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Timo Vollbrecht: Bremen New York

Read "Bremen New York" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Per il suo ultimo lavoro il sassofonista e compositore di origine tedesca Timo Vollbrecht allestisce un quintetto da sogno, registra alla leggendaria Sendesaal di Brema e intitola il disco Bremen/New York, ideale ponte tra la patria d'origine e la patria d'adozione. Per qualità del suono, cura dei dettagli e impianto complessivo Bremen/New York potrebbe essere un classico disco ECM (non a caso Vollbrecht sta lavorando ad un libro su Manfred Eicher, fondatore della storica etichetta tedesca). La musica fluisce ...

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Jo-Yu Chen: Rendezvous - Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More

Read "Rendezvous - Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh

New York-based pianist and composer Jo-Yu Chen treats the great composers like most jazz musicians treat the Great American Songbook: a familiar musical foundation upon which to build a musical style. Chen trained at Juilliard but was seduced by jazz's siren song. Her first four albums: Obsession (Sony Music, 2011), Incomplete Soul (Sony Music, 2012), Stranger (Sony Music, 2014) and Savage Beauty (Sony Music, 2019) featured her compositions before she engaged the classical canon with Schubert & Mozart: ...

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Jo-Yu Chen: Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More

Read "Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Pianist Jo-Yu Chen's artistic mission can be described in her words: “When the music is right, it brings us back to the true essence of music, beyond labels and boundaries." But a discussion of labels and boundaries is necessary when addressing her album Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More. First, some background: Chen has established a top-level jazz career since moving from her native Taiwan to New York City at age 16 to study at ...

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Caroline Davis: Portals, Volume 2: Returning

Read "Portals, Volume 2: Returning" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Il precedente Portals Volume 1: Mourning nasceva dalla necessità di rielaborare la morte improvvisa del padre attraverso una musica che curasse il dolore e conservasse i ricordi migliori. In quel disco, Caroline Davis, sassofonista, flautista, compositrice ed educatrice statunitense nata a Singapore da padre inglese e madre svedese, accostava al suo classico quintetto un quartetto d'archi. Portals vol.2 : Returning è invece un omaggio a Joan Anson-Weber, poetessa nonché nonna di Caroline, e farla da padrone sono in questo caso ...

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Ben Monder: Planetarium

Read "Planetarium" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani

Ben Monder chi? In Italia è piuttosto difficile incontrare qualcuno che conosca bene il lavoro di questo sessantatreenne signore newyorchese. Inquadriamolo: chitarrista di spicco nell'area newyorkese da oltre un trentennio, Ben ha lavorato con importanti nomi della musica moderna come (tra i tanti) Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone, Paul Motian, Maria Schneider, ma forse il suo nome è noto per il fatto di essere stato chitarrista dell'ultimo album inciso da David Bowie Blackstar.

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Miguel Zenón: Golden City

Read "Golden City" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

La musica contenuta in questo album trae spunto da una commissione ricevuta da Miguel Zenón per la composizione di una suite basata sulla storia di San Francisco e della Bay Area, evidenziando in particolare i contributi offerti da parte delle comunità giapponese, cinese, messicana e, ovviamente, afroamericana. Ne è nata così questa Golden City, presentata in anteprima al San Francisco Jazz Center nel 2022 e incisa poi a fine novembre dell'anno seguente. Per l'occasione Zenón (portoricano, lo ricordiamo) ...

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Caroline Davis: Portals, Volume 2 : Returning

Read "Portals, Volume 2 : Returning" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Alto saxophonist/composer Caroline Davis, a rising star in the jazz world, has unveiled her second installment of the “Portals" series, titled Portals Vol. 2: Returning. This album serves as a sonic memoir, inspired by her grandmother, Joan “Lady" Anson-Weber, and it represents a deeply personal journey of reflection and healing. As a gifted saxophonist and composer, Davis draws upon her grandmother's poetic legacy to craft a musical experience that is both moving and evocative. This album stands as ...

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