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John Scofield & Dave Holland: Memories Of Home
by Frank Housh
John Scofield and Dave Holland have about a century of combined experience making jazz. They have played with everybody and created deep bodies of work that span bebop to today. “Memories of Home" sounds like an intimate reflection on two musical lives. Scofield and Holland each spent time with Miles Davis' band. They played together with Herbie Hancock and others, but Memories of Home is their first duo album. Scofield said, “I honestly don't recall when or how ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield Combo 73 at Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
John Scofield Combo 73 Miner Auditorium San Francisco November 7, 2025 Grammy-winning guitarist John Scofield returned to Miner Auditorium for a three-night residency (November 6--8) alongside Combo 73, a lively quartet featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart. Their performance on the second night crackled with grit, fire, and instinctive rapport, thrilling the audience with their undeniable chemistry. The night's action began swiftly. Known for his concise stage presence, ...
Continue ReadingFranco Ambrosetti: Sweet Caress
by Alberto Bazzurro
Il rapporto fra jazz e archi è sempre stato piuttosto tormentato. A ottant'anni suonati (è nato nel dicembre 1941 e l'incisione data dicembre 2023, quindi 82 giusti giusti) ci casca anche un musicista glorioso come Franco Ambrosetti, che confeziona un album che verrebbe quasi da definire “pomicioso" (fin dal titolo), a dispetto dei musicisti coinvolti nella band in quanto tale (string orchestra esclusa, quindi). Otto i brani, per metà del trombettista (qui flicornista) ticinese, che suona ovunque benissimo, ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield: Aileron
by Scott Lichtman
For decades, John Scofield has stood on one of the pedestals labelled “greatest bop/groove guitarist of his time." He's achieved this through a combination of blistering alt-scale solos, clever compositions, and world-class groups. Yet, not everyone listening to his work today knows just how skilled and intense he was as a post-bebopper early on. Take the album Rough House (Enja Records, 1978)--his second as leader --and the song “Aileron." Scofield's warm, distorted tone penetrates the soundscape while the band, comprising ...
Continue ReadingFrank Ambrosetti & Strings: Sweet Caress
by Dan McClenaghan
Swiss flugelhornist/trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti teamed with pianist/arranger Alan Broadbent in 2022 for the exquisite Nora (Enja Records), a top-shelf orchestral jazz album with a core group of mainstream all-stars. Listening back to the history of the 'jazz with strings' sub-genre--the shot across the bow, Charlie Parker With Strings (Verve, 1950), followed in short order by Chet Baker with Strings (Columbia, 1953), Clifford Brown with Strings (Verve, 1955)--Nora could be considered a leap forward in terms of the richness of the ...
Continue ReadingMerano Jazz Festival and Academy 2024
by Giuseppe Segala
Varie sedi Merano Jazz Festival and Academy 2024 Merano 15-21 luglio 2024 Un festival può far scattare connessioni, relazioni, corrispondenze, sia sotto il punto di vista intellettivo, nella sfera dell'astrazione, che nella concretezza dei rapporti umani. La sinergia tra momenti di ascolto, proposte concertistiche e formazione musicale nella didattica di laboratori e masterclass è sempre stata una caratteristica di Merano Jazz, il festival nella città termale attraversata dal Passirio. Quest'anno le acque del torrente ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield 'Yankee Go Home' Dolomiti Ski Jazz Festival 2024
by Danilo Codazzi
