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Abdullah Ibrahim

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Abdullah Ibrahim’s new solo program transcends category, combining the intimate and the universal in a unique way that is hinted at in its title. SENZO means “Ancestor” in both Chinese and Japanese. SENZO also echoes the name of Abdullah Ibrahim’s Sotho father, in whose language the word translates as “Creator”. Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician, was born in 1934 in Cape Town and baptized Adolph Johannes Brand. His early musical memories were of traditional African Khoi-san songs and the Christian hymns, gospel tunes and spirituals that he heard from his grandmother, who was pianist for the local African Methodist Episcopalian church, and his mother, who led the choir

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Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Barakat; Tsakwe; Krotoa - Crystal Clear; Maraba; Ishmael; Mindif; In a Sentimental Mood; Giant Steps; Reprise 1; Water from an Ancient Well; Nisa; The Wedding; Tuang Guru; Reprise 2; Dreamtime; Skippy; Blue Bolero; Mindif; Trance-mission; Mindif; Water from an Ancient Well.

Article: Live Review

Bergamo Jazz Festival 2024

Read "Bergamo Jazz Festival 2024" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Bergamo Jazz Festival Bergamo Varie sedi 21-24.3.2024 La quarantacinquesima edizione di Bergamo Jazz coincide con il passaggio di testimone nella direzione artistica da Maria Pia De Vito allo statunitense Joe Lovano, più volte ospite come musicista della rassegna orobica. La formula è quella consolidata da anni: tre serate con doppio concerto ...

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Article: Live Review

Brilliant Corners 2024

Read "Brilliant Corners 2024" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Brilliant Corners 2024 Black Box/Accidental Theatre jny:Belfast, N. Ireland March 1-9, 2024 At a time when veteran rock acts on their last legs are asking cash-strapped punters to part with hundreds of pounds to stand in a stadium to hear the same hits as the last tour, and the tour ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Abdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane & Sean Mason

Read "Abdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane & Sean Mason" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We kick off a new 846th Episode of Neon Jazz out of Kansas City with rising keyboard talent Sean Mason and music from his 2024 release The Southern Suite. From there, we hear from an indelible influence on Sean in Ray Charles. We also hear a dandy of tunes from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, John Korbel, ...

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News: Recording

Abdullah Ibrahim: 3

Abdullah Ibrahim: 3

When I interviewed pianist Abdullah Ibrahim by phone in South Africa in 2011, he told me how much he looked forward to the arrival of the ice cream truck growing up in Cape Town in the late 1940s. But ice cream was only part of the joy. The truck blared recordings by Louis Jordan and his ...

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Article: Album Review

Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon

Read "Horizon" reviewed by Neil Duggan


The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra has been together since 1984--40 years at this writing. That is quite an achievement. especially in an age where large ensembles make little financial sense. In 1986, Bob Brookmeyer joined the band as a guest, eventually leading to his compositions featuring on their debut album, Dreams (Dragon, 1988). Subsequently, they have played ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Claudio Cojaniz: lirismo blues in tre scenari

Read "Claudio Cojaniz: lirismo blues in tre scenari" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Ha compiuto settant'anni lo scorso anno, Claudio Cojaniz, pianista tornato nel natio Friuli dopo qualche anno di residenza in terra di Calabria e che prosegue in una produzione prolifica e diversificata. Lasciato alle spalle l'intenso lavoro su Thelonious Monk e contenuto il furore espressivo che aveva caratterizzato una parte della propria attività artistica, Cojaniz ha sviluppato ...

Article: Live Review

Mauro Ottolini Trio al Pinocchio di Firenze

Read "Mauro Ottolini Trio al Pinocchio di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Mauro Ottolini Trio Firenze Pinocchio Live Jazz 4.11.2023 L'apertura della ventinovesima edizione del Pinocchio Live, il jazz club che da tre decenni illumina i sabati sera degli inverni fiorentini, è spettata a un musicista passatovi più volte e caro al suo pubblico: Mauro Ottolini. Il trombonista veronese, virtuoso dello strumento ...

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Take Five With Bassist / Composer Jakob Dreyer

Read "Take Five With Bassist / Composer Jakob Dreyer" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jakob Dreyer Jakob Dreyer is a New York City based jazz musician, bassist, and composer. Born and raised in Germany he moved to New York in 2014. He appears on over 30 albums as a sideman, and as a leader he has released two albums on Fresh Sound New Talent: Songs, Hymns & Ballads Vol. ...


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