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Vito Liturri Trio: Desires and Fears
by Dan McClenaghan
Every city one walks through is a different dream. Every piece of music that vibrates across time and space is also a dream--an assertion framed to perfection by the Vito Liturri Trio's Desires And Fears. Italian pianist Liturri takes his inspiration from his countryman Italo Calvino's fantastical 1972 novel, Invisible Cities (Giudio Einaudi), a Nebula Award-nominated book that features Marco Polo's descriptions--to Emperor Kublai Khan--of 55 cities he (Polo) has experienced. The tales/prose poems told by Polo are ...
read moreRoberto Zanetti Trio featuring Pietro Tonolo: Minor Time
by Edward Blanco
Not to be confused with Italian singer and composer Roberto Zanetti, Italian jazz pianist Roberto Zanetti or, as he is sometimes warmly referred to, “Zizzi," leads his Italian piano trio on another recording date with Minor Time, following up the group's critically-acclaimed self-produced debut of 2010, My Monk. The Roberto Zanetti Trio came to be after an auspicious meeting back in 2006 when the pianist met bassist Luca Pisani and drummer Massimo Chiarella, leading to many musical collaborations ever since. ...
read morePierluigi Balducci: Blue from Heaven
by John Kelman
Traveling the world from South Africa to Svalbard, a harsh truth is revealed: despite challenges facing recorded music--and, paradoxically, the sheer volume being released--an increasing number of musicians deserving broader recognition are unable to transcend their native countries. Hiring internationally renowned players might seem a good tactic, but the result too often reflects exactly what it is: unknown musicians playing with ringers. The music may be well-played--as it better be from such musicians of caliber--but does it actually feel like ...
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