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Piergiorgio Pirro

Piergiorgio Pirro is a Brussels based pianist, composer, educator and music scholar. His musical interest gravitate around various forms of jazz, supported by a long-lasting love for classical music and an acquaintance with Brazilian music. In recent years he has been studying the connections between spectral music and jazz performance and enriching his instrumental palette with the use of electronics and tactile digital instruments.

He is currently Assistant Researcher at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel and PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in jazz music.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mars Williams, Bro / Danielsson / Mazur & Andreas Willers

Read "Mars Williams, Bro / Danielsson / Mazur & Andreas Willers" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


There's a noticeable tilt towards new European releases in this episode, highlighted by Danish guitarist Jakob Bro with two of his idols, trumpeter Palle Danielsson & percussionist Marilyn Mazur for a new album, Strands; German guitarist Andreas Willers and his trio Derek Plays Eric, ratchet up the heat on their latest; Aut Records sent along new ...

Article: Album Review

More Sundays: Early

Read "Early" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Una cantante blues, un pianista jazz, due improvvisatori di razza e un suono tenuto volutamente sporco, per una reinterpretazione originale e creativa del jazz delle origini. Questo è il quartetto More Sundays, che con Early presenta il suo primo lavoro. Il gruppo nasce dall'ampliamento del duo tra Elisabetta Maulo, cantante dei Betta Blues Society, ...

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Article: Album Review

Monome: Monome

Read "Monome" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Monome began life in 2006, but on this Italian trio's debut recording it's effectively a quartet, with German saxophonist Peter Ehwald playing on five of the seven tracks. Ehwald first played with Monome in 2010, and since when their collaborations have become increasingly frequent, to the point that his presence here is an essential ingredient in ...

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Article: Album Review

Monome: Monome

Read "Monome" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


The Italian innovative jazz group Monome (not the be confused with Spanish rock band The Monomes) makes a reserved yet vigorous statement with its eponymous debut. The session comprises of seven, modal and atmospheric tracks that have strong, western classical influences. The collaborative trio opens the disc with “Scales"; an almost theatrical piece ...

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Article: Album Review

Monome: Monome

Read "Monome" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Monome, a piano-led trio from Pisa, shares its name with the Monome, a computer interface device popular with makers of electronic music. Whether this is deliberate or coincidental is unclear, but Monome the band makes acoustic music without the need for its electronic namesake. Its eponymous debut album, recorded in late 2011 and early 2012, features ...


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