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Senri Oe: Class of '88
by Neil Duggan
Imagine a superstar musician, someone along the lines of Ed Sheeran perhaps. Then imagine him giving up his lifestyle and commercial success just to re-awaken his love for the jazz musicians of his youth. You may think that was a difficult story to believe, but with J-Pop superstar, Senri Oe, that is exactly what happened. With 45 hit singles, numerous albums and a TV career, he had achieved mega-star status in Japan and had the celebrity lifestyle to match. At ...
read moreAndrea Veneziani Trio feat. Kenny Werner: Oltreoceano
by AAJ Italy Staff
Oltreoceano segna il debutto da leader del bassista toscano di base a New York Andrea Veneziani, che in dieci tracce propone un approccio alla materia sonora teso, pieno di spunti d'interesse e prossimo a un'idea di jazz svolto con energia e spontaneità. Veneziani, che negli ultimi anni ha perfezionato il suo modo di suonare sfruttando al meglio diverse collaborazioni di rilievo, è in ottima compagnia. Il trio è completato da Ross Pederson alla batteria e da un Kenny Werner come ...
read moreAndrea Veneziani Trio: Oltreoceano
by Dan McClenaghan
Since the advent of pianist Bill Evans' groundbreaking late 1950s/early 1960s group with drummer Paul Motian and bassist Scott LaFaro, piano trios have been largely focused on interplay. On his debut, Oltreoceano, Italian-born bassist Andrea Veneziani employs a trio very much in the Evans fashion, with pianist Kenny Werner (with whom Veneziani studied in the NYU Masters' program) and swinging and interactive drummer Ross Pederson.Werner is a superb choice of pianists for an exploration of the Evans-style piano ...
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