Jazz Articles about Roberto Di Gioia

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Album Review

Roberto Di Gioia: Web Web - Kover Kover

Read "Web Web - Kover Kover" reviewed by Andy Crowther

by Andy Crowther
April 24, 2026

Web Web are a “German supergroup" releasing mostly their own material on the Munich-based Compost Records. All are heavily influenced by the spiritual sounds of the legendary Black Jazz and Strata East labels, the grooves of ethio-jazz, and the more experimental kraut-rock leanings of bands like Embryo. But their 2025 album Plexus Plexus tellingly included a cover of Moondog's “Bird's Lament." April 2026 sees the release of Kover Kover, where the band cover 14 songs for a whole album in ...

Radio & Podcasts

Roberto Di Gioia + Max Herre: Web Web’s Experiments in Electronic Jazz

by Lawrence Peryer
December 28, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On Roberto Di Gioia of the German Jazz supergroup Web Web and his group's collaborator, the songwriter and producer Max Herre. WEB WEB's fifth album is also their second with Max, appropriately titled, WEB MAX II (Compost Records). This is an exciting, genre-bending album that includes appearances from Los Angeles-born percussionist and producer Carlos Gabriel Niño, hot on the heels of his own work on the new Andre 3000 album... This record ...

Radio & Podcasts

Peter Kruder, Roberto Di Gioia, and the Art of Sonic Synergy

by Lawrence Peryer
July 22, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On Peter Kruder and Roberto Di Gioia, who join us to talk about their new but long-gestating duo project, “------" (PEYO Records). Viennese artist, producer and DJ Peter Kruder is one of the legendary figures in electronic music, known for his pioneering work as a member of Kruder & Dorfmeister. Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after Peter and collaborator Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo who broke out creating trip hop and downtempo remixes of pop, hip-hop, ...