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Album Review

Bystrov/Bledsoe/Lapin: Triologue

Read "Triologue" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


American flautist and educator Helen Bledsoe resides in Cologne, Germany, and is a prominent improviser on the global circuit. She aligns with Russians, pianist Alexey Lapin and clarinetist Vlady Bystrov, for a soundscape that defies stringent categorizations but touches on avant-Chamber, free-jazz, and is embedded in dense montages, as they explore numerous possibilities and outcomes. Recorded in St. Petersburg, Russia, the trio's abstract manifestations are shadowed with melodic mini-themes and flirtatious exchanges via the omnipresent improvisational component. The ...

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Lena Sedykh: Magic Letters

Read "Magic Letters" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


L’artista russa Lena Sedykh, pur non suonando alcuno strumento, ha preso parte attiva alla registrazione delle sue Magic Letters realizzate da un gruppo di musicisti di diversa provenienza sotto la guida del pianista e compositore russo Alexey Lapin [per un approfondimento, leggerne l’intervista su AAJ USA] che si è ispirato alle sue opere pittoriche e ai suoi testi per questo lavoro uscito dalla Leo Records. Lapin trasforma in musica lo spirito della creatività di Lena Sedykh attraverso una musica decisamente ...


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