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Article: Live Review

Francesco Maccianti alla Sala Vanni di Firenze

Read "Francesco Maccianti alla Sala Vanni di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Francesco Maccianti Trio Sala Vanni Tradizione in Movimento 2026 Firenze 31 gennario 2026  Come anteprima della stagione 2026 di Tradizione in Movimento--e presentazione del nuovo album Plays Standards, pubblicato dalla giapponese Terasima Records--il 31 gennaio si è esibito presso la Sala Vanni di Firenze il trio del pianista Francesco Maccianti, ...

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Article: Album Review

Ingrid Jensen: Landings

Read "Landings" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


On Landings, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen convenes a quartet that thrives on speed and alertness. With organist Gary Versace, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Jon Wikan, she leads a band capable of sharp turns and open-road lyricism in the same breath. The music feels meticulously shaped yet gloriously unbound; an ensemble language forged in deep listening and ...

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Article: Play This!

Airelle Besson, Lionel Suarez: Au Lait

Read "Airelle Besson, Lionel Suarez: Au Lait" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


On Blossom, Airelle Besson and Lionel Suarez offer a compelling illustration of how instrumentalists can be storytellers just as eloquent as singers. The choice of material highlights the French duo's distinctly cinematic sensibility, with an inspired selection of originals, freely improvised pieces and compositions by kindred spirits with a strong narrative voice, such as Carla Bley. ...

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Walter Smith III: Twio Vol. 2

Read "Twio Vol. 2" reviewed by Jack Kenny


Walter Smith III is a deceptive musician. His deep jazz roots and distinctive tenor saxophone tone mask a technique that is both complex and understated. Smith rewards attentive listeners; his mastery lies in refinement rather than display. One of the pleasures of following Smith's career is hearing him change. Though no longer a young ...

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Ingrid Jensen: Landings

Read "Landings" reviewed by Jack Kenny


Ingrid Jensen has emerged as a unique trumpet player with a distinctive sound that defines her and proclaims her nonpareil gifts. The album opens with “Handmaiden's Tale," a virtual duet with Gary Versace that clearly demonstrates the beauty of Jensen's tone. The track weaves together many strands of sheer beauty: warmth, lyricism, resonance and ...

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Article: Album Review

Bobby Naughton Trio: Live at Charlie's Tap

Read "Live at Charlie's Tap" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Today, a number of drummers, including Ches Smith and Kenny Wollesen, also double on vibraphone, underscoring the instrument's fundamentally percussive nature. In the hands of Bobby Naughton, however, the vibraphone functioned as something more expansive: a reimagined piano, capable of both harmonic depth and rhythmic propulsion. Naughton began studying piano at the age of ...

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Herb Alpert, Songbook Ink/Jazz at the Ballroom, Wycliffe Gordon and Staci Griesbach Celebrate the Holidays

Read "Herb Alpert, Songbook Ink/Jazz at the Ballroom, Wycliffe Gordon and Staci Griesbach Celebrate the Holidays" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes more new holiday releases from Herb Alpert, Songbook Ink/Jazz at the Ballroom (featuring Vanessa Perea, Rob Edwards and others), Wycliffe Gordon and Staci Griesbach, plus birthday shoutouts to Honorable Men Sammy Davis Jr. (100!), Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams and Diane Schuur, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them ...

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Daniele Cavallanti A World of Sound: A Wall of Sound

Read "A Wall of Sound" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Non si può certo dire che Daniele Cavallanti difetti di coerenza. Dopo l'esperienza con gli Aktuala, sul finire degli anni Settanta ha iniziato a intrecciare la sua strada con quella di Tiziano Tononi, dal ché è nato poco dopo Nexus, e di lì tutta una storia comune in cui ognuno ha messo del suo. Del resto, ...

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Article: Live Review

Norma Winstone e Kit Downes al Carambolage di Bolzano

Read "Norma Winstone e Kit Downes al Carambolage di Bolzano" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Norma Winstone, Kit Downes Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 24 novembre 2025 Spesso alla base di un duo c'è una ragione di profonda affinità artistica, caratteriale, umana. È senz'altro il caso del connubio tra Norma Winstone e Kit Downes, protagonisti del recente concerto al Piccolo Teatro Carambolage di Bolzano. Nella sua lunga ...

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Article: Album Review

Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield, featuring Petros Klampanis: Olhos de Gato

Read "Olhos de Gato" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


Rachel Eckroth and John Hadfield were in Greece to record Speaking In Tongues (Adhyâropa Records, 2025). The freewheeling piano-drum duo found themselves with an extra day in Athens after finishing the recording, so they decided to enlist bassist Petros Klampanis for another little session, just for fun. No expectations, just a bit of free improvisation.


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