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Cristina Mazza, Sean Bergin, Daniele D'Agaro, Bruno Marini, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Sangoma Everett: Celebrating The Music Of Mal Waldron

Read "Celebrating The Music Of Mal Waldron" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Vent'anni fa, per la precisione il 2 febbraio del 2002, se ne andava Mal Waldron, straordinario artista che ha lasciato tracce indelebili nella musica jazz e che forse non ha avuto—e non ha tutt'ora—il riconoscimento che avrebbe meritato. Cinque anni dopo, nel febbraio del 2007, la sassofonista Cristina Mazza, che con lui aveva lavorato e registrato l'album Where Are You?, in trio con Reggie Workman alla batteria, decise di riunire i componenti dell'ultimo quartetto europeo del pianista (che ...

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Jean-Jacques Avenel: Waraba

Read "Waraba" reviewed by AAJ Staff


When it comes to music, “old" can be a relative term. Jazz may be a revered and ancient language to its practitioners and fans, but it's a mere infant compared to the music of the West African Manding Empire, which dates back to the 13th Century rule of Sunjata Keita, its founder and first king. Until recently, you had to be from one of a handful of select families to be qualified to play Manding music right. But times have ...


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