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Live Review

European Jazz Conference 2024

Read "European Jazz Conference 2024" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

European Jazz Conference 2024 Music Centre De Bijloke/Various venues Ghent, Belgium September 12-15, 2024 For such a relatively young music it is ironic that one of the issues facing jazz is old age. Aging audiences to be precise. But let us be clear, it is a good thing jazz retains such a loyal fan base, a lifelong following. The perennial question for jazz festivals and venues packed with grey hairs and no hairs, however, ...

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Album Review

Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters: Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters

Read "Stephane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

In the dense jungle of contemporary jazz, where rhythm is both compass and sustenance, Belgian drummer Stéphane Galland emerges as our audacious guide. His European ensemble, The Rhythm Hunters, embarks on a musical safari that transcends borders, time zones and conventional beats. From the initial moments of the album's opener, “Morpheus," listeners are transported into a realm where the pulse of the percussion reigns supreme. Stephane Galland, the maestro behind the drum kit, leads the charge with a ...

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Album Review

Aka Moon: Quality of Joy

Read "Quality of Joy" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti

Superato anche il traguardo dei 30 anni di attività, il trio belga degli Aka Moon ritorna con un nuovo progetto discografico, che rappresenta una summa del lavoro svolto finora, ma anche un nuovo punto di partenza verso altri orizzonti musicali. Come già accaduto in passato, al trio di base, costituito dal sassofonista Fabrizio Cassol, dal bassista Michel Hatzigeorgiou e dal batterista Stéphane Galland e rimasto invariato in tutti questi anni, si aggiunge un fitto stuolo di musicisti ospiti ...

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Album Review

Shijin: Theory of Everything

Read "Theory of Everything" reviewed by Claudio Bonomi

by Claudio Bonomi

Dopo l'ottimo debutto con l'omonimo album nel 2018, questo quartetto internazionale torna alla ribalta con un lavoro che non fa che confermare l'impressione positiva dell'esordio. Nel frattempo, Jacques Schwarz--Bart, il vulcanico sassofonista originario della Guadalupa, già con Roy Hargrove e grande esploratore della tradizione afro-caraibica, è uscito di scena per essere rimpiazzato dal francese Stéphane Guillaume, talento naturale del jazz transalpino. Il resto della formazione è rimasto quello della prima ora con il bassista francese di base a Brooklyn Laurent ...

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