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Doug Hammond (born December 26, 1942) is a avant-garde jazz drummer, professor, composer, poet and producer from Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. His first major release was Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen on Tribe Records. He has worked with musicians like Earl Hooker, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Sammy Price, Donald Byrd, Wolfgang Dauner, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Marion Williams, Carl Craig, Paquito D'Rivera, Arnett Cobb, James Blood Ulmer and Arthur Blythe. He currently lives and works in Linz, Austria. He was a professor at the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance in Linz. He plays drums and is a percussionist

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Maria Grand: Magdalena

Read "Magdalena" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


La si aspettava al varco (bonariamente parlando) dopo l'ottimo esordio con l'EP Tetrawind e Maria Grand, giovanissimo talento sbocciato alla corte di Steve Coleman e transitata dalle parti di Steve Lehman, Doug Hammond, Vijay Iyer e Craig Taborn non tradisce le attese, dando alle stampe con Magdalena un album di grande spessore, maturo e per certi ...

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Maria Grand: Tetrawind

Read "Tetrawind" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Maria Grand, madre svizzera, padre argentino, dal 2011 residente a New York, a soli venticinque anni può vantare una serie di collaborazioni da far tremare i polsi -Tyshawn Sorey, Doug Hammond, Craig Taborn, Vijay Iyer -oltre ad essere membro stabile dei Five Elements di Steve Coleman e new entry del trio di Steve Lehman. Insomma, roba ...

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Maria Grand: Tetrawind

Read "Tetrawind" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Throughout the history of jazz there has always seem to be two camps, one camp maintains a discriminatory dividing line between vocalists and instrumentalists. Vocalist are not always viewed as equals with instrumentalist. Unfortunately, vocalists are stigmatized as not possessing the same time sense, improvisatory skills, and instrument control. However, this has thankfully been changing as ...

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The Workshop: Conversations With The Drum

Read "Conversations With The Drum" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


The Workshop è una delle tante formazioni attraverso le quali da più di vent'anni Stephane Payen riesce ad esprimere la sua multiforme visione musicale. In particolar modo, The Workshop finalizza il lavoro sulla concezione ritmica delle composizioni, ricerca che la frequentazione con Doug Hammond -da Steve Coleman considerato la principale fonte di ispirazione del movimento MBase ...

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Ku-umba Frank Lacy & Mingus Big Band: Mingus Sings

Read "Mingus Sings" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


L'arte di Charles Mingus nel comporre song d'intesa forza lirica è stata messa in ombra dalla sua prorompente e tumultuosa espressività, al punto che risulta sorprendente ricordarlo nel ruolo di songwriter. Il nuovo disco della Mingus Big Band con Frank Lacy protagonista in veste di cantante, esemplifica questa dimensione dell'arte mingusiana raccogliendo 13 composizioni (due delle ...

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New Beginning

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Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. For Our Souls; 02. Little Time; 03. Brother Ty; 04. Singing Smiles; 05. Spankin' T; 06. New Beginning & Poem; 07. Vanessa Dance/Insight/BeYou; 08. Eva's Place & Kone Pone; 09. For Fietz Feets; 10. Concentric Dreams; 11. Friends & To My Family; 12. Mini Ensemble. Tutte le composizioni sono di Doug Hammond.

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Doug Hammond: It's Now

Read "It's Now" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Registrato dal vivo al Jazz am Berg di Linz in Austria, It's Now presenta un quartetto atipico guidato dal batterista Doug Hammond (Rollins, Mingus, Nina Simone, James Blood Ulmer) e completato da tromba, sax e tuba. L'assenza del contrabbasso aumenta la libertà esecutiva dando la possibilità ai fiati di interagire ed esprimersi con maggior fluidità, tanto ...

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Doug Hammond: New Beginning

Read "New Beginning" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


New Beginning riunisce due differenti sedute di registrazione del batterista, percussionista compositore Doug Hammond. Una, dal vivo in Francia nell'ottobre del 2009, vede impegnato Hammond con il sassofonista transalpino Stephane Payen e, in due brani, Reggie Washington al basso elettrico. L'altra, l'anno successivo in uno studio austriaco, in solitaria con batteria, sanza o thumb piano - ...

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Inntoene Festival: Diersbach, Austria, June 10-12, 2011

Read "Inntoene Festival: Diersbach, Austria, June 10-12, 2011" reviewed by Sebastian Scotney


Inntoene Festival 2011 Diersbach, Austria June 10-12, 2011 I overheard a conversation at the Inntoene Festival in Austria. In a mock-incredulous tone, one New York musician was asking another: “Straight up. You're telling me. That this whole farm place. Is owned. By a trombonist?!“ Cue laughter and the ...


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