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Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco
by Troy Dostert
On their 1955 live recording At the Cafe Bohemia (Blue Note), the Jazz Messengers' Art Blakey introduced his trumpet player, Kenny Dorham, as the “Uncrowned King," a title that was perhaps fitting at the time given Dorham's still-rising trajectory. But even in his prime, Dorham arguably never received his proper accolades, and he would typically be ...
Mafalda Minnozzi: Riofonic
by Katchie Cartwright
Singer Mafalda Minnozzi, who already had a solid recording career in Italy, went to Rio for a date in the late 1990s, stayed for a year, then decided to make it her home. Like many musical immigrants to that great city, she went to feel the salt air, to drink in the natural beauty and learn ...
Sarah Hennies, Richard Valitutto: SOVT
by John Eyles
Composer and percussionist Sarah Hennies was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1979. She started playing drums when she was nine years old; in her teens she played drums with local college punk rock bands. She attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign before receiving a Master's degree from University of California, San Diego. After graduating from UC ...
Juan Carmona: Laberinto De Luz
by Thierry De Clemensat
Juan Carmona celebrates 40 years of a remarkable career in 2025, marking the occasion with the release of his album, Laberinto De Luz. For those who have yet to discover this exceptional flamenco guitarist, his universe seamlessly blends jazz and world music. While his primary influences stem from Andalusia, the spirit of the entire ...
The Pier: R.A.W.
by Neri Pollastri
Parte con un netto e profondo suono delle corde del contrabbasso, questo secondo lavoro di The Pier, piano trio diretto da Pierpaolo Chiaraluce e che s'ispira alla modalità contemporanea di interpretare questa classica formazione, sull'eredità lasciata dall'Esbjörn Svensson Trio e The Bad Plus. I brani sono tutti originali, sei del contrabbassista e due del ...
Art Pepper: Geneva 1980
by Jack Kenny
"Do not go gentle into the good night," Dylan Thomas wrote that; Art Pepper did it. He did not go gentle. He raged with his horn across continents: Asia, Europe, the Americas. There was gentleness too at times. He raged against his own wasted times. It all fuelled his playing and he was able to deliver ...
The Empress: Square One
by Jack Bowers
The Empress is a New York City-based co-op septet whose front line consists of four saxophonists. Based on its title, the assumption is that Square One is the group's first recording as a unit. The Empress is the idea of award-winning saxophonist Pureum Jin, who enlisted the renowned German writer and saxophonist Michael Lutzeier to arrange ...
Joe Fiedler Trio 2.0: Dragon Suite
by Glenn Astarita
Joe Fiedler steers this trio with the gusto of a trombone maestro who has gigged everywhere from Sesame Street's cheery lanes to prolific stints in the modern and free jazz realms. Guitarist Pete McCann and drummer join him Michael Sarin for a duo with pedigrees juicier than a medieval feast. McCann's strings have sung for heavyweights ...
Broodmen: Liminality
by Thierry De Clemensat
Eastern European jazz is often overlooked, yet there are remarkable discoveries to be made--such as the trio Broodmen. Their debut album, Secondary Emotions, dates back to 2017 (Self Produced). Liminality, while following in the footsteps of its predecessor, unfolds like the soundtrack to an auteur film. It bears the distinct marks of their cultural heritage while ...
Claudio Cojaniz, Alessandro Turchet: Madeleine
by Neri Pollastri
Il legame di Claudio Cojaniz con il contrabbasso va aldilà di quello che inevitabilmente ha con lo strumento un qualsiasi pianista jazz: l'artista friulano ha infatti non solo sempre privilegiato più di ogni altra formazione il trio, nel quale il ruolo del contrabbasso è fondamentale, ma ha anche con frequenza affiancato a quell'organico il meno frequentato ...
