Jazz Articles about Joëlle Léandre

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Neri Pollastri's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Neri Pollastri
January 6, 2025

As the year has come to an end, it is interesting to look back, reflect on the music we have enjoyed the most, and share it with those who may have missed it. This year, I have noticed, with surprise and appreciation, an higher than usual number of remarkable albums. Many are listed below. I will leave it for readers to decide whether this is a sign of the high quality of recent releases or a decline in my critical ...

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I Dischi del 2024 secondo Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
December 31, 2024

Arrivati a fine anno è sempre interessante guardarsi indietro, ripensare alla musica ascoltata con maggior piacere e condividerla con coloro ai quali può essere sfuggita. Quest'anno osservo con qualche sorpresa che i dischi meritevoli sono tanti (e forse non sono neppure tutti qui), ma devo dire che farei fatica a eliminarne qualcuno. Se sia segno dell'elevata qualità di quanto viene pubblicato o di un abbassamento dello spirito critico di chi scrive, siano i lettori a deciderlo. Non c'è ...

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Joëlle Léandre, Elisabeth Harnik, Zlatko Kaučič: Live In St. Johann

by Neri Pollastri
November 11, 2024

Tre eccezionali maestri dell'improvvisazione, che si conoscono e si stimano, dopo varie occasioni d'incontro con formazioni diverse, si trovano a suonare assieme nella forma più classica, quella del piano trio, e ne approfittano per dar vita a tre quarti d'ora di musica intensa e sorprendente, articolata e vivacissima. Stiamo parlando della contrabbassista francese Joelle Léandre, della pianista austriaca Elisabeth Harnik e del batterista sloveno Zlatko Kaučič, qui ripresi dal vivo sul palco dell'Alte Gerberei di St. Johann in ...

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Urs Leimgruber: AIR Vol. 2

by John Eyles
September 26, 2024

Released a year after the four-disc album AIR Vol. 1 (Creative Works Records, 2023) comes the three-disc AIR Vol. 2, which has a similar layout to the earlier release. Each disc of the four-disc album featured Swiss saxophonist Urs Leimgruber in a duo with a different player: American drummer Gerry Hemingway, Swiss pianist Hans Peter Pfammatter, Swiss amplified spinet player Jacques Demierre, German synthesiser player Thomas Lehn. Each disc of the three-disc follow-up does the same: French double bassist Joëlle ...

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Joëlle Léandre: Lifetime Rebel

by Mark Corroto
September 25, 2024

Joëlle Léandre is the definition of a force of nature. She is unstoppable, unforgettable, and full of boundless energy. It is the nature of her force that recordings like Lifetime Rebel attempt to capture. These four CDs--plus an interview and solo performance DVD--capture a moment, but just a moment of her inexhaustible spirit, before she moves on. Recorded in 2023, Léandre was honored with a lifetime achievement award during New York's Vision Festival. The performances captured are by diverse and ...

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Novara Jazz Festival 2024

by Luciano Rossetti
September 3, 2024

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Joëlle Léandre / Elizabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaućić: Live In St. Johann

by Mark Corroto
August 12, 2024

"I was in the house when the house burned down" is a thought sure to happen to many a concert attendee after a performance by legendary French bassist Joelle Leandre. She is a force of nature, a demanding and uninhibited artist. In her presence, a listener can feel the combustion generated by her performances. The same can be said of Austrian Elisabeth Harnik, twenty years Leandre's junior. In recent years, there has been a small explosion of music from the ...