensemble's instrumentation and its sonic character.
James Brandon Lewis Quartet with Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones and Chad Taylor: Abstraction Is Deliverance

1 week ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » James Brandon Lewis Quartet with Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones... John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and David S. Ware cast long shadows over Abstraction Is Deliverance, the fifth release from the James Brandon Lewis Quartet. These tenor saxophone titans have influenced Lewis since his breakout major-label debut Divine Travels (Okeh, 2014).
Sergio Armaroli Quintet: Follow A Very Heavy Person

2 weeks ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Liner Notes » Sergio Armaroli Quintet: Follow A Very Heavy Person Time, as a concept, transforms into an endless playground in the hands of Sergio Armaroli.
Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp String Trio: Armageddon Flower

2 weeks ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp String Trio: Armageddon Flower Imagine our earliest ancestors huddled deep inside a cave, safe from the howling wind and stalking predators outside. A fire flickers at the center, casting erratic shadows onto the jagged walls. Among the tribe, someone watches those shadows—not with fear, but with imagination.
Silke Eberhard Trio with Jan Roder and Kay Lübke: Being-A-Ning

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Silke Eberhard Trio with Jan Roder and Kay Lübke: Being-A-Ning It is rare to describe an audio recording as brave, but that is precisely what the latest release by the Silke Eberhard Trio is—bold, fearless, and unflinchingly original.
The Hemphill Stringtet: The Hemphill Stringtet Plays the Music of Julius Hemphill

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » The Hemphill Stringtet: The Hemphill Stringtet Plays the... Let us borrow a famous tagline from the dairy industry: Got Hemphill? If not, it is time to take a closer listen. Julius Hemphill (1938-1995) was a towering figure in the creative music scenes of both St. Louis, where he co-founded the Black Artists' Group (BAG), and New York's vibrant loft jazz scene of the 1970s and '80s.
Steve Hirsh: Root Causes

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Steve Hirsh: Root Causes Although Steve Hirsh's name appears on the masthead of Root Causes, you might not immediately recognize it as a drummer-led recording. Unlike the unmistakable leadership of Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, and Tony Williams, Hirsh leads with subtlety, functioning more as a selfless, responsive collaborator than a dominant force.
Chicago Edge Ensemble: Paradoxes In Freedom

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Chicago Edge Ensemble: Paradoxes In Freedom Listening to guitarist and bandleader Dan Phillips' music can feel like trying to keep a scorecard to track all the musical lines he weaves together. Fortunately, despite his wide-ranging influences and concepts, he structures his compositions in a way that remains accessible, always grounded in the rich jazz traditions of Chicago.
Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live, First Visit

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live, First Visit No jazz artist has been as polarizing as Albert Ayler. Listeners either revere him as a prophet or dismiss him as a charlatan. To some, his music is a divine revelation; to others, an indecipherable cacophony. But while Ayler's music was undeniably radical, he was no insurrectionist— he was simply a true original. His sound was Ayler being Ayler.
Christoph Irniger's Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (live)

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Mark Corroto

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Christoph Irniger's Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (live) "The one thing I concluded was not to try and reproduce a live event—I thought, live goals are different. There might be more improvisation, more risk," Christoph Irniger reflects in the liner notes to Pilgrim's 2023 studio album Ghost Cat (Intakt).