Home » Jazz Articles » Israel Suarez "El Piraña"
Jazz Articles about Israel Suarez "El Piraña"
About Israel Suarez "El Piraña"
David Broza: En Casa Limon
by Phillip Woolever
Imitation is often said to be the highest form of flattery, but independent inspiration forged into similar styling is a much higher art. That's the case here with guitarist David Broza, whose admiration for flamenco icons led to a marvelous album holding many delights. After living in Spain during some of his teenage years, Broza's focus over the decades on Spanish guitar comprised various formative influences from folk, blues and acoustic rock, recently melded even tighter with the ...
Continue ReadingDavid Broza: En Casa Limon
by Kyle Simpler
If any instrument captures the spirit of Spain, it is the guitar. Performers such as Tomatito and Paco De Lucia have helped bring flamenco guitar to a global audience, and both have recorded albums at the Casa Limón Studios in Madrid. This studio has a certain mystique about it, and is where David Broza recorded En Casa Limón . Broza has a well-established career as a singer-songwriter, but this album highlights his talent as a musician. Broza was ...
Continue ReadingDave Holland & Pepe Habichuela: Hands
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The music on Hands, featuring stellar turns primarily from Spanish guitarist Pepe Habichuela and British-born bassist Dave Holland, is quite simply one of the most captivating on record. It is completely an alternative to style, to mere virtuosity, and to angelic grace and charm, as dictated by a muse. This music is the epitomé of the darkly beautiful magnetism of duende, and comes not from the hands and the fingers of the musicians, but rather from their innermost being--from the ...
Continue ReadingAlbum Review
Dave Holland - Pepe Habichuela: Hands
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nella sua lunghissima carriera il bassista inglese Dave Holland ha sempre dimostrato di essere pronto a mettersi al servizio di ogni buon progetto che la sorte e la lungimiranza gli hanno fatto incrociare. Le sue straordinarie doti artistiche non sono disgiunte dalle sue eccellenti doti umane e i suoi sodalizi godono di questa fortunata combinazione che non sempre ci è dato di trovare nei territori della musica e dell'arte, spesso guastati da forme di egomania devastanti e immotivate. Questo bel ...
Continue ReadingDave Holland & Pepe Habichuela: Hands
by John Kelman
Sometimes the best indicator of an artist's versatility is in the side projects they accept. Bassist Dave Holland's career could hardly be described as monolithic, with his discography as a leader--ranging from his quintet (Critical Mass (Dare2, 2006)) to his big band (Overtime (Dare2, 2005)) --nothing short of but exemplary. Still, some of the most unexpected revelations have come on peripheral dates, such as Mid-Eastern-informed Thimar (ECM, 1998), with Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem and British reed man John Surman, or ...
Continue ReadingDave Holland & Pepe Habichuela: Hands
by Chris May
Centuries old, an accretion of musics absorbed by north Indian migrants as they travelled, one stream through the Balkans, the other through the Maghreb, towards their final desination in southern Spain, flamenco is not easy for a non-Gypsy convincingly to perform. Intricately codified, rich in lore and tradition, its broad mannerisms can be mimicked quickly enough, but to inhabit its soul, its cante jondo (deep song), takes much, much longer. Some would say a lifetime, more or less.
Continue ReadingAlbum Showcase
Trending
Interview
Lou Marini: A Solo Career Starting At The Age Of 80
Groove Orbit
How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Santana
History of Jazz
John Coltrane in Detroit: A Brief History
Live Review
The Tension Is Where the Music Lives: Miles Davis at 100,...
Chats with Cats
Michael Ricci: Still Building a Home for Jazz
Radio & Podcasts
Sullivan Fortner, Jim Rotondi & Dena DeRose, Ardeshir,...
Reanimating Conversations Past
Charlie Haden: Anatomy of a Jazz Classic
Premium
VOTE!
