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Instrument: Bass, acoustic
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by Maurice Hogue
It's just one of those happy coincidences that bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, whose name is likely Italian in orgin, is one of the featured artists in this episode, because there's noticeable Italian content as well. Mezzacappa's latest with her ensemble Six, is inspired by the short stories of Italo Calvino (also Italian). Music from Italian musicians comes in the form of saxophonists Fabio Delvò and Piero Bittolo Bon, the duo DST (expanded to a trio), and drummer Francesco Cusa who has ...
read moreLisa Mezzacappa: avantNOIR
by Nicola Negri
avantNOIR--an homage to the tradition of hard-boiled fiction and film noir? The imaginary soundtrack for an abstract crime novel? A reimagining of Fifties' jazz combos through the language of avant-garde? This new record by bassist Lisa Mezzacappa is all of the above and much, much more. Equally inspired by the hard-boiled novels of Dashiell Hammett and the existential crime stories of Paul Auster's New York Trilogy--with more than a few hints to the classic film noir canon--avantNOIR ...
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by Glenn Astarita
The underlying story for this album by West Coast bassist, composer and improviser, Lisa Mezzacappa emanates from her fascination with Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, Dashiell Hammett's crime stories and similar literary works. Hence, the program casts a visual of nighttime in an intimidating metropolis. Toss in several progressive jazz motifs that parallel an action-packed detective thriller or several instances of zany comedic inferences and you have an album that lives by a platform of diversity amid a host of ...
read moreLisa Mezzacappa Trio: X Marks The Question
by Glenn Astarita
X Marks The Question is one of two concurrent September 2013 releases on separate record labels by burgeoning San Francisco Bay Area-based, bassist composer Lisa Mezzacappa. On Comeuppance (Not Two Records, 2013) she fronts a quartet featuring saxophonist Aaron Bennett but here, spearheads a power-packed progressive jazz trio, highlighting lead soloist, guitarist Chris Welcome. And as history would dictate--given the bassist's avant-garde proclivities--this session is far from your boilerplate modern jazz guitar trio date other than “Negakfok," which leans towards ...
read moreLisa Mezzacappa - Marco Eneidi - Vinny Golia - Vijay Anderson: Hell-Bent in the Pacific
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nella fertile e vivace scena musicale della Bay Area sono attivi una serie di musicisti che hanno ravvivato il free made in USA, costituendo un punto di riferimento alternativo rispetto a Chicago e New York. Tra questi si distinguono da tempo Vinny Golia, Liza Mezzacappa e Vijay Anderson. Marco Eneidi invece vive da alcuni anni a Vienna, ma questo disco, pubblicato dalla benemerita label lituana NoBusiness Records, lo vede di nuovo al fianco di vecchi e nuovi compagni d'azione di ...
read moreLisa Mezzacappa & Nightshade: Cosmic Rift
by Troy Collins
Since relocating to San Francisco ten years ago, Staten Island-born bassist Lisa Mezzacappa has established herself as a commanding presence in the vibrant West Coast scene. Mezzacappa's pliant bass lines have provided a stalwart foundation for some of the Bay Area's most dynamic projects, ranging from the visceral excursions of her riotous garage jazz band Bait & Switch to her collaborative efforts in the bold collective quartet Cylinder. Cosmic Rift, the debut of Mezzacappa's neo-classical quintet Nightshade, showcases a more ...
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