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Roman Filiu: Quarteria
by Alberto Bazzurro
L'altosassofonista cubano Román Filiú, classe 1972, dopo un lungo girovagare approdato otto anni fa negli States (New York), trovando in particolare una sua collocazione ideale accanto a Henry Threadgill, firma quello che dovrebbe essere il terzo album a suo nome, alla testa di un settetto denominato come il disco stesso, Quarteria. La doppia ascendenza di Filiú, vale a dire le origini latine (anche musicalmente si è formato in questo contesto, prima di spostarsi per qualche tempo in ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter, Marc Copland and Eric Dolphy
by Joe Dimino
The 589th Show of Neon Jazz begins with the very talented Cuban-born jazz saxophonist Román Filiu and picks up more steam with the great Paquito D'Rivera. From there, we take a look into the world of Alyssa Allgood, Johnny Griffith and some Empire Strikes Back music with bass legend Ron Carter. New music from Marc Copland and Peter Kogan are profiled as we bring the hour to a close with the vibes man with KC roots Mike Dillon.
Continue ReadingRoman Filiu: Musae
by Dan Bilawsky
Drummer Dafnis Prieto created the Dafnison Music label as a means to control his own work and get his forward-thinking recordings into the hands of the public on his own terms. That, however, doesn't mean he isn't willing to use this imprint as a means to promote the work of other deserving artists. Musae marks the first non-Prieto release on Dafnison and turns attention toward the hard-to-define work of saxophonist Roman Filiu. Filiu, who initially found his ...
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