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Stefano Bollani at Asti Musica 2017
by Nicola Sacco
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 ...
Continue ReadingTime in Jazz 2015: "Ali"
by Libero Farnè
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 ...
Continue ReadingStefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything
by Ian Patterson
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 ...
Continue ReadingStefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything
by Angelo Leonardi
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 ...
Continue ReadingStefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything
by John Kelman
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 ...
Continue ReadingStefano Bollani: Joy in Spite of Everything
by Karl Ackermann
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 ...
Continue ReadingStefano Bollani e Hamilton de Holanda all'anfiteatro del Museo Pecci di Prato
by Neri Pollastri
Anfiteatro del Museo Pecci Prato 27.06.2014 In un contesto forse troppo piccolo per l'aspettativa dell'evento e perciò incredibilmente affollato (all'ingresso si accalcavano decine di persone prive di biglietto), è andato in scena all'Anfiteatro del Museo Pecci di Prato il duo di Stefano Bollani e Hamilton De Holanda, attesissimi dopo l'acclamato CD O Que Serà, uscito alcuni mesi fa per ECM e registrato dal vivo nel 2012 al Jazz Middelheim Festival di Anversa. ...
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