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Francesco Desiato, Ivano Leva: Caos Melanconico - Omaggio a Kenny Wheeler
by Neri Pollastri
Un Kenny Wheeler da camera, così potremmo sintetizzare questo Caos Melanconico, delizioso lavoro del flautista Francesco Desiato, formazione e pratica prevalentemente classica ma con interessi nell'improvvisazione, e del pianista Ivano Leva, percorso invece più interno al mondo del jazz ma anche a lungo dedicato alle bande militari. I due musicisti, non giovanissimi e perciò piuttosto esperti, ...
Arman Sangalang: Waypoints
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Arman Sangalang released his debut record, Quartet (Calligram Records) in 2023. It was a smoldering sax-and-a-rhythm-section quartet outing that sounded surprisingly fresh for a first recording effort. His follow-up, Waypoints, employs the same format, switching out bassist Matt Ulery for Ethan Philion, while keeping guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Devin Drobka. The sophomore effort careens ...
Ari & Cecil Alexander: Kaleidoscope
by Katchie Cartwright
A breezy virtuosity pervades Kaleidoscope from the opening title cut. “I run for the train with you on my mind," vocalist-pianist Ari Alexander sings, “watching the town kaleidoscope by..." She and guitarist Cecil Alexander call their style “rhythmic post-bop," citing Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and Betty Carter as influences, but you can also hear a bit ...
Cindy Blackman Santana: Coherence
by Kyle Simpler
Some musicians communicate their passion almost before they ever play a note, and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana is one of them. Whether performing jazz, rock, soul, or world music, she approaches each style with the conviction that music ultimately transcends categories. Coherence is possibly her clearest statement of that philosophy. Blackman Santana's broad musical ...
Antonio Faraò: A Kind Of...
by Neri Pollastri
Classe 1965, il pianista milanese Antonio Faraò si è regalato per il suo sessantesimo compleanno il primo lavoro in solitudine, dodici brani di cui otto originali, tre standard e l'evergreen di Chico Buarque “O Que Sera," programma perfetto per mettere in vetrina le proprie doti tecniche e le capacità interpretative. Poetica e virtuosismo, del ...
Kiri Ra!: nen
by Kevin Poindexter
The film opens with a wide-angle shot as the camera slowly pans across the scenery: a Finnish lake swallowed by morning fog. Behind the lake is a rolling hill covered with tall, straight, evergreen pines. As the pines poke out of the fog, you can almost smell the deep green needles that sway gently in the ...
Tu-Ner: Rendezvous Rodeo
by Geno Thackara
There is nothing Western-sounding about this rodeo--very far from it--but it does feel like a sort of rendezvous by virtue of returning to somewhat familiar territory. Granted, “familiar" also means wildly bizarre and occasionally terrifying, but anyone who knows these names should expect nothing less. Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn are best known as a beastly ...
Cícero Lee: light / beyond
by La-Faithia White
Cicero Lee is a double bassist, composer and producer, with over two decades of a career in the Portuguese and international music scenes. His work unfolds between original works and collaborations in diverse contexts, bridging jazz with other musical languages. “Amazonia" opens with an orchestral drumroll before unfolding into a processional-style ballad. Ricardo Toscano's ...
Bill Evans: At the BBC
by Alberto Bazzurro
Registrato presso gli studi londinesi della BBC il 19 marzo 1965, suddiviso in due set per un totale di un'ora e dieci di musica, rimasterizzata dai nastri originali e disposta su singolo CD o doppio LP, il materiale (inedito) di quest'opera aggiunge un ulteriore tassello al già molto che sappiamo di Bill Evans e dei suoi ...
Edward Simon: Venezuela - Latin American Songbook Vol 2
by Angelo Leonardi
Il pianista e compositore venezuelano Edward Simon prosegue la sua ricerca sul patrimonio musicale della sua nazione e del Sudamerica in generale, elaborando una preziosa sintesi con elementi di jazz e classica. Questo secondo capitolo del suo “Latin American Songbook" si differenzia dal precedente per la scelta di privilegiare (con la sola eccezione di un choro ...
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