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Article: Album Review

Nate Wooley: Battle Pieces

Read "Battle Pieces" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Someday trumpeter Nate Wooley is going to sell-out, abandon his principles, and make a smooth jazz record. He will give in to the pull of commercial success and create a disc of elevator music which can be played, but taken no heed of. I jest, because everything he creates necessitates the ear and mind's ...

Article: Album Review

Branford Marsalis: In My Solitude - Live at Grace Cathedral

Read "In My Solitude - Live at Grace Cathedral" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il primo jazzman non pianista a incidere in piena solitudine fu il sassofonista Coleman Hawkins, con il celebre “Picasso" del 1947. Per molto tempo la solo performance è stata marginale nella musica afroamericana e solo negli anni settanta ha conosciuto ampia diffusione grazie a strumentisti come Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Bill Dixon o Albert ...

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Article: Album Review

Mario Pavone: Street Songs

Read "Street Songs" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Mario Pavone ha un posto centrale nella musica creativa statunitense, avendo suonato con alcuni dei più importanti innovatori degli ultimi cinquant'anni--come Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith e Marty Ehrlich--e avendo avuto sodalizi stabili prima con Paul Bley, poi con Bill Dixon e infine con il compianto Thomas Chapin. Dopo la morte di quest'ultimo, con il quale ...

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Rob Mazurek: Alternate Moon Cycles

Read "Alternate Moon Cycles" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


The first half of the decade has seen cornet virtuoso and composer Rob Mazurek through significant achievements and personal losses, often linked inextricably through his creative processes. In and around the passing of his mentor and colleague, the trumpeter Bill Dixon in 2010 and his mother in 2013, Mazurek has found inspirations that are unique even ...

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Article: Album Review

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Shiki

Read "Shiki" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Satoko Fujii è una delle figure più versatili e creative della scena musicale contemporanea. Dall'inizio degli anni Novanta ha prodotto un corpus di opere quanto mai vasto e articolato, comprendente molti capolavori. Com'è noto, uno dei suoi ambiti prediletti è la conduzione orchestrale, che ha portato avanti con regolarità e che nel 2014 ha ...

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Article: Album Review

konstruKt and Joe McPhee: Babylon: The First Meeting of Istanbul

Read "Babylon: The First Meeting of Istanbul" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Taken at face value, konstruKt's catchphrase, “Free Jazz from Turkey," seems a tad pedestrian. But, if one considers Turkey's place in the world-literally the crossing point between Asia and Europe-its crazy-quilt ethnic diversity, and its continued religious and political unrest, it's a fitting metaphor. Oddly, most of the band's recorded output features invited guest artists from ...

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2° Ètage (Christine Wodrascka - Jean Luc Cappozzo - Gerry Hemingway): Grey Matter

Read "Grey Matter" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Precisione nei dettagli, ascolto reciproco, ricerca della sintonia. Questi i capisaldi su cui si basa la musica di 2° étage. Fin dalle prime note, è chiaro l'approccio del trio di Christine Wodrascka, Jean-Luc Cappozzo e Gerry Hemingway, che costruisce una musica liberamente improvvisata, sintonizzata su movimenti dinamici minimi, timbri che si fondono, facendo perdere la specifica ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Dixon: An In-depth Look into the Accomplishments, Philosophies, and Convictions of the Man

Read "Bill Dixon: An In-depth Look into the  Accomplishments, Philosophies, and  Convictions of the Man" reviewed by Frank Rubolino


This interview was originally published at One Final Note in October 2002. When one reflects on the innovators who were fundamental in propelling the second wave of the new music movement in the 1960s, Bill Dixon's name always appears near the top of the list. His accomplishments as a musician and educator are vast, ...

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Article: Live Review

Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2014

Read "Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2014" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Hyde Park Jazz Festival Chicago, IL September 28-29, 2014The good folks at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival have a problem. Now in it's eight edition, the two day affair has attracted throngs of intelligent jazz listeners and too many 'must see' jazz acts. This year's festival held September 28-29 featured 40 ...

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Article: Lyrics

I nuovi orchestratori - 2: Kyle Saulnier - Rob Mazurek

Read "I nuovi orchestratori - 2: Kyle Saulnier - Rob Mazurek" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Parliamo ancora di orchestre e arrangiatori [per leggere la prima puntata di questo approfondimento -clicca qui. Tralasciando per il momento di considerare i contributi più innovativi della scena europea (tra cui spiccano la Vienna Art Orchestra e l'Italian Instabile Orchestra) dopo la stagione del Free la ricerca d'avanguardia statunitense non si è fermata. Purtroppo ...


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