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Notable and Nearly Missed 2014
by C. Michael Bailey
As I have grown older, I have come to the startling and disheartening realization that I will not be able to read all the books there are, and, more importantly, listen to all the music there is (much less write about it). I otherwise appreciate a finite lifespan, but not when it comes to books and ...
Jerome Sabbagh: The Turn
by Glenn Astarita
This is one of three bands tenor saxophonist, Jerome Sabbagh leads amid his numerous gigs as a session artist and group member with pianists Laurent Coq and Guillermo Klein, paired with many other diverse musical roles in the modern jazz community. This quartet strikes back with its third album, following Pogo (Sunnyside, 2007) and North (Sunnyside, ...
Jerome Sabbagh: The Turn
by Luigi Sforza
Non di rado il processo di elaborazione creativa parte dalla riformulazione di materiale preesistente, il quale assemblato in forma nuova può dar vita ad opere che assumono connotati affatto originali. Ciò che il tenor sassofonista francese di stanza a New York dal 1995 Jerome Sabbagh ha fatto nel suo ultimo disco -The Turn-è stato potenziare ...
Memories in Motian
by Zeno De Rossi
Poco dopo aver appreso la triste notizia della morte di Paul Motian, avvenuta il 22 novembre 2011, ho sentito la forte esigenza di ri-tuffarmi in profondità nella sua musica. In seguito, dopo aver letto un toccante scritto di Ellery Eskelin (pubblicato sul suo sito e riportato qui di seguito), pensai che sarebbe stato ...
Bobby Avey: Authority Melts From Me
by Dave Wayne
It's no mean feat for a creative artist to translate historical events--much less those marred by centuries of slavery, political struggles, foreign occupation (most notably by the US) and the endless oppression of a chronically poor underclass wracked by disease--into a cogent, coherent musical statement. Recent events on the island nation of Haiti have included a ...
Jan Rivera's "Advanced Rhythmic Concepts For Guitar" -- Foreword By Alex Machacek
An in-depth study on Metric Modulation, Polyrhythms and Polymeters Jan Rivera's Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for Guitar is a step by step guide through the process of identifying, dissecting, constructing, practicing and applying: Metric Modulations, Polyrhythms, “Ratio” Polyrhythms, Polyrhythm Divisions/Polyrhythms within Polyrhythms, Intrinsic Polymeters, Extrinsic Polymeters, Polymetric Accompaniment, and Polymetric Improvisation. “I wish I'd had this book ...
The Cellar and Point: The Cellar and Point: Ambit
by Paul Naser
The unique atmosphere of The Cellar and Point's newest record Ambit (Cuneiform, 2014) is difficult to pin down in words, let alone to classify as a particular genre. Drummer Joe Branciforte and guitarist Chris Botta's brainchild, the result of years of absorbing influences as diverse as the Wu Tang Clan and Anton Webern, is an intriguing ...
Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: Forward In All Directions
by Ernest Barteldes
On Forward in All Directions, pianist and bandleader Andy Milne brings various musical elements to play, including electronics and spoken word alongside some masterful playing and chemistry from his bandmates. The album kicks off with “Hopscotch," an up-tempo number centered on Aaron Kruziki's saxophone with a smart backbeat from the rhythm section. “Photograph" introduces electronics in ...
Bobby Avey: Authority Melts from Me
by Maurizio Zerbo
Talento emergente del piano jazz statunitense, Bobby Avey ha vinto nel 2011 il prestigioso “Thelonius Monk International Jazz Competition" che lo ha proiettato alla ribalta nazionale. Dopo due album e l'esperienza come sideman nel gruppo “Expansions" di Dave Liebman, il musicista newyorchese sperimenta la formula del quintetto per questa affascinante suite in tre movimenti dedicata alla ...
Samo Salamon: 2Alto
by Vincenzo Roggero
Settantacinque minuti di musica e non sentirli. Merito del chitarrista di origine slovena Samo Salamon e del suo bassless quartet, formazione atipica, una sorta di espansione dei differenti trii che Salamon ha allestito con musicisti del calibro di Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Paul McCandless, Achille Succi. L'assenza del contrabbasso, se da un lato è uno spot ...
