Jazz Articles about Mauro Avanzini

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Album Review

Luca Cosi Quartet & Winds: I colori del suono suite

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 8, 2008

Un ottetto che suona ora come un quartetto “arricchito”, ora maestoso come una big band, impegnato in questo CD - sotto la guida del trombettista Luca Cosi - nella messa in scena di un affresco sonoro ispirato ai colori. Così come i colori ispirano e titolano ciascuna delle tracce, le atmosfere cambiano passando dall’incedere deciso di “Indaco” al blues di “Giallo Ocra” (ove spicca un bell’assolo di Mauro Avanzini al contralto), fino al tango di “Rosso Argent(in)o”, passando per la ...

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Mauro Avanzini/Claudio Capurro/Claudio Lugo/Cristina Alioto: La Volta Del Suono

Read "La Volta Del Suono" reviewed by Michael A. Parker

by Michael A. Parker
December 1, 2001

This is a must-hear for anyone interested in otherworldly acoustic phenomena due to architecture. Three saxophonists and a female vocalist performed this continuous improvisation in a “famous historical palace” in Genoa, Italy. The 44 minutes fly right by with the range of surprising acoustic effects that pop out at every turn. Each time I listen to it I experience a new interpretation of foreground-background relationships between the instruments, especially during the first few minutes when there is a greater emphasis ...

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Mauro Avanzini, Claudio Capurro, Claudio Lugo, Crista Alioto: La Volta Del Suono

by Glenn Astarita
May 1, 2001

Here, three saxophonists and a vocalist perform live in the rooms of the Sottoporticato of the Ducal Palace in Genoa, Italy, which is touted to be an “an enormous airpsace”. - Judging by the color photo included within the CD insert, these rooms feature arched ceilings and multiple columns amid Italian architectural craftsmanship as the band investigates reverberate sounds and au natural effects along with the harmonious blending of peppery modern jazz style dialogue. Throughout, the listener will be treated ...