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Amaro Freitas
In the sweltering North-Eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco lies the coastal city of Recife, where Amaro Freitas is pioneering the new sound of Brazilian jazz. For the prodigious young pianist, the spirit of his hometown runs deep. From the Afro-Brazilian maracatu born on the sugar plantations of slavery, to the high intensity carnival rhythms of frevo and baião, Amaro’s heavily percussive approach to jazz is as indebted to these Pernambuco traditions as it is to Coltrane, Parker and Monk. As with many of the greats before him, Amaro began playing piano in church aged 12, under the instruction of his father, leader of the church band
Amaro Freitas on Enchantment, Ancestry, and the Future of Solo Piano
by Steven Roby
The Brazilian pianist Amaro Freitas doesn't just perform pieces--he creates an atmosphere. A pilgrimage to the Amazon inspired his recent music, and his solo set translates that experience into sound: rainforest textures, ritual movements, and the feeling of two mighty rivers converging and flowing as one. “I create a unique approach to music in my concerts," ...
Torino Jazz Festival 2025, Part 1
by Antonio Baiano
Part 1 | Part 2A collection of photos from the Torino Jazz Festival in Torino, Italy from April 23rd, 2025 to April 30th, 2025 featuring Vijay Iyer, Amaro Freitas, Lakecia Benjamin, Enrico Rava, Furio Di Castri, Gabriele Mirabassi, Fausto Ferraiuolo, Tiziano Tononi, Roberto Ottaviano, Margaux Oswald, Jan Bang, Eivind Aarset, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits, ...
Torino Jazz Festival 2025
by Libero Farnè
Torino Jazz Festival 2025 Torino, varie sedi 23--30 aprile 2025 “71 concerti, 8 produzioni originali, 289 musicisti, 58 sedi," così sul retro del programma cartaceo viene sintetizzata e pubblicizzata la tredicesima edizione del Torino Jazz Festival, diretta da Stefano Zenni. Non solo concerti, ma anche conferenze e film sono stati distribuiti in ...
MetJazz 25 - Prima Parte
by Neri Pollastri
MetJazz 25 Teatro Metastasio, Teatro Fabbricone, ed altre sedi Prato Prima parte: 20 gennaio-25 febbraio 2025 Edizione speciale per MetJazz, il festival di Prato diretto da Stefano Zenni e prodotto dalla Fondazione Teatro Metastasio, che quest'anno celebra il trentennale e per farlo raddoppia la sua durata e moltiplica gli appuntamenti. ...
Winter JazzFest 2025: The Out-of-Towners - Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we focus on the upcoming edition of Winter JazzFest. As usual, it will bring to Manhattan and Brooklyn its annual extravaganza that this year will consist of a gargantuan program with more than 100 concerts and north of 500 musicians. Here is a playlist that features musicians coming to the festival from abroad, or ...
I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu
by Ludovico Granvassu
Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...
Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024
by Ludovico Granvassu
Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...
A Few of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
It's July already! And so, with this installment of Mondo Jazz, we start sharing some of our favorite tunes from the first six months of a 2024 that has been quite generous with jazz fans!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Joe Webb “CCTV" Collblanc--EP ...
Vinícius Cantuária, Sam Fribush, Haroldo Bontempo, Natalie Cressman & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The mighty organ trio of Sam Fribush opens a set mostly devoted to post-bossa nova Brazilian projects. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sam Fribush “Supper / Make Me a Plate" People Please (Flybird) 0:16 Host talks 5:23 Ricardo Dias Gomes “Morrerei ...
