Jazz Articles about Falascone, Monico & Locatelli

Falascone, Monico & Locatelli: Takla Makan

by Glenn Astarita
September 1, 1999

Takla Makan is a desert in Northwest China, which is purported to be bleak and uninhabited as the landscape comprises little else than sand dunes. Perhaps a metaphor for these improvisational specialists emanating from Italy.... Here, the trio of Massimo Falascone, Filippo Monico and Giancarlo Locatelli explore vast regions of sounds via deeply conversational dialogue as the wide open terrain of the desert parallels the boundless musical routes, generated by these master improvisers.

This recording reflects pieces performed with guest ...