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Denise Mangiardi: On the Brink
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Originally from Freeport, Long Island, New York and now residing on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, multi-faceted vocalist, composer, arranger, and engineer, Denise Mangiardi offers On the Brink, her eighth album as leader. Consisting of seven exceptionally well-performed selections with a handful of vivid originals and two classics, this is a masterful effort that is intriguing, enlightening, and a most enjoyable listen. “The Walk" is a lovely light bossa nova that is lushly beautiful. ...
Continue ReadingSimon Lasky Group: About The Moment
by Geno Thackara
Which moment could this title be referring to? There's no shortage of beautifully striking ones scattered throughout the Simon Lasky Group's second outing: dynamic lifts and swells, chord changes that step through sophisticated sequences as smoothly as descending stairs, little heads or melody lines that pack a special hit because they're placed at just the right spot in the larger context of the piece. The whole album is really an extended moment of happy togetherness, presented as a mosaic of ...
Continue ReadingLuca Boscagin: 4Steps
by AAJ Italy Staff
Luca Boscagin è un giovane chitarrista veneto, allevo di Simone Guiducci, che si propone con un album ben suonato, pieno di una verve solare che però non si fa mancare zone di chiaroscuro che propongono una maggiore profondità e suggeriscono una dimensione variegata che va decisamente apprezzata. Al suo fianco troviamo il trombettista statunitense Kyle Gregory e la sezione ritmica composta dal bassista Giulio Corini e dal batterista Paolo Mappa. Il gruppo dimostra di essere bene affiatato anche se a ...
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