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Stephen Gauci, Sandy Ewen: Studio Sessions Vol. 6
by Alberto Bazzurro
Una lunga scorribanda tenoristica, piena zeppa di ruvidezze e intemperanze varie, il tutto attraverso otto episodi e quaranta minuti abbondanti di musica: ecco cosa ci offre, con episodiche pause-oasi più riflessive, questo sesto volume della saga delle Studio Sessions di Stephen Gauci, qui in compagnia della giovane chitarrista Sandy Ewen, il cui apporto, non fosse altro che proprio sul piano della presenza sonora, appare fin troppo mortificato dallo strapotere del suo compagno di cordata (e comunque dedicato a un rumorismo ...
Continue ReadingAva Mendoza, Vijay Anderson, Stephen Gauci: Studio Sessions Vol. 4
by Alberto Bazzurro
Free jazz della più chiara (e abbastanza indiscriminata, acritica) acqua è quello che ci accoglie da subito in questo album, inciso nel febbraio 2019 e pubblicato alla fine di quello stesso anno. Vi figura uno degli elementi più interessanti delle nuove leve del jazz (in realtà classe 1983, ma si sa che oggi, musicalmente parlando, si diventa maggiorenni attorno ai quaranta) come la chitarrista Ava Mendoza, ma il deus ex machina dell'operazione, nonché editore dell'album (ricorda un po' quei ragazzini ...
Continue ReadingMore Pandemic Duets And Other New Releases
by Bob Osborne
On this week's show more of the outstanding Pandemic Duets curated by Stephen Gauci together with a selection of brand new releases including featured albums from Luciana Morelli, Noa Fort, Peace Flag Ensemble and Gregg Belisle-Chi interpreting the music of Tim Berne. We kick off the show with the Joel Frahm Trio.Playlist Joel Frahm Trio “Blow Poppa Joe" from The Bright Side (Anzic Records) 00:00 Luciana Morelli “Viaje" from Lo abismal, el agua (ears&eyes) 05:28 Noa Fort “The ...
Continue ReadingStephen Gauci / Adam Lane / Kevin Shea: Bulletins From The Frontline
by John Sharpe
Until the pandemic hit, tenor saxophonist Stephen Gauci's trio, with bassist Adam Lane and drummer Kevin Shea, formed the keystone of the Bushwick Improvisers Series organized by the hornman. The band had played every week since the summer of 2017, give or take the occasional substitution, either as a threesome or with the addition of guitarist Sandy Ewen (as heard on Studio Sessions Vol 5 (Gaucimusic, 2019)). As a result they are more than familiar with each other's proclivities, and ...
Continue ReadingStephen Gauci / Santiago Leibson / Shawn Lovato / Colin Hinton: Live at Scholes Street Studio
by John Sharpe
When tenor saxophonist Stephen Gauci was offered a set at Brooklyn's Scholes Street Studio performance space in December 2019 he leapt at the chance. At short notice he pulled together three former duet partners in the classic jazz quartet formation, though they had never previously performed as a single unit. So this is both the group's first recording and its first appearance. Safe to say, it probably won't be the last. Argentinian pianist Santiago Leibson gives the ...
Continue ReadingStephen Gauci Pandemic Duets
by John Sharpe
When everything shut down in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, New York City native tenor saxophonist Stephen Gauci initiated what he thought would be a set of five duet recordings in a refusal to be cowed by the lack of performance opportunities. In fact the collection has run to some 19 entries over that summer, with the four releases here, each of just over 30-minutes duration, being just among the first. For this initial batch ...
Continue ReadingGauci Pandemic Duets and More!
by Bob Osborne
This week lots of new music from Jesse Ryan, Junk Magic, Noah Haidu, Dave Young, and James Brandon Lewis, a focus on Cambridge UK musician Ryan McCaffrey and more great improvisation from Stephen Gauci with his pandemic duets. As Gauci says “I resolved to safely record a series of duet recordings in order to fully express musically, the intense emotions we are all feeling during this challenging period. What was originally meant to be a string of five duet recordings, ...
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