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Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness: Sextet
by Alberto Bazzurro
Dopo un primo album in trio (2011) e un secondo in quartetto (2019), Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness, il gruppo fondato da Tony Jones e Charlie Burnham (qui impegnato nei primi due brani anche alla voce) si amplia a sestetto per questo suo nuovo lavoro (inciso alla fine del 2023), evidenziando specificità di organico (e quindi timbriche e nel contempo dinamiche) assolutamente nuove, raddoppiando anzitutto i sassofoni tenore, che non disdegnano cavalcate a due voci di sicuro appeal (anche senza accompagnamento ...
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by Thierry De Clemensat
Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness is a collective of musicians who stand among the most representative of the New York jazz scene in 2025. Initially formed as a quartet, the group was founded by Tony Jones and Charlie Burnham, two of the most captivating artists of the ensemble, who are later joined by Kenny Wollesen, Marika Hughes, Jessica Jones and Rashaan Carter. Given the group's initial configuration, it is evident that their music and compositions are not meant for ...
Continue ReadingDave Stryker: As We Are
by Richard J Salvucci
One of the few good things about coming late to a party is that you don't have to start the conversation. The guests are there, drinks have been served, and one way or another, a tone—or several—has been set. All you have to do is blend in. Sometimes it is easy. Other times it is not.As We Are is already established near the top of the jazz charts. It has been reviewed, and reviewed very well on All ...
Continue ReadingSomi: Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba
by Angelo Leonardi
Il legame musicale e simbolico con l'Africa resta centrale nella produzione artistica di Somi, la vocalist e cantautrice statunitense dai genitori africani giunta al successo con gli album The Lagos Music Saloon e Holy Room. Il suo nuovo progetto è dedicato a Miriam Makeba, che avrebbe compiuto 90 anni il 4 marzo, data di pubblicazione del presente album. I brani in scaletta, tutti presi dallo storico repertorio della cantante, sono condivisi col musical Dreaming Zenzile, che Somi ...
Continue ReadingDave Stryker: As We Are
by Kyle Simpler
Pat Metheny has a section of his website entitled “Pat Recommends," where he discusses jazz guitarists whom he believes are “making the best music of their careers" on their recent recordings. Dave Stryker is one of the musicians Metheny mentions, and this is certainly an accurate assessment. Dave Stryker has established himself as one of the foremost guitarists in jazz, and with As We Are, he adds another important contribution to his discography. Stryker has a phenomenal work ...
Continue ReadingNorah Jones: I Dream of Christmas
by Jim Trageser
With Tony Bennett's retirement, the mantle of legitimate straight-ahead pop crooners is now firmly in the hands of subsequent generations: Harry Connick, Jr., Diana Krall and Norah Jones. Not pure jazz singers, of which there are numerous stellar examples, these singers are more in the Bennett-Sinatra-Fitzgerald mold, bringing a jazz sensibility to pop music. It is in the area of seasonal Christmas music that the crooners have had perhaps their greatest influence. From Andy Williams to Connie Stevens, ...
Continue ReadingBrandon Seabrook: Die Trommel Fatale
by Vincenzo Roggero
Brandon Seabrook è personaggio che non passa inosservato. Che metta la sua arte al servizio di gruppi altrui o scenda in campo con la sua musica il marchio di fabbrica è impresso a fuoco nelle corde degli strumenti utilizzati. Chitarra e banjo si trasformano nelle sue mani in carboni ardenti che danno fuoco a tutto quello che incontrano, che spiazzano, destabilizzano, demoliscono, ricompongono. Se il Seabrook Power Plant -con due splendidi CD all'attivo -è la formazione che marca il territorio, ...
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