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Astor Piazzolla

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Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, only child of Vicente “Nonino” Piazzolla and Asunta Mainetti. In 1925, the family relocates to New York City until 1936 with a brief return to Mar del Plata in 1930. In 1929, when Astor is 8 years old, his father gives him his first bandoneon which he had bought at a pawn shop for 19 dollars. Astor studies the bandoneon for one year with Andrés DÁquila and he makes his first record, Marionette Spagnol; a phonograph disk (non commercial) at the Radio Recording Studio in New York on 11/30/1931. In 1933 he studies with the Hungarian pianist Bela Wilda, disciple of Rachmaninov, and of whom Astor would later say “With him I learned to love Bach”

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Antonio Gavrila: Tango Suite Buenos Aires

Read "Tango Suite Buenos Aires" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Astor Piazzolla, the Brazilian master who modernized and forever changed the profile of the tango, starting in the late '50s, died in 1992, several years before pianist Antonio Gavrila was born, halfway around the world in Bucharest, Romania. To Gavrila, Piazzolla was more than a name or even a reformer; he was--and remains--an inspiration, one whose ...

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French Showcase at the 2023 European Jazz Conference

Read "French Showcase at the 2023 European Jazz Conference" reviewed by Francesco Martinelli


Palais du Pharo/Théâtre La Criée European Jazz Conference Showcases Marseille, France September 14-17, 2023 The showcase program of the 9th European Jazz Conference (see separate article) was inaugurated in the comfortable Auditorium of the Palais du Pharo--the main venue of the conference--by the Orchid Big Band. Born inside the musical collective ...

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Lana Meets Jazz - XI Edizione

Read "Lana Meets Jazz - XI Edizione" reviewed by Paolo Peviani


Lana Meets Jazz--XI Edizione Lana Meets Jazz Lana (BZ) 13--18.6.2023 Un bell'esempio di piccolo festival. È questa, in sintesi, l'essenza del Lana Meets Jazz. Nel corso degli anni, siamo ormai all'undicesima edizione, gli organizzatori Helga Plankensteiner e Michael Lösch hanno infatti saputo dare a questa manifestazione una connotazione chiara e precisa, ...

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Take Five With Violinist Jeremy Cohen

Read "Take Five With Violinist  Jeremy Cohen" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jeremy Cohen Jeremy Cohen comes from a family of five musicians. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including ...

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Dave Bass: The Trio Vol. 3

Read "The Trio Vol. 3" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


The life of any jazz musician is precarious and the road to that life is often compromised by unexpected misadventures. Just ask pianist Dave Bass. After completing piano studies with renowned teacher Madame Margaret Chaloff, and composition with George Russell, he began playing firstly around San Francisco but subsequently moved to Southern California. One day on ...

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Dave Bass: The Trio, Vol. 3

Read "The Trio, Vol. 3" reviewed by Troy Dostert


For its third installment, pianist Dave Bass' regular working group has produced another worthwhile document drawing on Bass' many influences, and showing that he also has plenty of his own creativity to offer. Once again accompanied by bassist Kerry Kashiwagi and drummer Scott Gordon, and a few cameos from guitarist Barry Finnerty, the pianist proves his ...

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Ahmad Jamal: Forward Momentum

Read "Ahmad Jamal: Forward Momentum" reviewed by Ian Patterson


In memory of the venerable Ahmad Jamal. This article was first published on All About Jazz on July 6, 2010. Ahmad Jamal, possibly the most influential of living jazz pianists, turned 80 years young on July 2, 2010. It is however, business as usual and instead of celebrating at home in his slippers, Jamal ...

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Europa / America del Sud

Read "Europa / America del Sud" reviewed by Libero Farnè


I Concerti di Musica Insieme 2022—2023 Violoncelli dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia Giuliana Gianfaldoni soprano Kian Soltani violoncello Teatro Manzoni Bologna 16.1.23 Nei programmi di sala delle varie stagioni concertistiche non è insolito trovarsi di fronte a un confronto, più o meno conciliante o stridente, fra Europa e America. ...

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Emilio Solla: The Chemistry of Music

Read "Emilio Solla: The Chemistry of Music" reviewed by Jane Kozhevnikova


Emilio Solla is an Argentinian, New York-based pianist and composer who mixes classical, jazz, and tango idioms. He has received two Grammy nominations and won a Latin Grammy Award for Puertos: Music From International Waters (Avantango Records, 2019). He has recorded eleven albums as a bandleader and more than forty music projects in different capacities.


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