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Beth Orton, Robin Holcomb, New Mastersounds, Harlem Gospel Travelers & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Unbridled fun, the long tail of Hal Willner's work, an all-star band that celebrates 40 years of the Jazz sous les pommiers Festival, and jazz inspired by Maurice Ravel, soul, funk, gospel blues and folk are at the heart of this week's edition of Mondo Jazz. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The New Mastersounds “Could've Been So Good" The Deplar Effect (Color Red) 0:16 Host talks ...
read moreRobin Holcomb: One Way or Another - Volume 1
by Vic Albani
"Ascoltate attentamente. Abbiamo bisogno di cose come questa." (Bill Frisell) In poco più di trentotto minuti Robin Holcomb distribuisce ancora una volta sapienza e bellezza. Conosco poche persone che comprendono sino in fondo la grandezza di Robin. Alcuni profondi amanti del movimento jazzistico che ha scolpito quello che si potrebbe chiamare il “new jazz" dagli anni Ottanta in avanti, la ricordano quale artefice di meravigliose avventure accanto al suo compagno di vita e d'arte Wayne Horvitz e ...
read moreSara Schoenbeck: Sara Schoenbeck
by Karl Ackermann
Sara Schoenbeck is cast against type in the world of bassoonists. The versatile double reed, broad-ranged instrument dates to the Renaissance and is commonly found in wind ensembles and chamber orchestras. But Schoenbeck has brought her classical-leaning instrument to creative music in an electrifying body of work. Her self-titled leader debut is the first such project of her career. A series of nine duets allows Schoenbeck to fully explore the scope of the bassoon in close settings. Not ...
read moreRobin Holcomb and Talking Pictures with Wayne Horvitz: The Point of It All
by AAJ Italy Staff
In questi tempi tormentati e dilaniati, solo i poeti sanno indicare il cammino. E Robin Holcomb è una poetessa coi controfiocchi e ovviamente non sbaglia questa ennesima rarefatta occasione. Sono con lei il marito tastierista Wayne Horvitz e un manipolo di eccellenti musicisti canadesi che oscillano operativamente fra Vancouver e Seattle, certamente uno degli snodi geografici più importanti per la nuova musica di oggi. Le raffinate composizioni di Robin Holcomb danno spazio anche a riletture interessanti che si spostano, elegantemente ...
read moreRobin Holcomb: Distinctive Mysteries
by Gordon Marshall
Robin Holcomb's songs are knotty like tumbleweeds, braided like roads on maps along which tumbleweeds roll. She lays her songs down like baskets that have the rustic grace of birds' nests, always on the verge of promising a truth, but brimming with natural mysteries. Mysteries accrue, creating a keen urge to get at the kernel of their solution, but the singer, poet and pianist keeps pushing it back, shuttling her audience back and forth between the search for that meaning, ...
read moreRobin Holcomb and Talking Pictures with Wayne Horvitz: The Point of It All
by John Kelman
An unspoken rule amongst musicians is: don't date someone in the band, let alone marry them. Still, there are exceptions, one of the most notable being the husband/wife team of singer/songwriter Robin Holcomb and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz. Together for three decades, they've intersected when the time is right, while still maintaining absolute independence through their rich, individual discographies. Holcomb first came to attention with two records for Elektra/Nonesuch--Robin Holcomb (1990) and the especially fine Rockabye (1992), which married an affinity ...
read moreWayne Horvitz: Joe Hill: 16 Actions for Orchestra, Voice, and Soloist
by AAJ Italy Staff
Wayne Horvitz giunge ad uno snodo epocale della sua eccellente carriera con questo ambizioso e riuscito progetto affidato ad una grande orchestra di stampo classico, con l’aggiunta preziosa delle voci della moglie Robin Holcomb, del fido Danny Barnes e di Rinde Eckert. E con le importanti evoluzioni solistiche assicurate dalla magica chitarra di Bill Frisell. I testi sono stati scritti da Paul Magid, dei Flying Karamazov Brothers. Il progetto nasce con il supporto di varie Fondazioni, fra le quali ci ...
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