Thirsty Soul

By Anita Donndorff

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2025
Track listing: No Moon at All; Charade; The Old Country; Don't Explain; The Great City; Thirsty Soul; Lonely House; You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To; Ana Luiza.

Anita Donndorff: Thirsty Soul

by Dan Bilawsky
July 17, 2025

The second album from Argentina-born, New York-based vocalist Anita Donndorff owes its identity to both of her homes. With studio sessions taking place in Buenos Aires and the East Village in Manhattan, and some Argentinians and two Americans contributing to Latin-inflected takes on songbook standards, this notable newcomer proudly displays her history through Thirsty Soul.

Ari Hoenig: Tea For Three

by Artur Moral
May 20, 2025

In the concise liner notes for this release, Ari Hoenig states that this is the first time he has kept the same lineup for two consecutive recordings. No shock there: From the album's opening bars, it is clear we are not just dealing with another trio, but with the convergence of three exceptional musical personalities whose ...

Deep Tone Project: Torero Hallucinogene

by Ian Patterson
February 27, 2025

The curiously titled “Torero Hallucinogene" (Hallucinogenic Bullfighter) is a haunting, brushes-steered ballad from Ukrainian outfit Deep Tone Project--the collaborative quartet of double bassist Konstantin Ionenko, tenor saxophonist Viktor Pavelko, guitarist Aleksandr Pavlov and drummer Pavel Galitsky. Two years on from its debut, Flow (Fancy Music, 2014), Deep Project's follow-up Onward found its home on Jordi Pujol's ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Tea For Three

By Ari Hoenig

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2024
Track listing: Condemnation; Hold Up A Minute; Nominor; Alone; You Stepped Out Of A Dream; Theo's Groove; Irish Golem; Tea For Two; Fatti Mi Me; Work Song; For Tracy.

Songs, Hymns And Ballads Volume 2

By Jakob Dreyer

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2023
Track listing: Neuland; Ypsilon; Twenty Twenty; Mandalay; Tamara��s Waltz; Conjunction; Curfew; Fat Cat; Beauchene.

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Alon Farber

Born: October 20, 1974

Saxophonist and composer Alon Farber is one of the leading jazz musicians in the Israeli jazz scene. His style is very unique and innovative and combines rich harmonies with contrapuntal writing. As a wind player Alon has great sensitivity for writing for horns. Alon claims that he has been influenced by great artists such as Wayne Shorter, Dave Douglas and Ornette Coleman. Alon has collaborated along the years with well-established Jazz artists such as Omri Mor, Amos Hoffman, Avi Lebovich, Omer Klein, Haggai Cohen-Milo, Avishai Cohen (the trumpet player), Eli Degibri, Anat Cohen, Hagai Amir, Tal Ronen, Uzi Finerman, Toru Dodo(Japan), Eyal Ganor and Ofer Ganor

Andrew Pereira

Andrew Pereira is a saxophonist and composer currently residing in Brooklyn, NY.  Originally hailing from the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, Andrew was first acquainted with the saxophone under the tutelage of his father at the age of 9.  His growing obsession with jazz prompted him to study music at Rutgers University, before transferring to Temple University in Philadelphia. 

In the years following his studies, Andrew became steeped in the vibrant Philly music scene, learning from the established musicians in town, while developing his creative concept of the saxophone with the young talent present on the scene.  During this time, he had the chance to work professionally in a diverse array of genres, from big band engagements that featured artists such as Peter Erskine and Ignacio Berroa, to being a side-man on a wide range of small-group projects.  During this time, Andrew was also awarded 2nd place in the North American Saxophone Alliance 2016 jazz competition.