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Kris Bowers: A Deeper Look into Heroes + Misfits
by K. Shackelford
Kris Bowers is a pristine example of what the term prodigy embodies. In 2011, at the tender age of 22, he became the winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. Bowers also received an astute musical education at Julliard School of Music in New York--receiving a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Film Scoring and Jazz Performance before reaching the age of 25. Yet Bowers' style is not limited to traditional jazz. It is also shaped by ...
read moreKris Bowers: Heroes + Misfits
by Mark F. Turner
Expectations can lead to unexpected directions. Kris Bowers, the compelling young pianist who took first place in 2011's Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, wowed judges that included the likes of Ellis Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and Jason Moran. A prodigy whose encyclopedic knowledge of jazz matches an adroit freedom that can't just be taught in the classroom, Bowers could have easily debuted with a jazz-centered release. Yet Heroes + Misfits isn't your stereotypical introduction as the aspiring musician's ...
read moreJosé James: No Beginning No End
by AAJ Italy Staff
Che la presenza della voce nel jazz sia un'importante chiave di successo commerciale non è certo una novità [anche la coraggiosa Impulse! consigliò a John Coltrane un bel disco con Johnny Hartman, dopotutto...], ma negli ultimi tempi assistiamo a un ulteriore rinforzarsi di queste strategie di marketing. Se le vicende di casa nostra raccontano di abbinamenti come quelli tra Gino Paoli e Danilo Rea o tra Stefano Bollani e Irene Grandi [qualche anno fa c'era invece stato lo “sdoganamento" di ...
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