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Vincent Peirani, Flur, Le Maxiphone de Fred Pouget, RGG & more
by Marek J. Śmietański
116th episode is our September new releases roundup. After the summer break, so many exciting albums were released that we had to split it into two parts. In this part, we're diving deep into the heart of European jazz: spotlighting Poland, France, and Scandinavia, with standout international collaborations and standout albums from Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland (the latter featuring an artist with Japanese-Polish roots). Several recordings will surprise you with their unique atmosphere. Let the jazz take you away! ...
Continue ReadingVincent Peirani Trio "Jokers" at Piacenza Jazz Fest 2025
by Danilo Codazzi
Winter JazzFest 2023: The Out-of-Towners
by Ludovico Granvassu
One of the highlights of the New York jazz ecosystem is the celebrated Winter JazzFest which takes place every January. A return to in-person performances marks the 2023 edition (read our festival guide here) and in this episode of Mondo Jazz, we preview music by artists who are traveling to New York from Europe or other parts of the country to perform at WJF 2023. Happy listening and happy Winter JazzFest! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz ...
Continue ReadingVincent Peirani: Jokers
by Jim Worsley
In the early 1970s, jazz and rock intersected, and fusion was spawned. In the new millennium, fusion and progressive rock are sometimes bopping down the same road. Music can easily get slotted into one category or another, and of consequence can just as easily be missed. Vincent Peirani's dynamic new recording Jokers, is a fine example of that quandary. Peirani has several records to his credit. Here he plays Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson on accordion. Yes, you read ...
Continue ReadingVincent Peirani & Émile Parisien: The Art of the Duo
by Ludovico Granvassu
Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien share the same passion for musical astonishing stunts. Still young they have rapidly established themselves as distinctive voices on their respective instruments. They are interested in musical style, share the same love of improvisation and are not bound by any technical constraints. This mixtape features highlights from their discographies as leaders and co-leaders. Happy listening! Peirani & Parisien Duo Art “Egyptian Fantasy" Belle Époque (ACT) 0:00 Vincent Peirani “What ...
Continue ReadingVincent Peirani: Living Being II - Night Walker
by Karl Ackermann
Led Zeppelin and the accordion is an unlikely pairing, but then so is a collection that mixes the compositions of Robert Plant, John Bonham and Jimmy Page with Sonny Bono. Nice, France native and multi-instrumentalist Vincent Peirani has recorded five albums as a leader/co-leader for ACT Records. Living Being ll--Night Walker is the follow up to Living Being (2015), and features the same quintet with the addition of electronics artist Valentin Liechti, who appears briefly on the last of its ...
Continue ReadingVincent Peirani: Living Being
by Neri Pollastri
Musicista emergente d'oltralpe, eclettico con collaborazioni che vanno dal folk alla classica e con musicisti di ogni latitudine (si pensi a quella, ormai collaudata, con la cantante Youn Sun Nah), Peirani è qui alla testa del suo quintetto, composto da coetanei con i quali condivide l'esperienza della musica fin da giovanissimo. Il repertorio in programma è volutamente vario e disorganico, includendo un paio di omaggi--a Jeff Buckley e al grande clarinettista Michel Portal, che di Peirani è stato ...
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