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R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
It's that time again--a reluctant glance at some fine records. Take with two grains of salt... a pint of ale and two fingers of Wild Turkey ain't a bad idea either ...The annual process of selecting any list of “best" for the year is a precarious endeavor, especially in music where one man's Miles ...
Bill Frisell: All We Are Saying...
by Ian Patterson
Thirty-one years after John Lennon's murder there's no sign of his influence waning. Guitarist Bill Frisell adds personal tribute to the singer/songwriter/activist on All We Are Saying..., the year after vigils and tribute concerts were held to honor Lennon's 70th birthday from Liverpool to New York and everywhere in between. In Iceland, Yoko Ono lit a ...
Stefano Bollani: And Now For Something Completely Different
by Ian Patterson
Impersonating singer Paolo Conte and other Italian cultural icons comes as naturally to pianist Stefano Bollani as interpreting the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, or Maurice Ravel--or indeed, writing novels. To say that Bollani is multitalented is a bit like saying Art Tatum could play the piano a bit. Oh, and Bollani ...
New Bill Frisell Interview & Performance Videos at Amoeba Music (San Francisco)
Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell talks with Amoeba Music San Francisco about the 858 Quartet & the “Beautiful Dreamers" collaborations. Watch the videos below. Interview Record Stores: 1:19 858 Quartet Origin: 1:07 858 Players: 2:04 Michael Gregory Jackson: 1:40 Performance Sub-Conscious Lee: 7:22 Track 2: 6:42 Baba ...
Bill Frisell "858 Quartet"
by AAJ Italy Staff
Blue Note - Milano - 22.11.2011 A poco più di due anni dalla sua precedente apparizione, Bill Frisell torna al Blue Note Milano con il suo quartetto 858. Nel 2009, la formazione aveva un'impostazione decisamente jazzistica. La tromba di Ron Miles, che in quell'occasione sostituiva il violino di Jenny Scheinman, mandava chiari segnali in tal senso. ...
Take Five With Sunna Gunnlaugs
by AAJ Staff
Meet Sunna Gunnlaugs: Ex-Brooklyn patriot, born in Iceland, jazz pianist and composer Sunna Gunnlaugs has released five CDs and performed in Europe, Japan, Canada and the US, combining the elegance of the European approach with a New York attitude.Instrument(s): PianoTeachers and/or influences? When I lived in ...
Bill Frisell: Sign of Life
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nato nel 2001 per dar forma sonora ad un ciclo di quadri astratti dell'artista tedesco Gerhard Richter, 858 Quartet ha trovato successivamente una propria ragion d'essere ed una propria autonomia diventando un quartetto “tutto corde" grazie all'avvicendamento tra la tromba di Ron Miles e il violino di Jenny Scheinman. Tant'è che Bill Frisell, titolare del progetto, ...
RIP Paul Motian: 1931-2011
Drummer Paul Motian passed away, in a New York City hospital, early this morning. The cause was complications of myelodysplastic syndrome, according to Motian's niece, Cindy McGuirl. This is the same rare blood and bone-marrow disorder that took the life of saxophonist Michael Brecker nearly five years ago, in early 2007. Emerging first as a member ...
Take Five With Dan Andersen
by AAJ Staff
Meet Dan Andersen: Dan Andersen is a jazz guitarist and composer based in Los Angeles who earned a doctorate from the University Of Southern California Thornton School Of Music. The Spark, his debut CD, features pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Ryan McGillicuddy, and drummer James Alsanders.In 1999, Dan left his ...
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Current
by Edward Blanco
Three-time Latin Grammy-nominee Jovino Santos Neto's Current features all new originals covering a range of Brazilian styles from contemporary and choro to baiao, samba and others. Santos Neto has toured the world, performing with mentor Hermeto Pascoal, Bill Frisell, and Paquito D'Rivera, among others, and his long discography has established him as one of today's top ...
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