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Emile Parisien: Louise

Read "Louise" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Sebbene da noi un po' ignorato, il sassofonista e compositore Emile Parisien è da tempo uno dei migliori rappresentanti della eccellente scuola francese, nonché tra i più interessanti interpreti internazionali del sax soprano. Noto per le sue collaborazioni con l'estroso fisarmonicista Vincent Peirani e con il pianista italiano residente a Parigi Roberto Negro, presente pure in questo lavoro, è anche un notevole band leader e lo dimostra qui in Louise (dedicato alla scultrice Louise Bourgeois), ove dirige un “classico" sestetto ...

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In Pictures

Il Volo del Jazz 2021

Read "Il Volo del Jazz 2021" reviewed by Luca A. d'Agostino


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Album Review

Eric Wyatt: A Song of Hope

Read "A Song of Hope" reviewed by Jack Bowers


On A Song of Hope, his second album for Whaling City Sound, saxophonist Eric Wyatt offers more than hope; he offers assurance that contemporary jazz is alive and well in and around his home base of Brooklyn, NY. Wyatt, the godson of another rather well-known saxophonist, Sonny Rollins, performs in groups of various sizes, from quartet to octet, with vocals by Samara Joy on two numbers, “Fragile" and Wyatt's “Say Her Name." The almost-constants are pianist Donald Vega, bassist Eric ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Theo Croker, Annie Ross & Jesse Davis

Read "Theo Croker, Annie Ross & Jesse Davis" reviewed by Joe Dimino


This week we play new music, honor those that left us and look into the music world surviving the COVID-19 shutdown. The hour kicks off with talented musician Theo Croker. We pay our respects to the great Annie Ross and long-time politician John Lewis. We also profile Omer Avital, Mike Bond and Gregg August. Enjoy. Playlist Theo Croker “Just Let it Ride" Star People Nation (Masterworks) 00:00 Host talks 5:49 Lambert Hendricks Ross “Cloudburst" Hottest New Jazz Group ...

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Interview

Theo Croker: It's Just Black Music

Read "Theo Croker: It's Just Black Music" reviewed by Keith Henry Brown


In a field teeming with talented young lions, the bright sound of trumpeter Theo Croker still sticks out. Grandson of the legendary jazz trumpeter Doc Cheatham, the native Floridian graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and is part of a new movement of emerging jazz artists who expertly incorporate hip hop, electronic and R&B elements in their sound in an organic, fluid way. Croker's music both harks back and looks forward at the same time, a balancing act that ...

Album Review

Theo Croker: Escape Velocity

Read "Escape Velocity" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


A distanza di due anni da Afro-Physicist, Theo Croker incide con la nuova formazione DVRK FUNK mostrando di avere ancora idee da sviluppare nel connubio tra bop, soul, funk e fusion. Come sappiamo è un terreno quanto mai affollato e catturare l'attenzione degli ascoltatori non è facile. Ma ci riesce, confermando il suo talento di solista, compositore e arrangiatore: tutti i brani sono suoi eccetto “Love from the Sun," composizione di Norman Connors che nel 1973 era cantata dalla 23enne ...

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Album Review

Theo Croker: Afro Physicist

Read "Afro Physicist" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Nel terreno d'incontro tra neo-bop, soul e fusion, il giovane trombettista e compositore Theo Croker mostra vivo talento e freschezza d'idee. Non è azzardato prevedergli un'imminente luminosa carriera e questo “Afro Physicist"--prodotto da Dee Dee Bridgewater e pubblicato dalla Okeh--si caratterizza come un lavoro fantasioso e maturo. Nipote di Doc Cheatham, Theo ha iniziato a suonare la tromba giovanissimo sull'esempio del nonno e oggi, giunto alle soglie dei trent'anni, mostra di aver accumulato la giusta esperienza per ...


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