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by Neri Pollastri
Pinocchio Live Jazz Firenze 14.02.2015. Rob Mazurek frequenta spesso il nostro paese e a Firenze in particolare ha una folta schiera di estimatori, creatasi anche grazie al Chicago Underground Duo con Chad Taylor. Il suo ritorno al Pinocchio, perciò, non poteva essere che salutato con entusiasmo, reso tangibile da un'ampia presenza di pubblico che includeva molti tra i più accesi appassionati di jazz della città. Il musicista del New Jersey ...
read moreChicago Underground Duo al Carambolage di Bolzano
by Giuseppe Segala
Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 9 febbraio 2015 Lo spazio del Carambolage di Bolzano, piccolo teatro dedicato spesso al cabaret, è ideale anche per la musica. Lo ha dimostrato la pregevole programmazione attuata da Vittorio Albani nell'arco di una decina di anni in cui sono passati tanti paladini del jazz contemporaneo. Lo dimostra la soddisfazione degli stessi musicisti, che avvertono la preziosità di un ambiente piccolo, raccolto, che favorisce lo scambio emotivo più prossimo ...
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by Troy Collins
For over 17 years Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor have collaborated as the Chicago Underground Duo, a long-running partnership that has served as the core foundation for larger configurations of the group, including Trio, Quartet and Orchestra. The expansive nature of the ensemble's fluctuating personnel and the subsequent diversity of music produced has been a direct reflection of the founding members' varied interests and ensuing career paths.Mazurek's reputation as a bold electro-acoustic sound sculptor is well established, but ...
read moreChicago Underground Duo: Boca Negra
by Chris May
Drummer Chad Taylor's and cornetist Rob Mazurek's intention with Boca Negra is to present the listener with an emotional experience that transcends the idea of genre or label." The principle of inclusiveness starts with the recording location, Sao Paulo in Brazil, and continues through to the album's packaging: the cover shot was taken on the shore of the Dead Sea, while the title, which means black mouth," comes from Tenerife in the Canary Isles (where it was coined to describe ...
read moreChad Taylor & Rob Mazurek: Chicago Underground Duo
by David Adler
Chicago Underground DuoBoca NegraThrill Jockey2009 Rob MazurekSound IsDelmark2009 Chad TaylorCircle Down482 Music2009 No account of American jazz in the '00s would be complete without a thorough look at the Chicago scene. The year 2009 was a good one, with strong recordings from Mike Reed, Josh Berman, ...
read moreChicago Underground Trio: Chronicle
by Nic Jones
Chicago Underground Trio Chronicle Delmark 2007
This DVD marks a break with precedent for Delmark in terms of its content. Whereas their previous titles have documented live performances in the raw with little in the way of visual stimulus outside that of the musicians working, this one is lent a contemplative air through the visual input and direction of Raymond Salvatore Harmon, a man who, if the evidence here is anything to ...
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by Troy Collins
Chicago Underground Trio Chronicle Delmark 2007
Filmed at Chicago's German Cultural center, Chronicle presents the Chicago Underground Trio in a new light, literally. Cornetist/composer Rob Mazurek and percussionist Chad Taylor have been releasing projects under the banner of the Chicago Underground for almost a decade. While the line-up tends to vary in size, the core duo always remains. Here they are augmented by one--bassist Jason Ajemian, making his first recorded appearance with the group ...
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