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Florian Arbenz, Michael Arbenz, Ron Carter: The Alpine Session: Arbenz vs. Arbenz Meets Ron Carter

Read "The Alpine Session: Arbenz vs. Arbenz Meets Ron Carter" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

1937 was a landmark year: the Golden Gate Bridge opened and Edward VIII abdicated the British throne. In jazz, Billie Holiday made her debut with Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie began his recording career. It was also the year Ron Carter, the most-recorded jazz bassist in history, was born. With over 2000 recording sessions to his ...

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The New York Second: Room for Other People

Read "Room for Other People" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

The New York Second is led by Dutch pianist and composer Harald Walkate, whose intricate arrangements and evocative compositions have earned him a reputation as a distinctive voice in contemporary jazz. His unique perspective is shaped by his dual expertise in music and photography, two disciplines that dance together in his work like partners in an ...

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Ariane Racicot: Danser avec le feu

Read "Danser avec le feu" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

In 2013, Montreal-based pianist Ariane Racicot's performance of Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody" was captured on YouTube and went viral. This has been viewed over 18 million times, additionally garnering her a sizeable following on other social media platforms where she remains an active participant. Her musical education followed a formal path with training in classical ...

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Hayoung Lyou: The Myth of Katabasis

Read "The Myth of Katabasis" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Inciso fra gennaio e maggio 2024, questo nuovo lavoro della pianista Hayoung Lyou, coreana di nascita (1992) e newyorchese d'adozione, allieva del Berklee College of Music e del New England Conservatory, studiando fra gli altri con Joanne Brackeen, Jason Moran e Frank Carlberg, è un ottimo esempio di piano trio contemporaneo (ci sono in realtà anche ...

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PNY Quintet: Over the Wall

Read "Over the Wall" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

PNY è l'acronimo che unisce Parigi e New York. All'insegna di tale tracciato avviene l'incontro che sta all'origine di questo CD, sfociato nella registrazione di Over the Wall. Anche se l'album è a nome collettivo, e se nell'ordine dei musicisti elencati in copertina sono in prima fila i ben noti Steve Swell e Rob Brown, una ...

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Mark Wingfield: The Gathering

Read "The Gathering" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Mark Wingfield's The Gathering is not for the faint of heart or those who prefer their music neatly categorized. This is not background music--it is a sonic assault course demanding your full attention. Wingfield, a British guitar hero who clearly enjoys pushing boundaries, has assembled a supergroup of instrumentalists who seem to be having as much ...

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Dikeman / Hong / Lumley / Warelis: Old Adam On Turtle Island

Read "Old Adam On Turtle Island" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

The creative community centered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, can be seen as the modern-day equivalent of a city once known as New Amsterdam--a 17th-century Dutch settlement that would eventually become New York City. Just as modern jazz flourished in mid-20th-century New York, some might argue that today's hotbed of creative music resides in old Amsterdam. Evidence for ...

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The Len Pierro Jazz Orchestra: As I Was Saying

Read "As I Was Saying" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Remember the good old days before high-tech hardware and software seized control and the country's leading big bands were recorded in a studio or in concert employing a wide dynamic range with no overdubs or splices to enhance the performance? Composer and arranger Len Pierro does, which is why he planned As I Was Saying, the ...

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Nacka Forum: Peaceful Piano

Read "Peaceful Piano" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Dopo una serie di album che hanno marchiato a fuoco la scena svedese, dopo aver presenziato nelle playlist di mezzo mondo, dopo acclamati tour in USA, Giappone, Europa e Scandinavia ecco che viene dato alle stampe, naturalmente per la benemerita Moserobie, Peaceful Piano, l'album che celebra il venticinquesimo anniversario di Nacka Forum. Per l'occasione Jonas Kullhammar ...

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Emiliano D'Auria: The Baggage Room

Read "The Baggage Room" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Dopo le atmosfere cantabili e un po' algide del precedente First Rain--registrato in Norvegia col suo stabile quintetto--Emiliano D'Auria va a New York e s'immerge nel tumulto jazzistico contemporaneo guidando una formazione col sassofonista Dayna Stephens, il trombettista Philip Dizack, il contrabbassista Rick Rosato e il batterista Kweku Sumbry. Anche se stilisticamente ha espresso ...


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