Jazz Articles about Milena Casado

About Milena Casado

Album Review

Ludovica Burtone: Migration Tales

Read "Migration Tales" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 31, 2025

Dopo il debutto del 2020 con Sparks, la violinista friulana attiva a New York presenta un album ampiamente rinnovato nell'organico strumentale e nei suoi componenti. Non c'è più il quartetto d'archi ma un sestetto d'impronta jazzistica e prevalenza femminile, in cui resta solo la pianista Marta Sánchez. I nuovi partner sono Milena Casado al flicorno, Julieta Eugenio al sax tenore, Tyrone Allen II al contrabbasso e Jongkuk Kim alla batteria. Ludovica Burtone spesso interviene come vocalist in unisono al violino. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Milena Casado: Spanish-born, New York-based Jazz trumpeter, bandleader and producer

by Doug Hall
July 4, 2025

On this show we chat with Milena Casado; Spanish-born, New York-based Jazz trumpeter, bandleader and producer. Ms. Casado's debut recording, Reflection of Another Self in her own words, “portrays an introspective journey of self-discovery, exploring her Afro-Latina heritage by unpacking personal traumas and finding her voice." As Ms. Casado is also a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, she has intersected and played with a rich variety of talent and well established leaders in jazz. Reflection of Another Self ...