Jazz Articles

Roberto Cipelli & Paolo Fresu "l'Equilibrio di Nash" at Cremona Jazz Festival 2021

by Danilo Codazzi
July 10, 2021

A Night at the Jazz Circus! - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 14, 2020

One thing that Jazz and Circus have in common is that—unlike way too many things that we see in our daily lives—you can't fake them. You cannot pretend you're an expert among circus or jazz artists... If you are not ... it'll show! And this authenticity may be one of the reasons why they seem so precious in this age of disposable fakeness. Here we continue our exploration of the connections between jazz and circuls with a dolly ...

It's Christmas Again

by Marc Cohn
December 23, 2019

So, we've got our usual group of holiday favorites. But wait! There's more. We've got a new Eight Track Christmas from guitarist Dave Stryker, a stupendous live Jazzy Christmas concert from trumpeter Paolo Fresu (and I mean truly stupendous! I've listened to the CD at least six times while putting this show together). And it's a Blue Note 50th anniversary of the Duke Pearson Merry Ole Soul Christmas sessions. Time to sit by the fireplace (real or virtual), nurse of ...

Michael Dease's new album and a focus on Paolo Fresu

by Bob Osborne
November 1, 2018

This week the exceptional new record from Michael Dease is the featured album, plus we focus on trumpeter Paolo Fresu, and spin a selection of high quality jazz music. Playlist Michael Dease “Pearls" from Bonafide (Posi-tone) 00:00 Daniel Bennett Group “Loose Fitting Spare Tire" from We Are the Orchestra (Manhatten Daylight Media) 06:08 Florian Weber “From Cousteau's Point of View" from Lucent Waters (ECM) 11:57 Giovanni Di Domenico & Abschattungen “Tugkanon & Lekton" from The Ear Cannot Be Filled WIth ...

Paolo Fresu: Carpe Diem

by Don Phipps
March 19, 2018

If you were somehow able to interject Miles Davis in his cool period into today's contemporary European jazz scene, you'd have to think he'd sound a lot like Paolo Fresu. But while Miles concerned himself with the sound of “urban" cool, Fresu offers a romance-infused cool. Think balcony on Mediterranean bluffs at sunset, a glass of Chianti in hand, staring deeply into the eyes of your partner, enjoying the salt air breeze wafting across your skin. This is the magic ...

Paolo Fresu & Daniele Di Bonaventura at Borgo Marconi Auditorium

by Andrea Rotili
January 6, 2018

Paolo Fresu at the Magister Giotto in Venice

by Daniele Franchi
October 25, 2017