Characters On A Wall cover
Released

The 13th leader date for ECM from clarinetist Louis Sclavis, fronting a quartet rounded out by pianist Benjamin Moussay, bassist Sarah Murcia, and drummer Christophe Lavernge, takes inspiration from the work of political artist Ernest Pignon-Ernest. The music combines jazz and classic parts into a soulful whole. In Sclavis’s hands, clarinets become multilingual entities, and yet no interpreters are needed besides ears to hear. Among his bandmates, Moussay unleashes a kindred spirit across varied cityscapes. The result is one of Sclavis’s “jazziest” sessions, making it accessible to those who would normally shy away from his freer experiments of the 90s.

Tyran Grillo

Suggestions
Songways cover

Songways

Stefano Battaglia Trio
A Wider Embrace cover

A Wider Embrace

Trevor Watts, Moiré Music Drum Orchestra
Vision cover

Vision

Jan Garbarek, Palle Mikkelborg, Shankar
Which Way Is East cover

Which Way Is East

Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
Prezens cover

Prezens

Tom Rainey, David Torn, Craig Taborn, Tim Berne
Northbound cover

Northbound

Iro Haarla
Balladyna cover

Balladyna

Tomasz Stańko, Edward Vesala, Dave Holland
Of Colors cover

Of Colors

Curtis J Stewart
Rruga cover

Rruga

Samuel Rohrer, Patrice Moret, Colin Vallon