Jazz Articles about Alberto Pinton

Alberto Pinton Quintet: Vita Pratica

by Glenn Astarita
November 8, 2007

Italian multi-reed ace Alberto Pinton takes his art rather seriously. Time and time again he produces some of the more stimulating jazz to be heard. A resident of Sweden, the artist employs regional musicians to round out his long-running quintet. It's a complexly enacted and polytonal engagement, where the band merges the structural component with free-wheeling expressiveness. Think of a little big band that executes within a flexible mode of attack, as it skirts riskier frontiers amid counterbalancing mini-motifs and ...

Alberto Pinton Quintet: Motionemotion

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 10, 2006

Alberto Pinton è un musicista veneziano presto trasferitosi altrove, prima a Boston, a studiare ed esperire al Berklee, poi in Svezia dove si è stabilito ed ha messo a frutto una indiscussa abilità di jazzman, guidando gruppi con colleghi locali. La maturità conseguita a giudicare da questo album dal vivo è davvero notevole. Pinton si divide tra sassofono baritono, clarinetti e flauto, costruendo una musica di complessa fattura, che sembra non precludersi alcun elemento stilistico. Dall’austerità contemplativa con cui si ...

Alberto Pinton Quintet: Motionemotion

by Glenn Astarita
February 8, 2006

You won't find a whole lot of schmaltz or sugar-coated themes in Italian multi-reedman Alberto Pinton's music. Recently a resident of Sweden, the artist once again pursues fire and brimstone with his latest quintet effort, which is packed with ominous intentions. Pinton and his crew display the utmost fortitude here. And whether he's performing on baritone sax, clarinet or flute, the leader injects gruff tones and powerful blowing frenzies. It's not music without form or substance, partly due to vibraphonist ...

Alberto Pinton: Common Intent

by Glenn Astarita
September 1, 2002

Dynamics and well-placed subtleties abound on this outing led by sharpshooter baritone saxophonist/clarinetist Alberto Pinton. This quartet charts a path brimming with sublime portraitures, bubbly unison choruses, and swarming yet flexible rhythms, although the band conjures up ominous notions on “Improvisation IV/IV." Pinton and trumpeter Kyle Gregory frequently engage in soaring choruses atop the thoroughly musical drummer Roberto Dani's counterbalancing statements and bassist Salvatore Maiore's fluid lines.

The musicians beckon the listener to partake in a meticulously crafted ...