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Konstrukt: L.O.T.U.S.
by Mark Corroto
With each new Konstrukt release I get anxious, wondering just where these Istanbul musicians, and current bearers of the free jazz banner, are headed next? To our Western ears, they seemingly arrived from nowhere. Turkish free jazz, really? But it didn't take long before we became familiar with names like guitarist Umut Çağlar, saxophonist Korhan Futacı, ...
Forget Old Europe: 15 European Jazz Musicians You Need To Know About
by AAJ Staff
Since the first half of the 20th century, the Old Continent has played a pivotal role both in welcoming and supporting jazz artists from the United States. Over the following decades it has expressed generations of passionate musicians with increasingly original languages and ever greater improvisatory skills. In the 21st century there are countless ...
Udin&Jazz 2017
by Neri Pollastri
Udine Udin&Jazz 2017 Varie sedi 4-8.7.2017 Era dedicata alle contaminazioni con la musica etnica l'edizione 2017 di Udin&Jazz, la ventisettesima della rassegna friulana sottotitolata “EthnoShock!." Come al solito ampio spazio era riservato alle eccellenti proposte più recenti dei musicisti del nord est italiano. Proprio un paio di queste hanno fatto ...
Lagarina Jazz Festival 2017
by Paolo Peviani
Lagarina Jazz Festival 2017 16-30.06.2017 Tradizionalmente collocato nel mese di agosto, quest'anno il Lagarina Jazz Festival ha anticipato la programmazione al mese di giugno. Uno spostamento dettato dall'esigenza di intercettare al meglio il pubblico di appassionati locali, e dalla volontà di evitare sovrapposizioni con le proposte del vicino lago di Garda, rivolte prevalentemente ...
Alexander Hawkins: Unit[e]
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by Karl Ackermann
With each subsequent release, pianist-composer Alexander Hawkins further cements his place in the top tier of modern, forward-thinking artists. The Oxford, UK native has worked as a leader in nonet, ensemble, quartet, trio and solo formats and is a member of the Convergence Quartet featuring cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Harris Eisenstadt, and bassist Dominic Lash. ...
15 Italian Jazz Musicians You Need To Know About
by AAJ Staff
It is not unusual for colleagues and promoters from across Europe and the United States to ask me: “Which Italian jazz musicians should I check out?" For decades, Italy has enjoyed an increasingly prominent place in the vast landscape of European Jazz. The names of some of its most famous players, like trumpeters Enrico ...
Dominic Lash Quartet: Extremophile
by John Eyles
Back in 2012, the Dominic Lash Quartet combined bassist Lash and three players with whom he had at least five years playing experience, keyboardist Alexander Hawkins plus Spain's Ricardo Tejero on reeds and Javier Carmona on percussion. By the time the four recorded an album, Opabinia (Babel), in January 2013, they had gelled nicely.
Harris Eisenstadt: Recent Developments
by Karl Ackermann
Canadian native and Brooklyn resident Harris Eisenstadt has built a solid reputation as a composer, matching accolades for his eclectic expertise as a drummer. His passion as a student of the art has taken him to West Africa, where he has studied the music of the Wolof people and Cuba, where he has delved deeply into ...
Dialectical Imagination: The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Rapture
by Karl Ackermann
The title The Angel and the Brute Sing Songs of Rapture may conjure an elaborate theatrical vocal production but it is neither that, nor anything else that is even remotely familiar. Pianist/composer Eli Wallace and drummer Rob Pumpelly make up the duo Dialectical Imagination and describe their blend of free improvisation and chamber music as “ecstatic ...
Alexander Hawkins
by Paolo Peviani
Il tratto principale della mia musica È molto difficile rispondere ma spero che, in qualche modo, il tratto principale della mia musica corrisponda al tratto principale di me stesso. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me Gioia, apertura, generosità, e che non abbiano paure nel fare musica.
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