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Oz Noy: Schizophrenic
by John Kelman
While other fusion guitarists have received wider international acclaim, Israeli-born, US-resident guitarist Oz Noy has been working in the trenches, slowly amassing a discography as impressive for its writing as it is his tastefully virtuosic playing. Schizophrenic, the guitarist's fourth release since his 2005 Magnatude Records debut, Ha!, demonstrates considerable growth in both departments. Straddling the jazz-rock fusion line--sometimes leaning a little more heavily on one than the other--Noy's music has always defined by visceral groove, inventive melody, and an ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Da qualche tempo il chitarrista israeliano Oz Noy si sta facendo notare nel mondo della fusion. Le sue collaborazioni con Mike Stern e Mike Clark (batterista degli Headhunters di Herbie Hancock) lo hanno fatto conoscere al grosso pubblico, che presto si è convinto delle sue qualità tecniche. In questo suo nuovo disco c'è però altro, e cioè la sua capacità di compositore ed organizzatore da un lato, e dall'altro il suo approccio alla musica di un compositore estraneo al genere ...
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by Glenn Astarita
As a sixteen-year old guitarist, Oz Noy made a noticeable splash in his native Israel. Since immigrating to New York, he's risen to first-call session status for a consortium of highly-visible pop, rock and jazz acts. But it's his solo recordings that have created the big buzz within progressive-rock circles. With his follow-up to Ha! (Magnatude, 2005), the artist once again aligns himself with the creme de la creme of jazz and rock artistes. Enviable chops aside, Noy helps redefine ...
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by John Kelman
Guitarist Oz Noy may not yet be a household name, but there are plenty of musicians on the New York scene, where he relocated from Israel in '96, who recognize him for the innovator he is--including bassist/multi-instrumentalist Richard Bona, drummer Jeff “Tain Watts, and vibraphonist Mike Mainieri. Noy's working trio regularly includes bassists Will Lee and James Genus, and drummers Watts, Keith Carlock, and Anton Fig. If one can be judged by the company one keeps, then Noy is clearly ...
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