Jazz Articles about Lorenzo Vitolo

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Album Review

Michal Skwierczynski: Consistency

Read "Consistency" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 1, 2026

Consistency marks the debut album from Polish jazz guitarist Michał Skwierczyński. Now based in Basel, Switzerland, Skwierczyński is a core member of the city's Jazz Orchestra, having studied at the Frost School of Music in Miami and Jazzcampus in Basel. Skwierczyński composed all 10 pieces on the album, taking the refreshing approach of using different guitars to suit the character of each track. It is a simple and effective technique that is surprisingly underused. The album is recorded ...

Album Review

Rodrigo Almonte: Distancia

Read "Distancia" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
March 31, 2022

"Every piece of music on Distancia is an honest representation of a pilgrimage of different distances that I had to walk, musically and geographically speaking, in order to find inspiration and to create a representation of myself as a musical nomad," explains guitarist Rodrigo Almonte, who was born and raised in Peru, completed Bachelor of Arts studies in Ireland and Brazil, and his Masters studies in New York and The Netherlands. As a result, Distancia presents a unique ...