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Tianna Hall and the Mexico City Jazz Trio: Two for the Road

Read "Two for the Road" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

It would be a mistake to dismiss vocalist Tianna Hall's fifth album Two For The Road as another collection of reinterpreted familiar workhorses. While it's true that the record consists exclusively of standards Hall's nuanced approach to them, and the inclusion of a couple of lesser-known songs, makes for a unique listening experience.The two ...

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Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge

Read "Burning Bridge" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Burning Bridge non è un ponte che si sta consumando tra le fiamme di un fuoco distruttore. Al contrario, il ponte di cui si parla nel titolo di questo bel disco arde in senso metaforico; le fiamme hanno potere taumaturgico, alimentano pathos e vitalità. La musica di Burning Bridge è una stimolante riflessione su principi opposti ...

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Ken Field: Sensorium: Music for Dance & Film

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by AAJ Italy Staff

C'è molta espressività, molta consapevolezza, molta anima, in questa musica dolente che sarà certamente utile al saxofonista e multistrumentista americano Ken Field per elaborare il lutto per la scomparsa della moglie Karen Aqua, dopo dieci anni di lotta contro il cancro. Karen era una animatrice che si applicava al cinema e alla televisione (per esempio producendo ...

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Stefano Sabatini Trio: Heart & Soul

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by AAJ Italy Staff

L'abusata formula del piano trio, a seconda dei musicisti che la adottano, può dar vita tanto a musica monotona che si basa su schemi consolidati quanto ad emozioni generate dalla giusta scintilla. Per l'album di Stefano Sabatini vale la seconda ipotesi. Questo perché il pianista ha molte cose da dire, e il titolo scelto per il ...

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BandOrkestra.55: Scorribanda

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Ama definirsi una sorta di “banda moderna," la BandOrkestra.55, che ha nel suo DNA la tradizione bandistica e quella delle orchestre popolari, unita a una innata propensione alla miscelatura di ingredienti stilistici differenti, dal jazz allo ska, dallo swing al funk. Inventata e diretta dal sassofonista Marco Castelli e forte di quattordici musicisti, la formazione compie ...

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J.J. Grey & Mofro: This River

Read "This River" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

Over the last five years, under the tutelage of JJ Grey, Mofro has evolved from a compact little swamp-funk blues band into a full-fledged r&b unit legitimately paying homage to the legacy of its native South. This River continues the evolution in that direction, redolent with all the confidence and authority of its predecessors.The ...

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Gregg Kallor: A Single Noon

Read "A Single Noon" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Solo piano recordings are risky. Even the acknowledged masters of the form--Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett--fall flat from time-to-time. Somehow, outside of an interactive ensemble, magic seems harder to conjure. Pianist Gregg Kallor tries his hand at going it alone on A Single Noon, a nine movement suite, a musical ode to life in New York City.

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We Want Groove: Rock Candy Funk Party

Read "Rock Candy Funk Party" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

This quartet repurposes the jazz-funk sounds of yesteryear into a tasteful, eclectic mix, packed with memorable compositions and aided by the crystalline recording process, enabling the music to breathe amid great detail and depth. Featuring blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa trading licks with guitarist Ron DeJesus, Rock Candy Funk Party was recorded at drummer Tal Bergman's ...

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Jesper Bodilsen: Scenografie

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Disco doppio del danese Jesper Bodilsen, noto da noi soprattutto per essere il contrabbassista dello splendido “trio danese" di Stefano Bollani, ma anche ottimo compositore e già autore di un disco a proprio nome, Short Stories for Dreamers, pubblicato dall Stunt Records. Qui Bodilsen si concede il lusso di missare due sessioni con due quartetti diversi, ...

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Pablo Ablanedo Octet(o): ReContraDoble

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Quella riunita per la registrazione di ReContraDoble è la terza edizione del Pablo Ablanedo Octet (dopo From Down There, Alegria), formazione che da oltre dieci anni si rivela come l'espressione più completa e compiuta della visione musicale del pianista e compositore argentino. Tra le fila delle varie formazioni sono passati musicisti di grande personalità come Ben ...


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