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Next Experiment: Next Experiment
by Ian Patterson
Without musical ideas a band's shelf-life as a vital entity is usually limited--that is a given. Commitment is perhaps a more underrated quality. Pianist Leopoldo Osio and bassist Peter Erdei have bags of that, steering the Dublin band formerly known as CEO Experiment through the choppy waters of a key member leaving, followed by the long hiatus provoked by COVID-19. The trio, formed in 2013 with Peruvian drummer Cote Calmet, garnered widespread praise for its live performances and 2015's promising ...
Continue ReadingGianni Gagliardi: Nomadic Nature
by Luigi Sforza
Sin dalle prime note di contrabbasso, che mantiene un pedale e introducono “Paris," l'appassionato di Ornette Coleman esulta. Scorrono altre tracce -"L'ironie d'une Jolie Prisse De Téte," dove alberga una definizione sonora di tipo iberico, moderna e spavaldamente veloce, “Macanudo Man," una specie di funk sospeso tra la possibilità di farsi fusion e l'impossibilità di appiatirsi nei manierismi di genere--e si giunge finalmente a “Silynette," altro brano che ritorna a far esultare l'appassionato di sopra. Se nel primo ...
Continue ReadingGianni Gagliardi: Nomadic Nature
by Dan Bilawsky
Barcelona-born, Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist Gianni Gagliardi has long been a wanderer. He left his homeland in his teens, relocating to the Netherlands to further his jazz knowledge at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Later moves found him soaking up information at SUNY Purchase in New York, Le Conservatoire National Superior de Paris, Boston's Berklee School of Music, and Berklee's Valencia, Spain-based branch. Those experiences, along with international touring, make it clear that Gagliardi knows a thing or two about the nomadic ...
Continue ReadingBrooklyn Jazz Underground Records Releases New Recordings From: Rob Garcia, John Chin & Gianni Gagliardi
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS Releases New Recordings From: ROB GARCIA, JOHN CHIN & GIANNI GAGLIARDI Available TODAY, May 27, 2014 BJURecords CD Release Celebrations: ROB GARCIA: May 31, Toronto, Canada @The Rex June 1 - Rochester, NY @Lovin' Cup June 4 - Boston, MA @The Bee Hive June 5 - Cambridge, MA @Beat Hotel June 19 - NYC @The Cornelia Street Cafe July 10 - Old Lyme, CT @The Side ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release New Recordings From: Rob Garcia, John Chin & Gianni Gagliardi
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
"Brooklyn jazz is happening and those who venture across the bridge will be delighted by the hard-edged ethnically-flavored jazz that they find on the other side." —All About Jazz “...The spirit of the organization is firmly rooted in Brooklyn. All of the members reside there, and they wanted to give a nod to the vitality of its scene." —The Wall Street Journal BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release New Recordings From: ROB GARCIA, JOHN CHIN & ...
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