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Article: Interview

The Passion of Lorenzo Tucci

by Robin Arends
May 30, 2014

Drummer Lorenzo Tucci is an important part of the thriving Italian jazz scene and a musician drawn to experimental settings. He recorded Drumonk (Veneto Jazz, 2007) his tribute to Thelonious Monk without piano, and a piano-trio album, Tranety (Albore Jazz, 2010), dedicated to John Coltrane without a saxophonist. In the 1990s Tucci started his professional carreer ...

Article: Interview

Brad Mehldau: Dragons & Dreams

by Ian Patterson
May 27, 2014

For many, pianist Brad Mehldau's recording Day is Done (Nonesuch Records, 2005) with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier came as close to trio perfection as is reasonable to expect in your wildest dreams. Perhaps perfection is a chimera, yet even if attainable it's at best fleeting by nature. But for Mehldau that doesn't stop ...

Article: Live Review

Mai Jazz 2014

by John Kelman
May 24, 2014

Mai Jazz 2014 Stavanger, Norway May 6-11, 2014 After visiting Norway as often as four or five times annually, a first trip to the country in early May is surprisingly late for a first visit of the year. The last time visiting the west coast city of Stavanger was in 2008, part ...

Article: Live Review

Bray Jazz Festival 2014

by Ian Patterson
May 15, 2014

Bray Jazz festival Various venues Bray, County Wicklow Ireland May 2-4, 2014 It was an auspicious day. Fifteen years ago to the very day George Jacob introduced the first gig in the history of Bray Jazz Festival. The BJF has survived and prospered, growing from a small, largely national ...

Article: Album Review

Roy Assaf Trio: Second Row Behind The Painter

Read "Second Row Behind The Painter" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 14, 2014

Pianist Roy Assaf decided to try a different studio tactic when he set out to make this record. Instead of simply having his trio take multiple passes at tracks on a single predetermined playlist, he decided to have the group simulate a stay at a club. They recorded multiple sets, accumulating almost five hours worth of ...

Article: Album Review

Jeff Ballard: Time's Tales

Read "Time's Tales" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
May 12, 2014

Accanto all'esperienza con Brad Mehldau e Larry Grenadier e l'altra--meno appariscente e quasi cameristica--del Fly (che lo vede con quest'ultimo e Mark Turner) Jeff Ballard affianca dal 2006 un altro trio, di cui è leader, e che ora debutta su disco con questo variopinto ed estroverso Time's Tales. “Sono a metà della mia ...

Article: Lyrics

I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Mattia Cigalini

by Vincenzo Roggero
April 30, 2014

01. Metallica--Black Album (Elektra-1991). 02. Brad Mehldau--The Art of the Trio, Vol. 4-Back at the Vanguard (Nonesuch-1999). 03. Massimo Urbani--Easy to Love (Red Records-1987). 04. Dr. Dre--Cronic 2001 (Aftermath-1999) 05. Wayne Shorter--Without a Net (Blue Note-2013). 06. Miles Davis--Nefertiti (Columbia-1968).

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jon Mapp

by AAJ Staff
April 27, 2014

Meet Jon Mapp: Jon Mapp sounds like no other bassist. He uses a bass guitar, a wooden box and a laptop to record layered pieces, creating music that is expressive, compelling and indelible. Jon is quickly emerging as a truly individual voice on the bass who is known for his unorthodox technique and creative approach ...

News: Festival

Bray Jazz Back With A Bang Over May Bank Holiday Weekend

April 24, 2014

Bray Jazz, one of Ireland’s leading music festivals, returns for its 15th edition over the May Bank Holiday weekend with a line-up that would be the envy of much larger festivals. The picturesque seaside town of Bray, the oldest, continuously inhabited coastal town in Ireland, will resound to the sounds of jazz, world music and contemporary ...

Article: Live Review

Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson at Jazz at Kitano

by Dan Bilawsky
April 23, 2014

Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson Jazz at Kitano New York, NY April 19, 2014 Some relationships are beyond close, bordering on the sacred. There's the strong bond between husband and wife, the high level of trust between friend and confidant, and, perhaps most interestingly, the intimate connection between singer and ...