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Stefano Bollani / Jesper Bodilsen / Morten Lund: Stone In The Water

Read "Stone In The Water" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 13, 2009

Serendipity can be a wonderful thing. Invited to perform with 2002 JazzPar prize-winner, trumpeter Enrico Rava, pianist and fellow Italian Stefano Bollani first encountered bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund when they were proposed as the rhythm section for the Danish award show and a brief tour. The chemistry was on such a deep level that Bollani, Bodilsen, and Lund decided to continue as a trio. Seven years and two albums on the Danish Stunt label later, Stone In ...

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Stefano Bollani: Carioca

Read "Carioca" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
October 16, 2008

Since saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd embraced Brazilian music in the early '60s, the world has come to know and love the gentle sway of bossa nova. Its most outstanding exponents, Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim, inspired, and will doubtless continue to inspire myriad artists to borrow from their songbooks. The problem is, we can't seem to get past Gilberto and Jobim. Canta Brazil (Polygram Records, 1990) and the series beginning with Blue Brazil (Blue ...

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Stefano Bollani: BollaniCarioca

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 31, 2008

Uscito, come ormai sempre più di frequente accade, in edicola come allegato a quotidiani e riviste, questo lavoro di Stefano Bollani (clicca qui per leggere una sua intervista),è il prodotto della collaborazione molto sentita e genuina tra il pianista (accompagnato da due suoi fidi collaboratori come Mirko Guerrini e Nico Gori) e un ampio gruppo di musicisti brasiliani. Conosciutisi quasi per caso in Italia e decisisi a realizzare un progetto comune, i musicisti hanno portato a termine l’idea in Brasile, ...

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Stefano Bollani - Massimo Altomare: Gnòsi delle Fanfole [Libro + CD]

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 31, 2008

La Gnòsi delle Fanfole è una stupenda raccolta di poesie di uno straordinario personaggio, Fosco Maraini, scienziato naturale, letterato, viaggiatore, grande conoscitore dell’oriente, insegnante di lingua e letteratura giapponese, padre della scrittrice Dacia Maraini, infine inventore della “poesia metasemantica”, composta di termini inventati, privi di senso se non per quello, obliquo, conferito ad essi dal loro stesso suono. Chi prenda in mano il libro di Baldini Castoldi Dalai nel quale è stata ripubblicata da poco la raccolta (la cui prima ...

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Stefano Bollani

by Celeste Sunderland
February 27, 2008

In December, 2007 Italian pianist Stefano Bollani got the chance to play in one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest places, the favela. For most, performing in such a dreary locale would not be so pleasant, but for Bollani it was extraordinary. “They never have concerts there," he explained. “It's the poorest place on Earth and there was a stage with a grand piano and playing my music in front of these people was amazing. They were incredible, saying, “Here is ...

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Stefano Bollani: Jazz Italiano Live 2006

Read "Jazz Italiano Live 2006" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
June 15, 2007

By Laura Capparotti Recorded at the Teatro Lauro Rossi in Macerata and mixed at La Casa del Jazz in Rome, this disc by pianist Stefano Bollani is the ninth of a series of live recordings dedicated to the best of Italian jazz from the Italian magazine L'Espresso. Bollani, a musician, writer and semi-stand up comedian, is at his peak. Only last year, he was named Musician of the Year by Musica Magazine and his ECM CD Piano Solo ...

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Stefano Bollani: Piano Solo

Read "Piano Solo" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
March 5, 2007

Stefano Bollani is making the kind of big splash that only the ECM label can stir up, but his high profile has been prepared by his earlier work, both solo and in groups. Meeting trumpeter Enrico Rava in 1996 while playing behind Italian pop star Jovanotti proved fortuitous, helping push Bollani to commit to jazz. The two players made twelve albums together, culminating in his being an integral part of Rava's Easy Living (ECM, 2004) and Tati (ECM, 2005).