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Splashgirl: Field Day Rituals

Read "Field Day Rituals" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

In recent years, as ever-increasing numbers of piano-bass-drums trios have appeared on the scene and released their debut albums, it has become a truism that any such group needs to have its own unique selling point to distinguish it from the crowd. It is no longer enough to write or cover good songs and to play ...

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Hristo Vitchev Quartet: Familiar Fields

Read "Familiar Fields" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey

New Age jazz from a guitarist very much in the Pat Metheny tradition. Hristo Vitchev was born in Bulgaria but now lives--as do a great many other New Agers--in San Francisco. He wrote the music on this album some time ago but says the songs “were constantly searching for their own voice, their own identity, and ...

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Ivo Neame: Yatra

Read "Yatra" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Qualcuno lo avrà già ascoltato come membro del London's Loop Collective e dunque musicalmente impegnato su più fronti, ma il giovane pianista Ivo Neame, già fattosi notare col trio Phronesis, sforna il suo lavoro più riuscito, Yatra, in cui alla guida di un ottetto, oltre che come solido musicista, si consacra anche e sopratutto quale compositore ...

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Lorenz Raab: Expanded

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Registrato dal vivo durante una delle ultime edizioni del festival jazz di Saalfelden che, ogni fine agosto, delizia da anni migliaia di appassionati nelle verdi vallate salisburghesi, Expanded è uno dei migliori lavori discografici del prolifico trombettista austriaco Lorenz Raab, spesso indicato quale uno dei più creativi e attenti ricercatori di new sound dell'area mitteleuropea. Onnivoro ...

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Justin Walter: Stars

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Questo album del trombettista Justin Walter suona piuttosto peculiare ed a tratti misterioso: forse saranno i ritmi circolari, oppure le elucubrazioni dei fiati, o magari l'angolarità delle composizioni e la loro stessa scansione temporale. Non si sa e magari è meglio così, anche se la curiosità rimane. Dieci brani su undici sono composizioni originali scritte da ...

Article: Album Review

Mike Wofford - Holly Hofmann Quintet: Turn Signal

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Mike Wofford e Holly Hofmann sono presenti da oltre un trentennio sulla scena statunitense: con questo Turn Signal compendiano in sette brani, un paio di originali e cinque composizioni di autori più o meno loro coetanei, i tratti fondamentali del loro stile. Con una carriera costellata di importanti collaborazioni, i due riuniscono qui un quintetto dalla ...

Article: Album Review

Nils-Christopher: We Can Be

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Linee melodiche delicate, atteggiamento generale pop oriented, voce in primo piano e arrangiamenti di contorno curati nel dettaglio, anche se mai tesi ad alcun tipo di ricerca e sperimentazione. Sono questi gli elementi principali che caratterizzano We Can Be, l'album di debutto firmato dal cantante Nils-Christopher Vögler. In scaletta troviamo undici originali scritti dal leader, che ...

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Lajos Dudas: Live at Porgy & Bess

Read "Live at Porgy & Bess" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Budapest born and Überlingen (southern Germany) based clarinetist Lajos Dudas is one of the few, contemporary virtuosos of this woodwind in the realm of jazz. His mastery over every nuance of his instrument allows him to exploit the full breadth of its musical range with delightful ease.The extent of Dudas' talents are heard on ...

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Francesca Han: Ascetic

Read "Ascetic" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Coming just a few months after the striking Illusion (Audioguy, 2012)--a vibrant trio recording featuring guest trumpeter Ralph Alessi--pianist Francesca Han's first recorded foray into the world of solo piano reveals a musician in a rich vein of form indeed. Stemming from the Illusion sessions, eight of the ten tracks are the fruit of an impromptu ...

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Grace Kelly: Grace Kelly: Live at Scullers

Read "Grace Kelly: Live at Scullers" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor

Grace Kelly is indeed a prodigy on alto sax, having made her first recording at 12. Two years ago, at 18, her sixth album was released The Man with the Hat (Pazz Productions), a collaboration with the renowned Phil Woods on alto. That CD turned up the spotlight on her genius, bringing her increased ...


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