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Mitteleuropa Ensemble

Mitteleuropa Ensemble: Balkan Project

by Glenn Astarita
June 5, 2002

This Milan, Italy based ensemble have been around since 1988. Here, they fuse Balkan stylizations with Klezmer and slight traces of baroque. Yet, the musicians' hearts and motivations lie within modern jazz frameworks. On this fine release, the sextet receives strong support from the guest musicians who comprise the “Rhapsodua Trio. As they render an artful ...

Balkan Project

By Mitteleuropa Ensemble

Label: Ethnoworld srl
Released: 2001

Frammenti

By Mitteleuropa Ensemble

Label: Iktius
Released: 1999
Track listing: Wide; Surabaya Johnny; Il Paradiso Sui Tetti; Iluna Teilatutan; Start; Franziska; Carolina. (Total Playing Time 63:06).

Mitteleuropa Ensemble: Frammenti

by C. Michael Bailey
November 1, 1999

A Multicultural Surprise. My AAJ colleague Glenn Astarita forwarded this Mitteleuropa disc my way describing it as “Italian Jazz”. I have had some experience with RED records, Sergio Veschi’s Milano venture that includes documenting performing Italian Jazz musicians. With this in mind, I approached Frammenti ( Fragments ) with a somewhat pinched expectation and what I ...