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Gregory Lewis: Organ Monk Blue
by Hrayr Attarian
Pianist Thelonious Monk is organist Gregory Lewis' primary source of inspiration, so much so that Lewis has adopted the stage name Organ Monk. His first two releases were mostly homages to Monk and replete with the latter's originals. After forays into other material, including the poignant The Breathe Suite (Self Produced, 2017) about recent racial injustices that unnecessarily claimed young lives, Lewis returns to the “genius of modern music" with Organ Monk Blue. On the current album Lewis ...
Continue ReadingMarc Ribot: Live In Tokyo
by Chris M. Slawecki
Ah, The Sound of Philadelphia. For folks lucky enough to grow up in or around the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in the mid-to late-1970s (I'm one), the very phrase resounds with memories, most emanating from Sigma Sound Studios on North 12th Street: Thick yet clear arrangements, pumping and thumping basslines and rhythms, masterful vocalists smooth (Billy Paul) and rough (Teddy Pendergrass), guided by the firm yet sensitive hands of soul entrepreneurs Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and ...
Continue ReadingMarc Ribot and the Young Philadelphians: Live In Tokyo
by Luca Muchetti
Marc Ribot, il Philly Sound, gli archi, il funk. Ormai capace di attraversare qualsiasi tipo di contesto musicale con la facilità con cui l'acqua scorre lungo le pietre di un ruscello, il chitarrista amato da Tom Waits incornicia con un Live in Tokyo una delle sue avventure più folli e divertenti. Ribot arruola una formazione vera detonatrice di groove e composta da Jamaaladeen Tacuma al basso, Calvin Weston alla batteria, Mary Halvorson alla chitarra, a cui aggiunge ...
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by Mark Corroto
Art be damned, let's dance. If you are of a certain age, let's say the baby boomer generation, then the vintage sounds of Philadelphia soul are imprinted on your brain. The 1970's began with The O'Jays “Back Stabbers," which you might have heard on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, a show that originated in Philly, or perhaps you've ridden “The Love Train" or danced to “Me And Mrs. Jones" at a wedding. Those tunes were stamped in your soul, and at ...
Continue ReadingLana Meets Jazz - 5a Edizione
by Paolo Peviani
Lana Meets Jazz -5a Edizione Lana 09.04-08.05.2016 Giunto alla sua quinta edizione, quest'anno il Lana Meets Jazz ha programmato concerti per un'intera settimana. Una dimensione importante, che accanto alle più che legittime soddisfazioni per la crescita ed il successo del festival, impone agli organizzatori Helga Plankensteiner e Miki Lösch una riflessione sul futuro della manifestazione: mantenere la programmazione entro queste dimensioni, ancora gestibili direttamente, o continuare nel processo di espansione allargando di conseguenza lo staff ...
Continue ReadingBig Ears Festival 2016
by Mark Sullivan
Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 31-April 2, 2016 Since its beginning in 2009, the Big Ears Festival has always been willfully, unapologetically eclectic. Their own self-description is “a dynamic, interactive experience that explores connections between musicians and artists, crossing all musical genres while interfacing with film, performance and the visual arts." Named for an especially perceptive listener—one who may hear things others would miss—it offers interactive workshops, installations, exhibitions, film screenings and surprise collaborations, in ...
Continue ReadingMarc Ribot & The Young Philadelphians al Teatro Manzoni di Milano
by Paolo Peviani
Aperitivo in Concerto Teatro Manzoni Milano 22.11.2015 Esploratore come pochi altri, Marc Ribot ha attraversato i territori musicali più disparati. Dal jazz di John Zorn alla canzone d'autore di Joe Henry, dalle atmosfere quintessenzialmente newyorchesi dei Lounge Lizards alla musica cubana di Arsenio Rodriguez, gli ambiti in cui il chitarrista di Newark ha lasciato un'impronta significativa sono innumerevoli. Una delle sue tante avventure musicali, già attiva da qualche anno, lo vede alle prese ...
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