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Negroni's Trio: On The Way

Read "On The Way" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Pianist José Negroni and his son, drummer Nomar Negroni, showcase their cross-genre versatility on On The Way--its unifying theme, a mélange of European melodic motifs and Latin romanticism, giving cohesion to this, their seventh release. “Matices" opens with José Negroni's harp-like flowing lines, dramatically echoing in the silent pauses. It evolves into a ...

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Collettivo Bassesfere: Senza Alibi

Read "Senza Alibi" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Se esistesse una via nuova per la musica di origine jazzistica il disco Senza Alibi sarebbe su quella strada. Da vent'anni i membri di Bassesfere perseguono l'idea di fare ricerca e proporre musica nuova per le nostre orecchie. Giunti a Bologna da tutte le parti d'Italia, i musicisti del collettivo hanno rivitalizzato la scena jazzistica non ...

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Paul Lytton - Nate Wooley [+ Ikue Mori & Ken Vandermark]: The Nows

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Per quanto gli improvvisatori più sensibili partano sempre da una prospettiva di massima apertura nei confronti di colleghi, anche e soprattutto di geografie e generazioni differenti dalla propria, perché scatti davvero una scintilla speciale, di quelle che fanno andare oltre l'aspettato [che è spesso in agguato anche in musiche che vivono dell'inaspettato] ci vuole sempre un ...

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Martin Tingvall: En ny dag

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Svedese quanto basta. Trasferito anche lui come molti connazionali in Germania da diversi anni. Titolare di un buon trio che da alcuni anni molti critici ritengono uno dei più godibili a livello “nordico". Pianista sicuramente discreto, convinto e attento. En ny dag (Un nuovo giorno) è il suo primo lavoro solistico. Melanconico, invernale. Agli ombrosi e ...

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David Ullmann Quintet: Falling

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Sette brani scritti da David Ullmann compongono la scaletta del suo Falling, album con il quale il chitarrista di base a New York riprende e dà seguito al suo percorso da leader iniziato con il precedente Hidden del 2005. In questa nuova occasione si avvale del fondamentale supporto - per quel che riguarda il sentiero melodico ...

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Gabriel Alegria Afro Peruvian Sextet: Ciudad De Los Reyes

Read "Ciudad De Los Reyes" reviewed by Skip Heller

by Skip Heller

Trumpeter Gabriel Alegria has all but issued a mission statement to establish and cultivate a Peruvian/jazz style. Unlike most styles of Latin music, like montuno-based Afro-Cuban and bossa nova, Peruvian music does not stem from the clave rhythm, but instead from 12/8 (or 6/8, depending on who is your resident self-proclaimed expert). In short, it's a ...

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Pamela Hines Trio: 3.2.1.

Read "3.2.1." reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Pianist Pamela Hines has been busy on the jazz scene for fifteen years, producing many excellent CDs featuring her quartets and quintets, as well as pairings with several top-notch vocalists. A first-rate composer of engaging and memorable tunes who put out one of the coolest Christmas albums, New Christmas (Spice Rack, 2008), she should be better ...

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The Odd Trio: Birth of The Minotaur

Read "Birth of The Minotaur" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

The dual themes running through The Odd Trio's genre-bending The Birth of the Minotaur are jam band-inspired spontaneity and intensely melodic and almost theatrical impressionism. Even though Greek mythology is the source of their inspiration the dozen pieces bear hints of cinematic scores, blues and rock in addition to Mediterranean folk music. “Pasiphae's ...

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Fabrizio Sferra Quartet: Untitled #28

Read "Untitled #28" reviewed by Alex Franquelli

by Alex Franquelli

It sounds great. It really does. It happens every time a record flows in such a way that it's possible to actually enjoy its variations, contrasts and colors. Yes, colors; Untitled #28 is full of them.Musically, for instance; the sound shaped by drummer Fabrizio Sferra's quartet is one which toys with perceptions of intensity ...

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AA.VV.: The Best of Perception & Today Records

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Storia di eclettismo e di una certa sfacciataggine produttiva quella dell'etichetta Perception, attiva per meno di un decennio a cavallo tra gli anni Sessanta e Settanta. Una storia in cui “siedono" fianco a fianco senza problemi differenti espressioni della cultura afroamericana del periodo, dal jazz al soul, dalla poetry a quella musica da ballo che di ...


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