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by Ian Patterson
Improvisation was once a norm for classical musicians, and not just for geniuses such as Bach, Mozart, Liszt or Paganini. That freedom has, to a very large degree, been curtailed by classical music institutions, along with composition. On Souffle, her second album following Inspirations (Unit Records, 2016), Swiss-born, Paris-based violinist Eva Slongo breaks a few metaphorical eggs in bringing the worlds of classical music and jazz together. Of the nine tracks, six are originals, with Slongo's arrangements of Fauré, Beethoven ...
read moreI Poeti del Piano Solo, alla Sala Vanni di Firenze
by Neri Pollastri
I Poeti del Piano Solo Musicus Concentus Sala Vanni Firenze 1-3.10.2020 Ci vuole un certo coraggio per inaugurare una nuova rassegna subito dopo la pandemia, con tutte le limitazioni poste agli eventi culturali e di spettacolo, per giunta proprio mentre l'autunno sembra portare un incremento dei contagi. Un coraggio che non è mancato al Musicus Concentus e a Stefano Maurizi, pianista fiorentino che per anni ha lavorato a Parigi, che hanno rispettivamente organizzato e ...
read moreStéphane Spira, Giovanni Mirabassi: Improkofiev
by Thomas Fletcher
Dwelling on previous influences and past concepts to construct a fresh approach to an idea is a common approach in jazz. The title of this album indicates a pathway into the art of giving classical repertoire some jazz characteristics. Introduced to Prokofiev around 2005 by a Turkish jazz presenter and radio host, Stéphane Spira was fascinated by the Russian composer's dense and rich harmonies. “As soon as I heard the Violin Concerto," says Spira, “I was struck by ...
read moreSpirabassi: Improkofiev
by Jack Bowers
There haven't been many jazz quartets whose front line consists solely of a soprano saxophone (Wayne Shorter's is the only one that springs readily to mind). The cleverly named Spirabassi pairs French-born soprano saxophonist Stephane Spira with Italian-bred pianist Giovanni Mirabassi in a group whose other members are bassist Steve Wood and a second Frenchman, drummer Donald Kontomanou, with Yoann Loustalot's radiant flugelhorn added on Part 1 of the album's centerpiece, the “Improkofiev Suite." Spirabassi is also the name of ...
read moreStephane Spira: Improkofiev
by Edward Blanco
French soprano saxophonist Stephane Spira and Italian-born pianist Giovanni Mirabassi recorded their first album together back in 2009. Improkofiev is the pair's first collaboration since then. After a ten-year period spent in New York, where he developed a flourishing musical career, Spira returned to France and continued his jazz career, reuniting with friend Mirabassi. This album is the duo's attempt to recapture their shared past and a provide little reinvention in both their lives and music. The co-leaders ...
read moreGiovanni Mirabassi Trio: Summer's Gone
by Neri Pollastri
Giovanni Mirabassi torna al classico trio, dopo il piano solo Live in Germany e i due lavori in cui il medesimo trio era affiancato da un'orchestra d'archi (Viva V.E.R.D.I., registrato in Corea del Sud) e ospitava il vibrafonista Stefon Harris (No Way Out). La formazione è la medesima, con Gianluca Renzi al contrabbasso e Lukmil Perez alla batteria, e tutto sommato la medesima è anche la cifra stilistica: lirismo e perfezione tecnica al servizio di brani quasi tutti originali (con ...
read moreGiovanni Mirabassi: Live In Germany
by Neri Pollastri
Registrazione dal vivo effettuata ai Bauer Studios di Ludwigsburg, questo disco documenta un triplo omaggio tributato da Giovanni Mirabassi ad altrettante grandi cantanti: Edith Piaf, Mercedes Sosa ed Ella Fitzgerald. Si tratta senza dubbio di un progetto pienamente nelle corde del pianista, perugino ma francese d'adozione, che può lanciarsi in calde e raffinate rivisitazioni di alcuni bellissimi brani, tra i cavalli di battaglia delle tre grandi signore della musica mondiale, approfittando anche del suono dello Steinway del 1923 messogli a ...
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