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Luca Dell'Anna: Tactile

by Neil Duggan
March 24, 2025

Italian pianist and composer Luca Dell'Anna draws from a rich tapestry of musical traditions. His earliest influences came from his grandfather, whose accordion playing was rooted in Italian folk music. At home, his father's diverse record collection introduced him to the works of Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and Johann Sebastian Bach. As Dell'Anna developed his own musical identity, he cultivated a deep-seated appreciation for Cuban and African musical traditions and Gonzalo Rubalcaba in particular. This cultural mix ...

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Vanessa Tagliabue Yorke: Diverso Lontano Incomprehensibile

Read "Diverso Lontano Incomprehensibile" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
February 14, 2021

In English, the Italian singer and composer Vanessa Tagliabue Yorke's Diverso Lontano Incomprehensibile translates as “different, distant and incomprehensible." It certainly is different. But it is neither distant nor incomprehensible. It is close-up personal and, though strange, it makes perfect sense, just like a Thelonious Monk piano solo makes perfect sense. It is also beautiful, beguiling and superbly well crafted. For most of its one hour duration the album has little to do with jazz and more to do with ...