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Billy Bang: Da Bang!
by John Sharpe
Even were one not viewing Da Bang! through the lens of this being violinist Billy Bang's last album, recorded just two short months before he succumbed to cancer in April 2011, there is still a detectable elegiac air which pervades even the brightest tracks. That's not the fault of the cast, although trombonist Dick Griffin comes ...
Satoko Fujii: Gen Himmel
by Dan McClenaghan
Satoko Fujii's notoriety is based on her originality, energy, and an unmatchable sense of fearlessness and adventure in the creation of music. As a leader of numerous ensembles--duos, trios, quartets, and big bands--she is a gregarious and generous spirit. Her music ebbs and flows, a moment of captivating serenity followed by a burst of a clamorous, ...
Tobias & Stefan: Bitter Sweet
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il pianista di Basilea Stefan Rusconi - noto per il suo apprezzato trio - e il contrabbassista e compositore di Amburgo Tobias von Glenck - con studi alla Hochschule der Künste di Zurigo - danno vita a un duo incentrato sull'interplay, che mette in scena le suggestive e diversificate composizioni di von Glenck. Importanti i riferimenti ...
Eskelin - Alcorn - Formanek: Mirage
by AAJ Italy Staff
Non so come e quando sia nato il sodalizio fra questi tre improvvisatori; ignoro se quella documentata da Mirage sia stata la loro unica esibizione dal vivo (nel novembre 2011 alla Towson University di Baltimora, dove Eskelin ha studiato e dove spesso ritorna con i suoi vari progetti) o se, prima o dopo, ci siano state ...
Sao Paulo Underground: Beija Flors Velho E Sujo
by Glenn Astarita
Once again this trio sounds like a larger unit and its capricious implementations remain a constant. The band's makeup contains an assortment of keys, percussion, electronics effects and other tools of the trade. Yet Chicago progressive jazz trumpeter Rob Mazurek is the primary soloist, sporting a big brassy tone and imposing presence. The musicians unify the ...
Dave Holland: Prism
by J Hunter
Although über-bassist Dave Holland made his bones with one of Miles Davis' early electric bands, the lion's share of the British native's own music has come from the acoustic side of the scale. As such, longtime Holland fans will receive a major shock with their first listen to Prism. Those fans will need open ears and ...
Larry Coryell: The Lift
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il chitarrista americano Larry Coryell ci colpisce in fondo all'anima con questo ottimo The Lift che quasi all'improvviso lo riproietta in climi per lui abbastanza desueti che richiamano l'energia dei progetti che lo videro protagonista dopo l'uscita dal gruppo di Gary Burton e prima del super gruppo Eleventh House. In particolare i riferimenti sembrano essere agli ...
Christian Wallumrod Ensemble: Outstairs
by John Kelman
After a four-year break following the biennial run of four recordings beginning with 2003's Sofienberg Variations and ending with 2009's Fabula Suite Lugano (all on ECM), Christian Wallumrød returns with Outstairs. Building on the strength of what came before, the pianist/composer continues to assert a clear identity with this slightly altered ensemble, not only capitalizing on ...
Terre di Mezzo: Danza Gialla
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nuovo CD per Terre di Mezzo, quartetto ben radicato nella “lettura italiana" del jazz (leggi quest'articolo di Libero Farné che illustra origini e poetica del gruppo), nella quale trovano spazio stilemi e ritmi della tradizione mediterranea, lirismo, sonorità popolari. Rispetto al precedente Faro (uscito per la Wide Sound), questo nuovo lavoro vede la fisarmonica di Luciano ...
Mary Halvorson Septet: Illusionary Sea
by Hrayr Attarian
Guitarist Mary Halvorson's Illusionary Sea is rich and intriguing filled with contrasting yet complementary motifs and patterns. Leading a septet of versatile and idiosyncratic musicians, Halvorson deftly entwines divergent musical threads into an elegant musical tapestry that bears her distinctive mark without overshadowing her band mates' individuality.The elaborately constructed pieces allow ample room for ...
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