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Ivan Valentini: Camera Funky

by Jack Bowers
September 10, 2026

Modena, Italy-based saxophonist Ivan Valentini's quintet traverses a wide range of styles on Camera Funky, from African-oriented themes to funk, rock, free and contemporary straight-ahead jazz. As Valentini wrote and arranged every number, the album's charisma rests for the most part squarely on his shoulders. Are those shoulders strong enough to carry the load? That depends largely on the listener's point of view, which should be informed by a number of factors. First, Valentini and his teammates are ...