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Pat Metheny: From This Place
by John Kelman
It's been a full six years since Pat Metheny last released a studio recording. This, despite the guitarist who has become, in a career now in the midst of its fifth decade, one of the most famous and influential jazz guitarists of his (or, some would argue, any) generation, reportedly having enough material in the can for five or six releases. Nor is it as if he hasn't kept busy. The guitarist, for whom live performance has always ...
Continue ReadingLinda May Han Oh ft. Quartetto Artemisia al Roma Jazz Festival
by Serena Antinucci
Linda May Han Oh ft. Quartetto Artemisia Roma Jazz Festival Auditorium Parco della Musica 5.11.2019 Nel volto sorridente di Linda May Han Oh c'è l'immagine della scoperta e della sfida. Il suo live all'Auditorium Parco della Musica, per il Roma Jazz Festival, lo scorso 5 novembre, è una concatenazione di sequenze complesse, a volte rivoluzionarie, di incastri sorprendenti, di linguaggi diversi che emanano il profumo della contaminazione. Linda May Han Oh preferisce un dinamismo compositivo ...
Continue ReadingLinda May Han Oh: Aventurine
by Angelo Leonardi
Che il talento di Linda May Han Oh includesse doti compositive era evidente nei suoi album da leader, in particolare nel recente Walk Against Wind. Piena conferma è quest'album appena uscito, dove la scrittura è predominante e i risultati sorprendenti per ricchezza e originalità delle soluzioni. Alla guida di un organico del tutto nuovo—un combo jazz, un quartetto d'archi e un ensemble vocale—la contrabbassista australiana presenta la sua opera più ambiziosa e matura: un percorso di taglio ...
Continue ReadingLinda May Han Oh: Talent and Dedication
by Angelo Leonardi
Over the past decade, bassist Linda May Han Oh has been hailed as one of the most gifted bassists, bandleaders and composers of her generation. She is a virtuoso who can swing hard while keeping instrumental grace and precision, structuring her lines through a most free-flowing cascade of ideas. After completing her master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music in 2008, she recorded her debut album, Entry with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and drummer Obed Calvaire. In the following years ...
Continue ReadingLinda May Han Oh: Talento e Dedizione
by Angelo Leonardi
Tra i bassisti di nuova generazione--nello strumento sia acustico che elettrico--il ruolo di Linda May Han Oh spicca per il lavoro svolto sia come bandleader che partner di protagonisti come Pat Metheny, Dave Douglas, Vijay Iyer, Joe Lovano o Kenny Barron. Nel 2017 ha pubblicato il quarto album a suo nome Walk Against Wind (Biophilia Records) ed in marzo, a capo del suo gruppo, ha suonato anche in Italia. Nei giorni del recente Bergamo Jazz Festival ci ha concesso quest'intervista. ...
Continue ReadingMonterey Jazz Festival 2017
by Josef Woodard
Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, CA September 15-17, 2017 A Feast of Tributes, to Itself, Included The distinctly stunning California outpost that is Monterey has been in the news, and making cultural history, in various ways this year. Over the summer, the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival was duly noted and feted with a special commemorative festival. Over in the realm of the tube (the New, Improved TV landscape), the dramatic ...
Continue ReadingLinda May Han Oh: Walk Against Wind
by Hrayr Attarian
On the exquisite Walk Against Wind bassist Linda May Han Oh showcases her unique compositional style that rivals, artistically, her mastery over her instrument and her improvisational prowess. These 11 originals express various motifs reflecting Oh's diverse influences yet a delightfully dark poetry imbues all of them, giving the album its thematic unity. The intensely cinematic “Speech Impediment," for instance, has a languid melody and shimmering refrains. Oh's Lilting, wordless vocals echo saxophonist Ben Wendel wistful lines. As ...
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