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Nagual: Anna
by Neri Pollastri
Nuovo album di Nagual, alias Giovanni Ancorato, settantunenne sassofonista veneziano --qui impegnato solo al tenore --che, come accadeva nel lavoro precedente, si dedica a ritmi latini, anzi più precisamente brasiliani, ancorché a partire da composizione da lui firmate. Al suo fianco la rodata formazione dell'album precedente, con Paolo Vianello al pianoforte, e due specialisti di musica brasiliana quali Paolo Andriolo al basso elettrico e Roberto Rossi alla batteria. Ne viene fuori un album fresco e piacevole grazie alla ...
Continue ReadingNagual CD Release
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All About Jazz
With its second independent release, Sacramento, CA based Nagual continues to expand its musical reach. With an emphasis on improvisation, the music on this new release spans a wide range of musical influences yet still maintains a distinct ensemble sound.
Led by guitarist/composer Victor Contreras, Nagual members Scott Anderson, Saxophones; Paul Relvas, Bass; Harold Mu, Congas; and Ron Ochoa, Drums; and their musical guests, have combined their vast professional musical experience and individual creativity to provide an experience that encourages ...
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Marlon Simon & The Nagual Spirits awarded CMA Grant
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All About Jazz
Chamber Music America has selected Marlon Simon and his ensemble, The Nagual Spirits, as recipients of the “New Works: Creation and Presentation" grant--a competitive program in which the CMA commissions and presents new works in the jazz idiom, recognizing both established and emerging artists.
Marlon Simon and The Nagual Spirits will present “The Nagual Suite," with the support from Chamber Music America's New Work: Creation and Presentation program, funded though the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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