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Instrument: Guitar, acoustic
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by Glenn Astarita
Emerging in the 1970s, renowned guitarist James Emery quickly became a name to drop in the jazz scene, synonymous with that 'new jazz smell' of innovation. A founding member of the String Trio of New York, his career has been an outstanding potluck of collaborations, bringing to the table dishes seasoned with the genius of Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, and Roscoe Mitchell. His style? Imagine if Bach had an affair with bebop and raised their lovechild on a strict diet ...
read moreString Trio of New York: The River of Orion: 30 Years Running
by AAJ Italy Staff
Come allude il titolo, lo String Trio of New York celebra con questo nuovo lavoro tre decenni d'attività professionale, caratterizzata da un nutrito numero di dischi (siamo a quota diciassette) e dalla costante mobilità di un componente dell'organico, il violinista. Dopo Billy Bang, Charles Burnham (anni Ottanta), Regina Carter e Diane Monroe (anni Novanta), dagli inizi del Duemila c'è Rob Thomas, virtuoso formatosi in formazioni modern mainstream e tendenzialmente meno incline alla libera improvvisazione post-free, anche se tale estetica resta ...
read moreJames Emery: Transformations
by AAJ Staff
Something about orchestrated jazz makes it an intellectualized endeavor, and James Emery's Transformations exemplifies this rule as much as Gunther Schuller or any other members of the Third Stream. The guitarist and composer takes advantage of the rich sonic spectrum provided by the 22-member Klangforum Wien orchestra to complement his jazz quartet, represented by the five- movement Transformations" suite and five subsequent pieces respectively. The foursome comprises Emery alongside saxophonist Tony Coe, flugelhorn player (and Between the Lines frequent flyer) ...
read moreJames Emery Septet: Spectral Domains
by Glenn Astarita
Solo artist and member of the critically acclaimed “String Trio of New York”, guitar virtuoso James Emery has produced a bonafide winner in Spectral Domains. Emery is one of the world’s finest guitarists and possesses an encyclopedic jazz vocabulary as a technician and composer. The James Emery Septet is an assemblage of modern, cutting edge jazz musicians who have been shaping and to some extent, reinventing modern jazz through refreshingly new concepts and adept technical proficiency.
Emery’s 1997 ENJA release, ...
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