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Greg Osby: Saxophone “Griot”
by Victor L. Schermer
The griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician, a repository of oral tradition who is often seen as a societal leader. Saxophonist Greg Osby recently was excited to meet some griots on his travels. While he is originally from St. Louis, he himself is a griot in many senses of the ...
Ben Wendel - The Seasons Project: August with Mark Turner + NPR + Concerts + ACT II
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Journalists, DJs & PDs, Ben Wendel is incredibly happy to announce the next installment of his video art project, The Seasons. Previous guests on The Seasons include Julian Lage, Shai Maestro, Matt Brewer, Joshua Redman and others. This month features a duet with the great saxophonist and composer, Mark Turner, “someone who has ...
ACT - Featuring Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan & Nate Wood Proudly Announces The Release Of Their Second Recording, Act II
ACT—Featuring Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan & Nate Wood Proudly Announces the Release of Their Second Recording, ACT II Available on September 18, 2015 CD RELEASE CELEBRATIONS September 16 - The Jazz Gallery, NYC - 8 & 10 PM September 17 - The Blue Whale, LA - 9 PM-12 AM “It only takes a few ...
Nels Cline, Julian Lage: Room
by Vincenzo Roggero
Uno, Nels Cline, è un alchimista della sei corde, strumento che ha espanso e portato oltre i limiti come pochi, trasfigurandolo in una portentosa opportunità per viaggi ultragalattici della mente e del corpo. L'altro, Julian Lage, è un giovane emergente che partito dalla tradizione della chitarra jazz sta allargando i propri orizzonti grazie anche alla frequentazione ...
John Daversa: Kaleidoscope Eyes
by Paul Naser
Internationally renowned performer, composer, arranger, band leader, teacher; John Daversa's talents include these among many others. His in demand skills as a world-class trumpet player have led him to perform on such prestigious stages as the Monterey Jazz, Montreal Jazz and Montreux Festivals, on such well known American programs as Late Nite with David Letterman and ...
Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater
by Angelo Leonardi
Con questa nuova opera, pubblicata due anni dopo A Fable, Tigran Hamasyan conferma la connessione col folklore armeno in una prospettiva nuova, mostrando d'essere un artista avventuroso e visionario, non solo un magnifico pianista. Eccetto pochi brani folk le musiche sono originali, presentate in una veste tanto innovativa quanto intrisa di valori tradizionali. Il ...
Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater
by Mark F. Turner
Pianist Tigran Hamasyan's Shadow Theater is an innovative convergence of composition and folk music from his birthplace in Armenia. Having performed since the age of three, gained acclaimed in Europe and won first place at the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, there's never been a question of his abilities. He shines in a traditional ...
Criss Cross Jazz Roundup
by C. Andrew Hovan
In the past several years there has been a marked change in the jazz landscape that has somehow managed to further spread the demarcation lines between those musicians who practice mainstream leanings and those with a hyper vigilance towards the new avant-garde. Oddly enough, leave it to Criss Cross Jazz, a label that has historically been ...
Linda May Han Oh: Sun Pictures
by Enrico Bettinello
Mi era piaciuto molto il precedente lavoro della contrabbassista Linda Oh, Initial Here, pubblicato un paio di anni fa. Ora la musicista, vista anche in concerto con Dave Douglas nei mesi scorsi, torna alla guida di un quartetto con James Muller alla chitarra, Ben Wendel al sassofono [nonostante il disco indichi erroneamente tromba] e Ted Poor ...
Jonathan Rowden: Group Identity
by Paul Naser
The Los Angeles jazz scene has no shortage of prodigious talent; on any given night throughout the sprawling landscape that makes up the greater Los Angeles area there is always some exciting happening or unique event, and one is often hard-up to make a decision about where to spend their evening. There are musicians who established ...
