Special offer. In Real Time
Artemis
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, June 2023
The self-titled debut by the all-female New York collective Artemis delivered contemporary mainstream jazz with cool lyricism and a tailored edge. Three years on, their confident Blue Note follow-up,...
Special offer. In Real Time
Artemis
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, June 2023
The self-titled debut by the all-female New York collective Artemis delivered contemporary mainstream jazz with cool lyricism and a tailored edge. Three years on, their confident Blue Note follow-up,...
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Three years after the release of ARTEMIS’ critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, the ensemble returns with a marvelous follow-up that highlights the improvisational strength of its members as well as their respective gifts as composers. In Real Time showcases a new lineup of the collective with founding members pianist Renee Rosnes, drummer Allison Miller, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and bassist Noriko Ueda joined by newcomers tenor saxophonist Nicole Grover and multi-reedist Alexa Tarantino. The 8-song set presents compelling new band member originals along with choice covers of pieces by Lyle Mays (“Slink”) and Wayne Shorter (“Penelope”).
Contents and tracklist
1. Slink
2. Bow and Arrow
3. Balance of Time
4. Lights Away from Home
5. Timber
6. Whirlwind
7. Empress Afternoon
8. Penelope
Awards and reviews
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JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceJune 2023
The self-titled debut by the all-female New York collective Artemis delivered contemporary mainstream jazz with cool lyricism and a tailored edge. Three years on, their confident Blue Note follow-up, In Real Time, adds flamboyant brass and ups rhythmic bite.
The Blue Note label is stylistically eclectic these days but here’s one contemporary signing that could slot into its mid-Sixties heyday when postbop ruled. Robust voicings, free-jazz diversions and searching modal patterns all feature in the intricate style of Artemis, and they cover Wayne Shorter to boot. Yet In Real Time could only be the work of this all-female band, so distinctive is each voice and so striking their sense of unity.
Multi-cultural as well as multi-generational, Artemis continue blending the best of us into a froth which never goes flat.
