Jazz Articles about Stefano Bollani

About Stefano Bollani

Live Review

Stefano Bollani al Parco della Musica di Roma

by Mario Calvitti
November 8, 2017

Stefano Bollani Parco della Musica Roma 15.10.17 Anche se inserito nella programmazione dell'Auditorium come una anteprima del prossimo Roma Jazz Festival, è difficile considerare un concerto di piano solo di Stefano Bollani semplicemente come un concerto jazz. A riprova, basterebbe il tutto esaurito nella sala e le lunghissime file alla biglietteria nella speranza di accaparrarsi uno degli ultimi posti disponibili per rendersi conto che il pubblico accorso in massa non è quello abituale del jazz. ...

In Pictures

Stefano Bollani at Asti Musica 2017

by Nicola Sacco
July 18, 2017

The 22nd edition of Astimusica featured a solo piano concert by Stefano Bollani. More than a traditional piano concert, his “one man show" with no playlist was a tribute to the art of improvisation. Covering Bach to the Beatles, from Stravinsky to Brazilian rhythms, with sudden incursions into pop or in the Italian repertoire, it was a flow of musical consciousness, humor, and emotion. Keeping with the spirit of the concert, the audience requested the encore songs with Bollani presenting ...

Live Review

Time in Jazz 2015: "Ali"

by Libero Farnè
August 24, 2015

Berchidda e Nord Sardegna 8-16.08.2015 “Ali" era il titolo della ventottesima edizione di Time in Jazz. «Parlando di “Ali" -afferma il direttore artistico Paolo Fresu -il nostro pensiero non poteva non andare all'Icaro di Henry Matisse, raffigurato in una delle venti lastre che compongono il libro “Jazz," che diviene protagonista e musa ispiratrice dell'artista. Un festival leggero e volatile dunque, composto da un'infinità di piccoli tasselli. Nello specifico, il tema di questa edizione viene affrontato in parte ...

Album Review

Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything

Read "Joy in Spite of Everything" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 26, 2014

Like a kind of musical contortionist, Stefano Bollani keeps repositioning himself with eye-popping ease. The diversity and eclecticism of Bollani's projects are reflected in the sweeping breadth of his vocabulary; his output as leader on ECM alone, since his debut Piano Solo (ECM, 2006), is indicative of his adventurous spirit. That solo outing was followed by Orvieto (ECM, 2011), a joyous duologue with Chick Corea, whereas the exhilarating O Que Sera (ECM, 2013) coupled the Italian with Brazilian bandolim player ...

Album Review

Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything

Read "Joy in Spite of Everything" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
August 25, 2014

Il quintetto protagonista del nuovo, e splendido, progetto di Stefano Bollani può essere visto come l'esito di stratificazioni successive, che convivono al suo interno in un rapporto dialettico e si esprimono nei vari brani del disco. Alla base c'è il Danish Trio con Jesper Bodilsen e Morten Lund, attivo da vari anni in un raro equilibrio di rigore formale e seducente lirismo. In tale contesto s'innestano la collaborazione con Mark Turner, iniziata cinque anni fa in New York ...

Extended Analysis

Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything

by John Kelman
August 19, 2014

Anyone who's had the pleasure of watching pianist Stefano Bollani in concert--whether it's in duo with fellow Italian, trumpter Enrico Rava, at the 2009 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival; in the trumpeter's New York Days quintet at the ECM 40th Anniversary celebration, part of the 2010 Enjoy Jazz Festival; or in one of his own various contexts (solo, trio, large ensemble)--knows that, above all, joy is fundamental to the music he makes. Sometimes it's blatantly obvious, as on his 2013 duo ...

Album Review

Stefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything

Read "Joy in Spite of Everything" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
August 11, 2014

Largely unacquainted as a unit, the quintet that formed around Italian pianist Stefano Bollani for Joy in Spite of Everything connects with the empathetic familiarity of a long-standing group. The leader--a professional pianist since the age of fifteen--has crossed over most every genre from classical to avant-garde and with equal proficiency. While his early encounters with fellow Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava set him a course for jazz, he has sharpened those skills in the diverse company of saxophonists Gato Barbieri ...