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Gabriele Di Franco: The Value Of Choices
by Ieva Pakalniškytė
Large-ensemble jazz is often called cinematic simply because it has plenty of colour and volume. On The Value Of Choices (Challenge Records, 2026), the word fits for a better reason. Here, the music keeps changing depending on where the listener stands. Across eight compositions, Italian-born, Brussels-based composer, guitarist and conductor Gabriele di Franco keeps every section in play for long. Brass and reeds may fill the foreground. In the next phrase, the ear settles on a voice, a piano figure ...
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by Ieva Pakalniškytė
On his 2026 album release, Thousand Shades of a Clown (Challenges Record, 2026), Brussels-based trumpeter and composer Pierre-Antoine Savoyat places the emphasis on proportion, timbre, and space, balancing a quiet surface with an underlying intensity. Leading his quartet Le Monde Merveilleux de Pepito, Savoyat shapes a sound that is understated yet deliberate, allowing the music to unfold without pushing toward obvious peaks. Rather than demanding attention, it draws the ear in gradually, revealing through detail and interaction. From the outset, ...
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