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Benjamin Koppel: Story of Mankind - A Requiem

Read "Story of Mankind - A Requiem" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
March 14, 2025

Il cinquantenne altosassofonista e compositore danese Benjamin Koppel riunisce in questo ambizioso doppio album un altrettanto ambizioso settetto per dar vita a un'opera di grande respiro in cui colpisce anzitutto la ferrea ripartizione fra brani ampi (i dispari) e brevissimi (i pari), che fungono in qualche modo da ricapitolazione, per voce (detta) e piccoli inserti strumentali. Il tutto dota il lavoro di un respiro--un tono, un andamento, un ordine--particolare, all'interno di una struttura assai ferrea che abbina una ...

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Gilfema: Three

by Pat Youngspiel
April 3, 2020

Few trios are as immediately recognizable as Gilfema. It's almost impossible to mistake the interplay between Ferenc Nemeth, Massimo Biolcati and Lionel Loueke. The three Berklee College of Music and Thelonious Monk institute graduates have been going at it together for more than 15 years now, their eponymous debut album having been released in 2005 for New York-based label Obliqsound. Between uneven meters, jazzy harmonies and afro-pop-infused rhythms and melodies, the three collaborators continue to express their individual musical visions ...

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Ferenc Nemeth: Freedom

Read "Freedom" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
March 10, 2020

Like a playground for improvisation, Hungarian drummer Ferenc Nemeth's newest recording abounds with joy and, in accord with the album title, a strong sense of Freedom. Not only does Freedom continue the bassless concept of his 2012 release Triumph (Dreamers Collective), but the New York-based percussionist allows himself to tap his intuition, often leading to simpler structures and minimal harmonic progressions. It is in such melodically generous frames that Nemeth--accompanied by his compatriot Tzumo Arpad on keys and Gregory Tardy ...

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Ferenc Nemeth/Attila Laszlo: Bridges Of Souls

Read "Bridges Of Souls" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 27, 2014

Drummer Ferenc Nemeth's work has always been about building bridges and making connections with a diverse assortment of artists. He's connected styles and cultures through his extensive work with West African guitar phenom Lionel Loueke, supported Israeli bassist Omer Avital, Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca, and other top-shelf artists on record at different times, and built up an impressive body of work under his own name, crossing paths with saxophonist Joshua Redman, bassist John Patitucci, pianist Aaron Parks, and saxophonist Mark ...

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Ferenc Nemeth: Openness for Triumph

by Marta Ramon
May 14, 2013

Ferenc Nemeth's versatility has positioned him in the front line of jazz drummers today. This Hungarian percussionist has developed a recognizable sound which has, over the years, resulted in his sharing the stage with renowned international jazzmen like saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Mark Turner and Chris Cheek, bassist Christian McBride, bassist John Patitucci, vibraphonist Dave Samuels and many others.When Nemeth sits in front of the drums his attention is completely focused on his colleagues' needs to lead the music ...

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Ferenc Nemeth: Triumph

Read "Triumph" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 25, 2013

Anche se è attivo da oltre un decennio ai massimi livelli, il leader di questo splendido quartetto - il batterista ungherese Ferenc Nemeth - è ancora poco noto in Italia e necessita di una breve presentazione. Nato in Ungheria, dopo aver frequentato il conservatorio di Györ e la Franz Listz Academy of Music, s'è trasferito negli Stati Uniti con una borsa di studio per frequentare i corsi alla Berklee ed è poi passato al New England Conservatory e al Thelonious ...

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Ferenc Nemeth: Triumph

Read "Triumph" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
December 11, 2012

Ferenc Nemeth bursts onto the jazz scene with his second release as a leader. Triumph is the follow-up to his lyrical, more reserved debut Night Songs(Dreamers Collective 2007), and finds the Hungarian-born drummer in the company of a superb quartet including his boss in the Gilfema trio, guitarist Lionel Loueke. Where Night Songs bore the heavy influence of Loueke's approach to ethnic fusion, Triumph is unique in its mix of styles that seamlessly blend into a gem ...