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Bartosz Hadala Group: The Runner Up
by Paul J. Youngman
Bartosz Hadala is a name of which more people should be made aware. Based in Poland, he is a world-class pianist and a contemporary composer with serious jazz chops. His debut, The Runner Up--a winner in every way--finds him in superb company, with some top names in jazz. Ten solid, fresh compositions--all original tunes, with the exception of Dizzy Gillespie's “A Night In Tunisia"--feature excellent performances by all parties, most of the songs performed by a septet. Up front, the ...
Continue ReadingAda Rovatti: Green Factor
by AAJ Italy Staff
Che Green Factor sia un album dedicato, ispirato e in parte rivolto alla musica irlandese lo si potrebbe intuire già dal titolo e dall'artwork utilizzato per il CD targato Piloo Records. Ma per capire appieno l'intenzione e la validità del progetto pensato da Ada Rovatti, saxofonista e compositrice italiana di stanza a New York, bisogna andare oltre le apparenze e assaporarlo per l'interezza delle sue dieci tracce. Tre delle quali - “The Kerry Dance," “Wild Colonial Boy" e un'intensa “Oh ...
Continue ReadingAda Rovatti: The Green Factor
by Woodrow Wilkins
Italian-born Ada Rovatti possesses talent as both an ensemble player and a bandleader. Versed in several styles of music, the saxophonist brings an eclectic blend of Irish, Celtic, jazz, and a few other flavors to The Green Factor. A scholarship winner from the Berklee College of Music, Rovatti spent time living both in the United States and Italy. She has appeared in many festivals and has worked alongside such artists as Bob Mintzer, Don Alias, Mike Stern, ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
If a label is necessary, Italian saxophonist Ada Rovatti--who is now based in New York--could probably be tagged a straight-ahead jazz artist. On her Airbop (Aria Records, 2005), Rovatti showed off a top shelf set of chops along with first rate writing and arranging skills, to go along with a bunch of soul and an energetic and imaginative way of going after a solo. It may have been mainstream, but there was a definite funk tint to the sound.
Continue ReadingAda Rovatti: Airbop
by AAJ Italy Staff
Airbop è un disco contagioso e diretto, che non pretende livelli di lettura sofiticati né cela significati reconditi. E’ piacere di suonare allo stato puro, con brani che agganciano al primo ascolto e l’energia liberata dai musicisti che contagia irrimediabilmente. Se poi, per il terzo lavoro da leader, la sassofonista e compositrice Ada Rovatti si contorna di musicisti come lo scintillante pianista Dave Kikoski, l’implacabile batterista Ben Perowski, per non parlare di ospiti come il marito Randy Brecker ed il ...
Continue ReadingAda Rovatti: Airbop
by Woodrow Wilkins
Jazz may be indigenous to America, but it's a worldwide experience. Artists from Europe, Africa, and Asia have adopted this art form and created music that's so pure and gimmick-free, it's as if they were born with it. One of these is Ada Rovatti, originally from Pavia, Italy. A pianist in her youth, Rovatti took a liking to jazz, blues, and funk and later chose the saxophone as her instrument of expression. Over the years, she's performed or recorded with ...
Continue ReadingAda Rovatti: Airbop
by Dan McClenaghan
Just when you think the mainstream of jazz is getting a little stagnant, along comes a set like Airbop which gives a fresh flow to the style.Italian-born and now New York-based saxophonist Ada Rovatti plays with soul here. Possessed of a robust tone, she handles her solos with a zest and vibrancy full of surprises, stretching a note like taffy then biting off sweet flurries the next moment. A Berklee alum, the composer/reedwoman based herself in Paris for ...
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