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Chano Domínguez, Ethan Margolis: The Blues Around Us
by Neil Duggan
The outstanding Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez is renowned for his interpretive style and his ability to navigate the complexities of both flamenco and jazz, weaving both together to form a unique soundscape. Guitarist Ethan Margolis, from Cleveland, Ohio, is steeped in similar traditions, having a strong flamenco and Romany influence on his playing from spending 11 years in Spain. The pair met initially in 2016, with their album, The Blues Around Us, enjoying an eight-year gestation. On many ...
Continue ReadingChano Domínguez Sexteto at Barcelona Jazz Festival
by Artur Moral
Chano Domínguez Sexteto: “Por Paco" Paral·lel 62 56 Festival de Jazz de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain November 26, 2024 It was a night of tributes, remembrances and celebrations at Barcelona's Paral·lel 62. In the framework of the “De Cajón!" series--a branch of the Barcelona Jazz Festival focusing on flamenco-rooted music--Chano Domínguez and his sextet presented “Por Paco," a passionate homage to Paco de Lucía, marking ten years since the fabulous guitarist's passing. The evening also ...
Continue ReadingPlay Petrucciani: A Special Tribute for a Special Musician
by Phillip Woolever
Watching a good band at a small club is often one of the most enjoyable ways to experience jazz. Proper ambiance can conjure lasting sounds and images, as the relatively intimate space makes for optimal acoustics and definitive visual close-ups. That's what it was like for those fortunate or discerning enough to attend the first editions of an exceptional “Play Petrucciani" program by Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez and Italian trumpeter Flavio Boltro, with a powerful rhythmic assist from Martin Leiton ...
Continue ReadingChano Dominguez: Over the Rainbow
by Paul Rauch
Jazz music is an interpretive art form, it is in fact, the quintessential American art form. This is an undeniable attribute to the genre, which over the past century has impacted musical culture internationally, sharing it's compositional and improvisational commonalities and absorbing the unique musical identities of neighboring musical movements. Certainly this is the case with the musical forms of Latin America, with notably strong contributions emanating from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and perhaps most prominently, the Afro-Cuban rhythms ...
Continue ReadingChano Dominguez: Piano Ibérico
by Josep Pedro
Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez keeps on with his unique blending of flamenco and jazz with Piano Ibérico (> (Iberian Piano), an exquisite homage to some of Spain's most influential composers, including Isaac Albéniz, Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, and Frederic Mompou. Along with three new compositions of his own, Dominguez creates his own interpretations of these four piano composers. “They are the inspirers of this work and, to me, the first flamenco pianists because they were able to take the ...
Continue ReadingChano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco at Jazz Standard
by Ned Sublette
Chano Dominguez“The Flamenco Side of Kind of Blue" Jazz StandardNew York, NYDecember 3, 2009 I have a confession to make.
I've never listened to Kind of Blue.
Oh, I've heard the tunes over the years. You can't escape them. And I have lots of Miles Davis albums. ESP is my favorite. Jack Johnson. Various Prestige sides, which I bought as cutouts when I was a teenager. I never managed to buy Kind ...
Continue ReadingChano Dominguez: Piano with 'Duende'
by Guillem Vidal
The meeting between Chano Domínguez and All About Jazz took place hours after the opening ceremony of the 41st Barcelona International Vol-Damm Jazz Festival, starring Wayne Shorter. Chano's enthusiasm is contagious: “Wayne Shorter's quartet is a fully fledged group with very clear objectives and led by one of the greatest living jazz legends," says Chano, who even though he was completing his next record with his flamenco quartet, did not miss the chimerical evening featuring the saxophonist, pianist Danilo Pérez, ...
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