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Nate Wooley Sextet: (Sit In) The Throne of Friendship
by Troy Collins
Since arriving in New York City in 2001, Nate Wooley has established himself as one of the most inventive trumpet players of his generation. In addition to the admiration of his peers, including fellow trumpeters like Taylor Ho Bynum, Peter Evans and Kirk Knuffke, Wooley has earned the respect of esteemed scene veterans, such as Dave ...
Eric Hofbauer: American Grace
by AAJ Italy Staff
Con questo lavoro si conclude la trilogia iniziata dal chitarrista Eric Hofbauer nel 2004 con American Vanity, e proseguita nel 2010 con American Fear. American Grace mantiene la stessa impostazione dei precedenti: una raccolta di composizioni originali e riletture di brani di varia estrazione inseriti nell'ottica di un discorso più ampio e generale che coinvolge vari ...
Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Big Band: Game Changer
by Jack Bowers
Yes, the idea seems rather implausible: a big band comprised of sixteen flutes and rhythm. Flutist Ali Ryerson is the catalyst and guiding hand behind the Jazz Flute Big Band (JFBB), which was formed in 2005 and has been performing at various events across the country ever since. Before dismissing it out of hand, give the ...
Soren Gemmer: At First
by AAJ Italy Staff
At First è l'album di esordio del giovane e promettente pianista e compositore Soren Gemmer. Il ventinovenne band leader affronta la musica efficacemente, sviluppando dialetticamente il rapporto tra composizione, arrangiamento e improvvisazione senza mai privilegiare troppo un aspetto sugli altri (per quanto la scrittura appaia decisamente preminente). Di sicuro vi è un indiscusso tributo ad alcuni ...
Alessio Menconi: Sketches of Miles
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il chitarrista Alessio Menconi decide di affrontare in trio, con organo e batteria, suonati rispettivamente da Alberto Gurrisi e Alessandro Minetto, il repertorio di Miles Davis. Non necessariamente limitandosi ai brani firmati personalmente dal trombettista, ma allargando il tiro a brani scritti da altri compositori e portati alla fama proprio nelle versioni che Miles ne diede ...
Elliott Sharp / Melvin Gibbs / Lucas Niggli: Crossing The Waters
by Glenn Astarita
The performer roster of Switzerland's progressive record label Intakt Records was showcased in 2012 at John Zorn's New York City venue, The Stone. Venerable Swiss drummer and longtime Intakt recording artist Lucas Niggli teamed with New York City-based guitarist Elliott Sharp and bassist Melvin Gibbs for a maiden trio concert, wasting no time at all capturing ...
Magnus Ostrom: Searching For Jupiter
by Bruce Lindsay
For fifteen years Magnus Öström was the drummer with the Esbjörn Svensson Trio, known to many as e.s.t. For much of that time e.s.t. was one of the most successful jazz bands in the world, an innovative yet accessible group that seemed poised for ever greater success. When Svensson died in a diving accident in June ...
Trio 3 + Jason Moran: Refraction - Breakin' Glass
by John Sharpe
If ever there was a threesome that hankered after being a quartet, it's Trio 3. Though working as a self-contained unit since 1986, pianists have often supplemented the core triumvirate, and in fact one has augmented each of the group's previous three recordings. Now Jason Moran fills the piano stool on Refraction--Breakin' Glass, adding to an ...
Claudio Farinone: Plays Ralph Towner
by AAJ Italy Staff
Claudio Farinone è un chitarrista di estrazione classica, ma molto attento a quello che succede al di fuori dell'ambiente accademico. La sua crescita musicale è stata accompagnata fin dall'inizio dalla musica di Ralph Towner, col quale si è trovato in sintonia totale nel suo perfetto sintetizzare scrittura, improvvisazione e ricerca timbrica. Così, dopo essersi dedicato per ...
Made To Break: Provoke
by Glenn Astarita
Each of these three extended pieces is dedicated to great twentieth century innovators who specialize in distinct disciplines. Led by Chicago outside jazz luminary Ken Vandermark, the quartet derives inspiration from avant-garde composer John Cage, architect, author Buckminster Fuller and philosopher, media theorist Marshall McLuhan. And as expected, the compositions are not thin or one-dimensional by ...
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