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Article: Album Review

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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Article: Album Review

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


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, a small sampling of which includes his work as architect of the Jazz Composers' ...

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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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Article: Album Review

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Shiki

Read "Shiki" reviewed by John Sharpe


Even among established groupings Japanese composer and pianist Satoko Fujii continues to search for new means of expression. For the ninth disc from her New York Orchestra, Fujii departs from accustomed practice, particularly in the 36-minute plus title track which dominates proceedings. Truly orchestral in its scope, Fujii wields her composer's wand in a way which ...

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Article: Album Review

Pharoah & The Underground: Spiral Mercury

Read "Spiral Mercury" reviewed by Troy Collins


The formation of the Chicago Underground collective in the late '90s provided cornetist Rob Mazurek with an unrestrictive setting to explore the endless possibilities of creative improvised music with his Windy City peers. A lengthy sojourn in Brazil followed, resulting in a similar project--the São Paulo Underground. Mazurek's international activities subsequently established him as a prolific ...

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Article: Album Review

Eric Zinman Devototionalien: Söllen uns in demut üben in harmony zu ieberlüben

Read "Söllen uns in demut üben in harmony zu ieberlüben" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Le note di copertina non riportano i titoli delle tre tracce che compaiono nel lettore CD: evidentemente si considera la performance, registrata dal vivo a Vienna nell'aprile 2009, come una suite in tre movimenti, l'irripetibile espressione di un flusso d'improvvisazione. Si sviluppa così una musica di forte impatto, antiaccademica, debitrice verso il free più ...


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