Il 2015 in rassegna

Un 2015 ricco di ottimi dischi e di ottimi concerti, quello che emerge dalle scelte dei collaboratori di AllAboutJazz Italia.

Alcuni nomi, come leggerete, sono ricorrenti (Tim Berne, Simone Graziano, Steve Coleman, etc.), ma è la ricchezza di spunti e suggerimenti che il quadro complessivo offre quello che racconta un anno davvero speciale. Buona lettura.

Ah... e non dimenticate i CD della settimana che abbiamo selezionato negli ultimi mesi!

Vittorio Albani

Dischi
Joshua Abrams -Magnetoception (Eremite Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance - Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Elephant9 & Reine Fiske -Silver Mountain (Rune Grammofon)
Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra -Into forever (Gondwana Records)
Food—This Is not a Miracle (ECM Records)
Jono el grande -Medley of a Muddled Mason (Rune Grammofon)
Yusuf Lateef -The Complete Recordings 1959-1962 (Enlightenment)
Thomas Strønen -Time Is a Blind Guide (ECM Records)
Henry Threadgill Zooid -In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)
Otomo Yoshihide -Left (Mis)

Concerti
Chicago Underground Duo -Carambolage, Bolzano -09 febbraio 2015
Lars Danielsson Liberetto II -Berchidda Time in Jazz -15 agosto 2015
Rob Mazurek and Black Cube SP -Saalfelden -28 agosto 2015
Fire! Orchestra -Saalfelden -30 agosto 2015
Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Renaissance -Panic Jazz Club -25 marzo 2015

Alberto Bazzurro

Stefano Battaglia -In the Morning -Music of Alec Wilder (ECM Records)
Tim Berne's Snakeoil -You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
Dino Betti van der Noot -Notes Are But Wind (Stradivarius)
Franco D'Andrea -Three Concerts. Live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (Parco della Musica)
Jack DeJohnette -Made in Chicago (ECM Records)
Simon Nabatov, Mark Dresser -Projections (Clean Feed Records)
Dominique Pifarély -Time Before and Time After (ECM Records)
Giuni Russo -Las Moradas (Edel Records)
Maria Schneider -The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)
Vanessa Tagliabue Yorke -Contradanza (Abeat Records)

Enrico Bettinello

Dischi
Joshua Abrams -Magnetoception (Eremite Records)
Cristiano Arcelli Trio -Solaris (Encore)
Tim Berne's Snakeoil - You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
James Brandon Lewis -Days of Freeman (Okeh Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Simone Graziano -Trentacinque (Auand Records)
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth - Epicenter (Clean Feed Records)
The Necks -Vertigo (ReR Megacorp)
Sonny Rollins Quartet with Don Cherry -Complete Live at the Village Gate 1962 (Solar Records)
Nate Wooley—(Dance to) the Early Music (Clean Feed Records)

Concerti
Decoy + Joe McPhee -Cinema Torresino, Rassegna Ostinati -Padova -15.05.2015
Matthew Shipp Solo -Congress Zentrum, Saalfelden Jazz Festival -Saalfelden, Austria -30.08.2015

Claudio Bonomi

Dischi
John Greaves -Piacenza (Dark Companion)
Guapo—Obscure Knowledge (Cuneiform Records)
Improgressive -Primo (Slam Records)
Michael Naura Quartett -Call (MPS Records)
Nucleus -Three of a Kind (Gonzo)
Sanguine Hum -Now We Have Light (Esoteric Antenna)
Soft Machine -Switzerland 1974 (Cuneiform Records
The Unthanks -The Unthanks Memory Box (Autoprodotto)
Tracey Thorn—Solo: Songs and Collaborations 1982-2015 (Caroline International)
Mark Wingfield -Proof of Light (Moonjune Records)

Concerti
Artchiphel Orchestra feat. Chris Cutler -Teatro Menotti -Milano 23.10.2015
Caravan -Teatro Kennedy -Fasano (Br) -01.06.2015
Donatello D'Attoma feat. Bjorn Solli -Teatro Sociale -Fasano (BR) -31.05.2015
John Greaves -Conservatorio Nicolini -Piacenza -22.05.2015
Francesco Zago -Auditorium San Fedele -Milano -21.03.2015

Mario Calvitti

Miles Davis -Bootleg Series Vol. 4: At Newport 1955-1975 (Sony/Legacy)
Ross Hammond -Flight (Prescott Recordings)
Gavin Harrison -Cheating the Polygraph (Kscope)
Mette Henriette -Mette Henriette (ECM Records)
Lumen Drones - Lumen Drones (ECM Records)
Pat Metheny -Hommage a Eberhard Weber (ECM Records)
David Torn -Only Sky (ECM Records)
Frank Zappa -The Roxy Movie (Eagle Rock)
John Zorn -Simulacrum (Tzadik Records)
John Zorn -The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons (Tzadik Records)

Luca Canini

Dischi
Tim Berne's Snakeoil -You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
John Carter, Bobby Bradford—No U Turn (Dark Tree)
Tony Cattano -L'uomo poco distante (Fonterossa Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Simone Graziano - Trentacinque (Auand Records)
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth -Epicenter (Clean Feed Records)
Sonny Rollins Quartet with Don Cherry -Complete Live at the Village Gate 1962 (Solar Records)
Henry Threadgill Zooid -In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)
Nate Wooley -(Dance to) the Early Music (Clean Feed Records)
Otomo Yoshihide -Solo Guitar 2015 LEFT (No Doubt)

Concerti
D'Angelo and The Vanguard -Mercati Generali, Estathè Market Sound—Milano -07.07.2015
Decoy + Joe McPhee -Cinema Torresino, Rassegna Ostinati -Padova, 15.05.2015
Nels Cline Singers -Auditorium, Bergamo Jazz—Bergamo -22.03.2015
Fire! Orchestra -Congress Zentrum, Saalfelden Jazz Festival -Saalfelden, Austria -30.08.2015
Thundercat -Canottieri Esperia, Jazz Re:Found -Torino -05.12.2015

Maurizio Comandini

Raoul Björkenheim eCsTaSy -Out of the Blue (Cuneiform Records)
Miles Davis -Bootleg Series Vol. 4: At Newport 1955-1975 (Sony/Legacy)
Grateful Dead -30 Trips Around the Sun (Rhino)
Powerhouse—In an Ambient Way (Chesky Records)
John Scofield -Past Present (Impulse! Records)

Libero Farnè

Dischi
Tim Berne's Snakeoil -You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Kris Davis Infrasound—Save Your Breath (Clean Feed Records)

Miles Davis -Bootleg Series Vol. 4: At Newport 1955-1975 (Sony/Legacy)
Keith Jarrett—Charlie Haden—Paul Motian -Hamburg '72 (ECM Records)
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth -Epicenter (Clean Feed Records)
Lanfranco Malaguti -Oltre il confine (Splasc(H) Records)
Roberto Ottaviano -Forgotten Matches -The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune Records)
Maria Schneider -The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)
Ken Thompson & Slow Fast—Settle (NCM East)

Concerti
Anthony Braxton Quartet—Vicenza Jazz, Teatro Comunale—Vicenza—15.05.2015
Michael Formanek Cheating Heart Quintet—Bergamo Jazz, Teatro Donizetti—Bergamo -21.03.2015
Bill Frisell Quartet—Umbria Jazz, Teatro Morlacchi—Perugia—17.07.2015
Craig Taborn Heroics Quartet -Torrione jazz club—Ferrara—07.02.2015
James Blood Ulmer—Jazzfestival -Saalfelden—30.08.2015

Angelo Leonardi

Dischi
Tim Berne's Snakeoil -You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
Miho Hazama—Time River (Sunnyside Records)
Vijay Iyer Trio—Break Stuff (ECM Records)
Brian Landrus -The Deep Below (Palmetto Records)
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth -Epicenter (Clean Feed Records)
Joe Locke—Love is a Pendulum (Motéma Music)
Rob Mazurek Orchestra—Galactic Parables vol. 1 (Cuneiform Records)
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra—Imaginary Cities (ECM Records)
Maria Schneider -The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)
Henry Threadgill Zooid -In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)

Concerti
Fabrizio Bosso Latin Mood—Teatro Ristori—Verona—30.01.2015
Dimitri Grechi Espinoza—ZUT!—Foligno—23.05.2015
Bill Frisell Music for Strings—Teatro Ariston—Mantova—16.10.2015
Joëlle Léandre—Brda Contemporary Music Festival, Casa della Cultura—Smartno (Slovenia)—12.09.2015

Vittorio Lo Conte

Michael Bisio—Accortet (Relative Pitch Records)
Joseph Daley—The Tuba Trio Chronicles (JoDa Music)
Paul Dunmall, Tony Bianco—Homage to John Coltrane (Slam Productions)
Simone Graziano -Trentacinque (Auand Records)
Julia Hülsmann Quartet with Theo Bleckmann—A Clear Midnight (ECM Records)
Michael Musillami Trio—Zephyr (Playscape Recordings)
Roberto Ottaviano—Astrolabio (Dodicilune Records)
Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp—Callas (Leo Records)
Bill Stewart—Space Squid (Pirouet Records)
Dejan Terzic—Labyrinth (Enja Records)

Stefano Merighi

Tim Berne's Snakeoil - You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Kris Davis Infrasound— Save Your Breath (Clean Feed Records)
Ben Goldberg -Orphic Machine (Bag Productions Records)
Gush -The March (Konvoj Records)
Mary Halvorson -Meltframe (Firehouse 12 Records)
Vijay Iyer Trio—Break Stuff (ECM Records)
Matana Roberts -Always (Relative Pitch)
Sonny Rollins Quartet with Don Cherry -Complete Live at the Village Gate 1962 (Solar Records)
The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman—The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (Nonesuch Records)

Paolo Peviani

Dischi
Michael Bates -Northern Spy (Stereoscopic Records)
Avishai Cohen's Triveni -Dark Nights (Anzic Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance—Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Christoph Irniger Pilgrim -Italian Circus Story (Intakt Records)
Ju Ju Sounds—Protection Sound (Fonterossa Records)
Mostly Other People Do the Killing -Mauch Chunk (Hot Cup Records)
Pericopes+1 -These Human Beings (Alfa Music)
Splice -Silent Spoke (Loop Records)
The Microscopic Septet -Manhattan Moonrise (Cuneiform Records)
Henry Threadgill Zooid -In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)

Concerti
Filu 'e Ferru -Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz -Sant'Anna Arresi -02.09.2015
Roberto Ottaviano Forgotten Matches -Lagarina Jazz Festival -Ala -22.08.2015
Fabrizio Puglisi "Perpetual Workshop on Monk" -Clusone Jazz Festival -Nembro -25.07.2015
Marc Ribot & The Young Philadelphians -Aperitivo in Concerto, Teatro Manzoni—Milano -22.11.2015

Neri Pollastri

Dischi
Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima 4tet—This Machine Kills Fascists (CAM Jazz)
Dino Betti Van Der Noot—Notes Are But Wind (Stradivarius)
Silvia Bolognesi, Ivano Nardi, Marco Colonna—Ghost Trio (Setola di Maiale)
Canto Generàl feat. Louis Moholo Moholo—Rebel Flames (Ogun)
Mirko Cisillino, Filippo Orefice, Filippo Vignato, Mattia Magatelli, Alessandro Mansutti—Malkuth (Rudi Records)
Simone Graziano -Trentacinque (Auand Records)
Orkester Brez Meja -Orchestra Senza Confini (Dobjalab)
Roberto Ottaviano -Forgotten Matches -The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune Records)
Matana Roberts—Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee (Constellation)
Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet—Eight Winds (ECM Records)

Concerti
Iiro Rantala Solo Piano -Pinocchio Live Jazz -Firenze -17.1.2015
Daniele D'Agaro, Giovanni Maier, Zlatko Kaucic "Disorder on the Border" -Jazz&Wine of Peace -Cormons -24.10.2015
Simone Graziano Frontal -Pinocchio Live Jazz -Firenze -21.11.2015
Massimo De Mattia, Luca Grizzo, Alessandro Turchet "The Erotic Variation" -Udin&Jazz -29.06.2015
Myra Melford Quintet "Snowy Egret" -Jazz&Wine of Peace -Cormons -25.10.2015

Vincenzo Roggero

Dischi
Tim Berne's Snakeoil -You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
Tony Cattano -L'uomo poco distante (Fonterossa Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Kris Davis Infrasound—Save Your Breath (Clean Feed Records)
Satoko Fujii Tobira - Yamiyo Ni Karasu (Libra Records)
Vijay Iyer Trio—Break Stuff (ECM Records)
Rob Mazurek Orchestra— Galactic Parables vol. 1 (Cuneiform Records)
Myra Melford -Snowy Egret (Enja Records)
Giancarlo Tossani Synapser + Ralph Alessi -Newswok (Auand Records)
Henry Threadgill Zooid -In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)

Concerti
Tim Berne & Snakeoil feat. Sentieri Selvaggi Ensemble -Teatro Manzoni -Milano -08.03.2015
Nels Cline Singers -Auditorium, Bergamo Jazz -Bergamo -22.03.2015
Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance -Saalfelden -29.08.2015
Fire! Orchestra -Saalfelden -30.08.2015
Gabriele Mitelli & Pasquale Mirra Groove & Move -Associazione For-Art -Brescia -23.04.2015

Luigi Santosuosso

Dischi
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Rachelle Garniez -Who's Counting (Story Sound Records)
Laurence Hobgood Trio—Honor Thy Fathers (Autoprodotto)
Wayne Horvitz -Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (11 Places for Richard Hugo) (Songlines Recordings)
Julia Hülsmann Quartet with Theo Bleckmann—A Clear Midnight (ECM Records)
Vijay Iyer Trio—Break Stuff (ECM Records)
Kirk Knuffke -Arms & Hands (Royal Potato Family)
Julian Lage -World's Fair (Modern Lore Records)
Sal Mosca -The Talk of the Town. Live at BimHuis (Sunnyside Records)
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra - Imaginary Cities (ECM Records)

Concerti
Michael Blake's Wild Blue Yonder -55 Bar -New York -04.11.2015
Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein & The Hot 9 -Jazz Standard -New York -30.10.2015
Bill Frisell plays John Zorn's Book of Angels—Village Vanguard—New York—10.02.2015
Bill Frisell Residency—Stone—New York—05-09.08.2015
Charles Lloyd's Wild Man Suite -Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Temple of Dendur) -New York -18.04.2015
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band -Lincoln Center -New York -09.08.2015
Randy Newman -Lincoln Center -New York -25.07.2015
John Scofield Quartet feat. Joe Lovano -Blue Note -New York -14.10.2015
Ben Sidran -Mezzrow -New York -22.05.2015
Steps Ahead -Birdland -New York -25.02.2015
Pyeng Threadgill, Howard Fishman -The White House New York -21.11.2015

Giuseppe Segala

Dischi
Josh Berman Trio—A Dance and a Hop (Delmark Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Franco D'Andrea - Three Concerts. Live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (Parco della Musica)
Roscoe Mitchell—Celebrating Fred Anderson (Nessa Records)
Roberto Ottaviano -Forgotten Matches -The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune Records)
William Parker -For Those Who Are, Still (AUM Fidelity)
Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella -Wild Dance (ECM Records)
Matthew Shipp Trio -To Duke (RogueArt)
Maria Schneider -The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)
Henry Threadgill Zooid - In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)

Concerti
Amok Amor (con Peter Evans)—Sudwerk Club—Bolzano—18.11.2015
Rob Mazurek Chicago Underground Duo—Piccolo Teatro Carambolage—Bolzano—09.02.2015
Michel Portal duo (con Bojan Zulfikarpasic)—Basilica Assunta -Clusone Jazz Festival—02.08.2015
Enrico Rava Quartet—Sudwerk Club—Bolzano—03.12.2015
Maria Schneider con Big Band del Conservatorio Bonporti—Teatro Sociale—Trento—12.05.2015

Luigi Sforza

Franco D'Andrea -Three Concerts. Live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (Parco della Musica)
Dave Douglas Quintet -Brazen Heat (Greenleaf Music)
Dave Douglas -High Risk (Greenleaf Music)
Vijay Iyer Trio—Break Stuff (ECM Records)
Antonio Sanchez -Three Time Three (CamJazz)
John Scofield -Past Present (Impulse! Records)
Andy Sheppard Quartet -Surrounded by Sea (ECM Records)
Wadada Leo Smith & John Lindberg -Celestial Weather (TUM Records)
Kamasi Washington -The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Kenny Wheeler - Songs for Quintet (ECM Records)

Luca Vitali

Dischi
Paolo Angeli -S'Û (ReR Megacorp)
Tim Berne's Snakeoil—You've Been Watching Me (ECM Records)
Steve Coleman & the Council of Balance -Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Kaja Draksler, Santos Silva -This Love (Clean Feed Records)
Ingrid Laubrock Anti-House -Roulette of the Cradle (Intakt Records)
Myra Melford -Snowy Egret (Enja Records)
Eve Risser -Des Pas Sur La Neige (Clean Feed Records)
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld -Never Were the Way She Was (Constellation Records)
Henry Threadgill Zooid -In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)
Christian Wallumrød /Trondheim Jazz Orchestra -Untitled Arpeggios and Pulses (Hubro)

Concerti
Jakob Bro Trio—Sendesaal—Brema—25.04.2015
Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus—AngelicA Festival—Bologna—24.05.2015
The New Standard Trio—Heineken Jazzaldia—San Sebastian—25.07.2015
Colin Stetson And Sarah Neufeld—Tampere Jazz Happening—Tampere—31.10.2015
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble—Teatro delle Passioni—Modena—03.03.2015

Maurizio Zerbo

AA.VV. -Jazz from America on Disques Vogue (Sony Records)
Brussels Jazz Orchestra—The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi (De Werf Records)
Arrigo Cappelletti, Furio Di Castri, Bruce Ditmas -Homage to Paul Bley (Leo Records)
Franco D'Andrea - Three Concerts. Live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (Parco della Musica)
Beppe Di Benedetto—Another Point of View (TRJ Records)
Sal Mosca -The Talk of the Town. Live at BimHuis (Sunnyside Records)
Michel Petrucciani -The OWL Years (OWL)
Prism Quartet -Heritage/Evolution, Volume 1 (Innova Recordings)
Wayne Shorter - The Blue Note Albums (Blue Note Records)
Irene Schweizer, Han Bennink -Welcome Back (Intakt Records)
Henry Threadgill Zooid - In for a Penny, in for a Pound (Pi Recordings)

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