Jazz Articles about Luca Tilli

About Luca Tilli

Album Review

Giancarlo Nino Locatelli: A Decent Run

Read "A Decent Run" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
July 24, 2026

Who needs poetry in an age of internet memes, infinite scrolling and artificial intelligence? Poems ask us to linger over words, to discover meaning in silence as much as in language. Memes, by contrast, are consumed in an instant and forgotten just as quickly. We live in a culture that increasingly prizes immediacy over reflection, image over text and distraction over contemplation. So who still needs poetry? Italian clarinetist Giancarlo Nino Locatelli makes a compelling case that we all do. ...

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Pipeline: Ahead Of July

Read "Ahead Of July" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
January 21, 2026

With most recordings, listeners are conditioned to identify a leader. Typically, it is the artist whose name appears on the cover, or occasionally the composer responsible for the material. Pipeline upends that expectation. This is unequivocally an ensemble recording, and to further complicate matters, all of the music is collectively credited. For those familiar with the Pipeline project, this may come as a surprise. The concept was created by clarinetist Giancarlo Nino Locatelli, also one of the proprietors of We ...

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Luca Tilli: Empty Smile

Read "Empty Smile" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
August 28, 2024

L'avevamo ascoltato non troppo tempo addietro in Down at the Docks (We Insist!, 2019), in duo con Sebi Tramontana, e Kammermusik (Setola di Maiale, 2018), in trio con Giancarlo Schiaffini ed Errico De Fabritiis, due dischi di rigorosa improvvisazione. Adesso Luca Tilli si presenta invece da solo con il suo violoncello per offrirci sedici brevi brani totalmente improvvisati, trentotto minuti di musica inquieta e guizzante, virtuosistica ma priva di ogni ammiccamento verso l'ascoltatore, frutto del confronto con lo strumento e ...