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Alexander Hawkins / Elaine Mitchener Quartet: UpRoot
by Glenn Astarita
Since the mid-2000s, British pianist, composer, Alexander Hawkins (Evan Parker, Chicago/London Underground) has become a force to be reckoned with, largely within Europe's exploratory progressive jazz and improvising circles. As a collaborator and solo artist, the pianist transmits a distinctive line of attack, where melody and free-form extrapolations enjoy a happy coexistence. On this studio set, he teams with notable performance artist, abstract vocalist and fellow Brit, Elaine Mitchener (Phil Minton, George Lewis) for a semi-structured set highlighted by the ...
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by Karl Ackermann
With each subsequent release, pianist-composer Alexander Hawkins further cements his place in the top tier of modern, forward-thinking artists. The Oxford, UK native has worked as a leader in nonet, ensemble, quartet, trio and solo formats and is a member of the Convergence Quartet featuring cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and bassist Dominic Lash. Increasingly in-demand, Hawkins has recently recorded with Evan Parker on the duo release Leaps in Leicester (Clean Feed, 2016) and with Rob Mazurek on ...
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by Paolo Peviani
Il tratto principale della mia musica È molto difficile rispondere ma spero che, in qualche modo, il tratto principale della mia musica corrisponda al tratto principale di me stesso. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me Gioia, apertura, generosità, e che non abbiano paure nel fare musica. Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice Il momento più felice è sempre quello presente. Naturalmente ho bellissimi ricordi specifici ...
Continue ReadingAlexander Hawkins Ensemble al Teatro Manzoni di Milano
by Vincenzo Roggero
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble Aperitivo in Concerto Teatro Manzoni Milano 27.11.2016 Della generazione under quaranta britannica il trentacinquenne Alexander Hawkins è probabilmente la punta di diamante. Pianista, organista, bandleader e compositore eccellente, nutre grande rispetto per la tradizione ma il suo pensiero è perennemente rivolto al futuro, ha una scrittura rigorosa e complessa che fa esplodere in improvvisazioni libere e incontenibili capaci di passare con grande naturalezza dai sussurri alle grida, si muove con altrettanta ...
Continue ReadingAlexander Hawkins Trio al Carambolage di Bolzano
by Giuseppe Segala
Alexander Hawkins Trio Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 14.11.2016 Il trio del pianista britannico Alexander Hawkins, al Piccolo Teatro Carambolage di Bolzano per la sua unica data italiana, ha offerto una performance intensa e generosa. Materia per fruitori attenti, nella quale si coniugano in modo del tutto originale e coerente ingredienti presi a tutto campo dalla storia del jazz e della musica contemporanea, messi a reagire con fine intelligenza. Alla proposta non manca d'altra parte un ...
Continue ReadingAlexander Hawkins: Alexander Hawkins Trio
by John Sharpe
For the inaugural release on his own imprint, pianist Alexander Hawkins for the first time tackles the classic piano trio. Hawkins has already convinced in an increasing variety of formats, ranging from his customary ensemble, heard in its latest incarnation on Step Wide, Step Deep (Babel, 2014) to chamber nonet (broadcast on BBC Radio 3, but yet to materialize on CD) to his recent solo album Song Singular (Babel, 2014). Factor in his appearances with the likes of saxophonists Evan ...
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by Karl Ackermann
Oxford, UK native Alexander Hawkins continues to chart a course that will inevitably place him in the creative category of pianist/composers of the caliber of Cecil Taylor and Andrew Hill. It is simply a matter of time before this is a young artist--who has an abundance of time--along with a distinctive, broad and progressive vision, comes to wider attention. In his relatively brief career to date, Hawkins has worked as a leader in nonet, ensemble, quartet and solo formats, now ...
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