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Matthew Rybicki: Driven

Read "Driven" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Metti una sera a cena in compagnia di amici vogliosi di conversare e scambiare opinioni, metti il CD firmato da Matthew Rybicki in sottofondo: sarà perfetto. Questo perché Driven - esordio da leader del trentasettenne contrabbassista - , con il suo movimento generale votato a un mainstream lineare ed educato, non rapisce l'attenzione, così racchiuso nel suo modo di fare che rimanda all'idea comune di jazz che forse sarebbe meglio apprezzato dal vivo - con le sue sfumature, i suoi ...

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Album Review

Matthew Rybicki: Driven

Read "Driven" reviewed by Matt Marshall


Driven may seem a curious title for the debut album of a 37-year-old artist. But it's likely bassist Matthew Rybicki chose the title more as a pronouncement of his musical tastes ("It's definitely critical for me to be trying to swing all the time," he has noted) and, perhaps, of the bassist's role within music, generally. A self-described latecomer to the jazz game, Rybicki played in rock bands until entering the Berklee College of Music, and he ...


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