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Bobby Previte: Rhapsody
by Glenn Astarita
Distinguished drummer Bobby Previte is a renaissance man who composed, arranged and penned the lyrics on this impressive program. In addition, he supplements his rhythmic contributions with various percussion implements, guitar, autoharp and harmonica. The premise behind Rhapsody relates to Previte's viewpoint about travel and marks the second in a three- part series that originated in 2011 with Terminals Part I: Departures (Cantaloupe Music). Here, the artist uses an all-star lineup of pioneers accustomed to deviating from conventional norms.
read moreBobby Previte: the Art of Travelling Trustingly
by Ludovico Granvassu
Bobby Previte has been at the forefront of the creative music scene for more than four decades. A restless aural storyteller with a knack for captivating concept albums, he has just released Rhapsody (RareNoise). This is the first album for which he has written not only the ear-opening music he is known for but also lyrics, which, courtesy of Jen Shyu's compelling delivery, take listeners to unexpected places. In this interview, Bobby Previte talks about Rhapsody, the second part of ...
read moreInterview with Bobby Previte & Notable New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Just two months have passed and 2018 is already replete with amazing new music. In this episode we interview Bobby Previte about his new album Rhapsody [for the full interview click here], the second part of his “Travel Trilogy," and sample exciting new or upcoming releases by from various corners of the world. Happy Listening! Playlist Camille Bertault “Conne" from Pas de géant (Okeh) 0:00 Host Talks 3:11 The Michael Leonhart Orchestra “The Silent Swarm Over ...
read moreCatching up with Cantaloupe Music: Terminals Quartets, Field Recordings, Ilimaq, Anthracite Fields, Become Ocean & Discreet Music
by Mark Sullivan
Cantaloupe Music is the record label created by the three founders of New York's legendary Bang on a Can organization--composers Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe--with Bang on a Can managing director Kenny Savelson. Since its 2001 founding it has featured music from Bang on a Can and other contemporary musicians making concert music a little too edgy and funky for the academic world. It is still home to a wide variety of music, as demonstrated by this sampling ...
read moreBobby Previte: Mass
by C. Michael Bailey
Finally, I understand Black Sabbath and it is about damn time. Musically, my preferences tend toward the durable and dependable blues pentatonic. That is something that, harmonically, I can understand from down in my DNA. That said, when I was a teenager, I wore into nothing, the first four Black Sabbath recordings. As much as they appealed to me, they could not compete with the Allman Brothers Band of the same period. What I had always wondered was where the ...
read moreRed Hook Jazz Festival 2016
by Martin Longley
Red Hook Jazz Festival 2016 Urban Meadow Community Garden Red Hook, Brooklyn June 12 & 19, 2016 This ninth edition of the Red Hook Jazz Festival appeared to draw its biggest crowd yet. Not that it's a large- capacity event, but perhaps a setting close to the water's edge at Red Hook makes it seem psychologically inaccessible to the lazy New Yorker, involving an actual 15 minute amble from the closest subway ...
read moreBobby Previte - Beppe Scardino - Francesco Diodati: Plutino
by AAJ Italy Staff
La grafica di copertina con l'immagine di tre alieni/musicisti che gettano il loro sguardo severo e attonito sulle cose del nostro mondo è un buon viatico all'ascolto del CD che vi ritrovate tra le mani. I tre visitatori dallo spazio rispondono al nome di Bobby Previte, nella funzione di gran cerimoniere e capo delegazione, di Beppe Scardino e Francesco Diodati, in quella di emissari prescelti. Prestare attenzione alle loro istanze, fidarsi delle loro buone intenzioni è il lasciapassare per un ...
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