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John King: Allsteel

Read "Allsteel" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Questo disco, pubblicato dall'etichetta di John Zorn, suggella l'incontro dell'estroso compositore e improvvisatore chitarrista John King con il quartetto d'archi Ethel. Entrambi amano un linguaggio avant, trasversale ai generi comunemente etichettati: blues, jazz, funk, rock, classica, colta e via dicendo. Il chitarrista King suona in diversi gruppi e collabora con molti musicisti jazz, nonché compone musica per danza. Da lui ci si può aspettare di tutto, anche un'orchestra di chitarre elettriche o una partecipazione a una Conduction di Butch Morris. ...

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ETHEL: Light

Read "Light" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

These days musicians raised in compartmentalized traditions can find themselves challenged by the homogeneous blending of diverse musical interests. Not so with Ethel, a young string quartet that may be traditional in configuration, but brings together a wealth of influences--not because it's fashionable, but because it's the only thing that makes sense. Light, the followup to Ethel's remarkable 2003 eponymous debut, continues to explore the nexus of composed music and improvisation with a rawness not normally found in contemporary classical ...

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