Jazz Articles about Massimo Cavalli

About Massimo Cavalli

Album Review

Ricardo Pinheiro: Turn Out The Stars—The Music Of Bill Evans

Read "Turn Out The Stars—The Music Of Bill Evans" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
May 31, 2021

Much has been written about pianist Bill Evans and the influence he had on the development of new piano voices following his emergence in the 1950s. Evans infused his style with eloquent lyricism, coupled with harmonic transpositions and modal improvisations, all of which lead to an easily recognizable sound. It should be no surprise that his compositions carried these same hallmarks. Portuguese guitarist Ricardo Pinheiro brought his accomplished playing to some of Evans' compositions in his release Turn Out The ...

Album Review

Massimo Cavalli: Varandas do Chiado

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 4, 2013

In questo bel lavoro di jazz lirico e narrativo, non privo però di tensione dinamica e libertà espressiva, Cavalli riunisce attorno a sé ottimi musicisti per dar vita a un quartetto classico e di fatto molto paritetico - sono infatti notevoli gli interventi di tutti i musicisti - che interpreta tutte composizioni originali del contrabbassista italiano da tempo trasferitosi in Portogallo (dove il CD è prodotto). La title track è rappresentativa della varietà stilistica del disco, unendo un mood da ...