Drummer Kate Gentile is a restlessly innovative improviser and composer who does not shy away from pushing boundaries. In the equally adventurous guitarist Marc Ducret and experimenting saxophonist Jeremy Viner, she has found kindred spirits. Together, they make up the collaborative Sifters. Their eponymous release consists of seven stimulating originals delivered with seamless camaraderie, as the group often functions as a single dynamic unit.
For instance, Gentile’s “Flail Maneuvers” is a provocative piece built around a thrillingly riotous repartee. The textured ensemble play deftly fuses composed passages with spontaneous ones. Gentile’s thunderous polyrhythms, Ducret’s blistering chords, and Viner’s fiery…