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Poetry & Jazz: Heroes Are Gangleaders / Clark Coolidge-Thurston Moore-Anne Waldman

Read "Poetry & Jazz: Heroes Are Gangleaders / Clark Coolidge-Thurston Moore-Anne Waldman" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


La relazione tra jazz e poesia ha avuto il suo apice negli anni cinquanta, quando gli scrittori beat legarono i loro testi all'estetica be-bop, s'è rinnovata nel decennio successivo e da allora non ha smesso di manifestarsi, anche se in forme sotterranee. Questi due album sono l'ultimo esempio di ciò che accade negli Sati Uniti dopo la morte di Amiri Baraka. Heroes Are Gang Leaders The Avant-Age Garde I Ams of the Gal ...

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James Brandon Lewis: Days of Freeman

Read "Days of Freeman" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Una delle promesse più significative del jazz attuale pubblica il terzo disco da leader, confermando la formula del trio con un progetto e una partnership nuovi. Se nel precedente Divine Travels (Okeh, 2014) aveva come padri tutelari William Parker e Gerald Cleaver in un percorso ispirato alla tradizione gospel, stavolta il sassofonista si rivolge al rap, rileggendo l'altra espressione musicale di rilievo della sua adolescenza. Prima il sacro, ora il profano. In questo percorso la ...

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James Brandon Lewis e il Questionario di Proust

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All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. James Brandon Lewis: Le emozioni e il suono la fanno da padrone! Le melodie, sia predeterminate che spontanee. Musica angolare, onesta, vulnerabile, rischiosa, urgente, con groove, funky e libera, che viene dal cuore. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. J.B.L.: Che amino prendersi dei rischi, abbiano urgenza espressiva, siano ascoltatori, con grandi qualità umane, umili. Che abbiano rispetto per il ...

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James Brandon Lewis: Divine Travels

Read "Divine Travels" reviewed by Mark Corroto


An auspicious major label debut for a young saxophonist, Divine Travels eschews flamboyance for a deferential, mostly unpretentious bluesy free jazz recording. Lewis, a thirty-something tenor saxophone phenom chose to record here in trio without the safety net of a pianist or accompanying horn. He chose wisely though, enlisting two superstars musicians, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver. Parker, the current godfather of the avant-garde in jazz, leads his own bands and has been a key figure ...

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Take Five With James Brandon Lewis

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Meet James Brandon Lewis: Saxophonist/composer James Brandon Lewis was exposed to jazz, gospel, and R&B and at an early age began his journey into the realm of music. He attended Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts located in Buffalo NY. Upon graduating, James would continue his musical pursuit At Howard University, where he was blessed to have played with some of the finest musicians in the world, including Benny Golson, Geri Allen, Wallace Roney, Bill Pierce, ...


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