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Gianluca Renzi: Don't Stop Your Mind
by AAJ Staff
By Angelo Leonardi | Translation by Christine Recchia
At just thirty, he's already had an extensive history of formative experiences: recordings with Stefano Battaglia, Riccardo Fassi and Giampaolo Ascolese; and collaborations with Pieranunzi, Melillo, Ambrosetti and Watson. Bassist Gianluca Renzi delivers his second disc as a solo artist with a renewed lineup (pianist Pietro Lusso and trombonist Raffaele Carotenuto are confirmed participants), animated by fresh, expressive articulation. Renzi's main influences are the greats of modern jazz who made the biggest ...
read moreContinenza, Juris, Di Piazza, Iodice: Seven Steps To Heaven
by Jerry D'Souza
Quite obviously, Giuseppe Continenza loves the guitar. His first recording, Journey, was a guitar duo with Vic Juris. He has Juris in tow on the current album and will feature him once more, along with Birelli Lagrene, on his next. Guess that's nothing to complain about, judging by what happens here.
The music consists of standards that seem to have no place to go, given the number of interpretations they have been subject to over the years. Yet ...
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