Jazz Articles about Enzo Carpentieri

About Enzo Carpentieri

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Roberto Magris: Love Is Passing Thru

Read "Love Is Passing Thru" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
June 5, 2024

Long recognized as one of the finest jazz pianists around, Roberto Magris has an extensive discography documenting his talents as a composer and his skills as a virtuoso pianist. In 2005, Magris and his all-Italian quartet of saxophonist Ettore Martin, bassist Danilo Gallo and drummer and percussionist Enzo Carpentieri toured the Far East and upon their return the group recorded Love is Passing Thru. However, it was not released until 2024 through JMood Records. The passing of drummer Carpentieri and ...

Album Review

Roberto Magris: Love Is Passing Thru

Read "Love Is Passing Thru" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 28, 2024

Love Is Passing Thru, by Italian pianist Roberto Magris and his quartet, was actually recorded almost two decades ago, in January and February 2005, shortly after a concert tour in the Far East, and was to be released on the Black Saint/Soul Note label before it was sold and went under. Fast forward to 2024, and Magris, now with Kansas City's JMood label, decided that in light of the passing a year ago of drummer and percussionist Enzo Carpentieri, the ...

Album Review

Roberto Magris: Love Is Passing Thru

Read "Love Is Passing Thru" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 18, 2024

Italian pianist Roberto Magris started his jazz journey on his home turf, notably with a trio of albums on the Soul Note label: Check-In (2005), Il Bello del Jazz (2006) and Current Views (2009). But his profile rose substantially when he got involved with JMood Records, beginning with Kansas City Outbound (2008). He offered his masterpiece on the label in 2020 with Suite! , a sumptuous double CD showcasing an artist who adheres very much to the tradition but who ...