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Andrew Rathbun: Atwood Suites
by Friedrich Kunzmann
In a way, the Atwood Suites have been in the works for almost two decades. When Kenny Wheeler approached Toronto native Andrew Rathbun in search for a band in 2001, the former furthermore inquired if the latter would like a composition of his own penning to be performed beside Wheeler's “Suite Time Suite." Consequently, the “Power Politics Suite," which makes for the second half of the first CD, was born, with Wheeler's and vocalist Luciana Souza's sound specifically in mind. ...
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by Dan Bilawsky
The marriage between jazz and poetry is having a true moment in the present artistic sphere. The two have long mixed and mingled, oft proving sympathetic and symbiotic in their multidirectional moves, unique cadences, and improvisational capacities. But never before has the connection been so strong and centralized. With drummer Matt Wilson's triumphant encounter with the work of Carl Sandburg, soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom's exploration of Emily Dickinson's writing, saxophonist Benjamin Boone's collaboration with Philip Levine, and a handful ...
Continue ReadingMike Fahie: Anima
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo aver suonato con un bel numero di artisti emergenti, aver prestato i servigi del proprio trombone ad orchestre sopraffine come quella di Maria Schneider, dopo aver creato una sua orchestra per sperimentare le proprie attitudine compositive per ensemble di grandi dimensioni, Mike Fahie debutta con un classico quintetto convocando quattro compagni di viaggio da far tremare i polsi. Il risultato è che Anima sembra una reunion di amici di lunga data, che si ritrovano a suonare con grande naturalezza, ...
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