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Andrew Rathbun: Atwood Suites
by Friedrich Kunzmann
In a way, the Atwood Suites have been in the works for almost two decades. When Kenny Wheeler approached Toronto native Andrew Rathbun in search for a band in 2001, the former furthermore inquired if the latter would like a composition of his own penning to be performed beside Wheeler's “Suite Time Suite." Consequently, the “Power Politics Suite," which makes for the second half of the first CD, was born, with Wheeler's and vocalist Luciana Souza's sound specifically in mind. ...
Continue ReadingAndrew Rathbun Large Ensemble: Atwood Suites
by Dan Bilawsky
The marriage between jazz and poetry is having a true moment in the present artistic sphere. The two have long mixed and mingled, oft proving sympathetic and symbiotic in their multidirectional moves, unique cadences, and improvisational capacities. But never before has the connection been so strong and centralized. With drummer Matt Wilson's triumphant encounter with the work of Carl Sandburg, soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom's exploration of Emily Dickinson's writing, saxophonist Benjamin Boone's collaboration with Philip Levine, and a handful ...
Continue ReadingBen Kono: Crossing
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il multi-strumentista Ben Kono ha militato, tra le altre, in formazioni come la Darcy James Argue's Secret Society e il John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble. Ascoltando questo suo album di debutto verrebbe da dire: “...e si sente!". Non tanto perché in questo gruppo proprio John Hollenbeck siede dietro a pelli e tamburi ma perché la musica contenuta in Crossing presenta diversi punti in comune con quella proposta dalle succitate formazioni. Innanzitutto la prevalenza della forma scritta con partiture piuttosto codificate e ...
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