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Marshall Gilkes: Sound Stories
by Dave Wayne
One thing evident from the outset of Marshall Gilkes' Sound Stories: this is a band that impresses with the sheer force of its Herculean chops and unbridled, ceaseless energy. Juilliard-educated and currently residing in Cologne, Germany, Gilkes is one of the most impressive young jazz trombonists to emerge in the last few years. Given the crop ...
The Gaddabouts: Look Out Now!
by Dan Bilawsky
Steve Gadd is the subject of much adoration and nerd-like obsession in drum circles. Several years ago, the drummer embarked on a clinic tour--dubbed Mission From Gadd--where he got up, spoke, and played a bit for his eager fans. At one of these appearances, at a Long Island high school, Gadd became the drum equivalent of ...
Allen Vizzutti: Ritzville
by Dan Bilawsky
There are very few trumpeters that can do it all and do it all well, but Allen Vizzutti is one of them. His storied career has included stints with Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, pianist Chick Corea, and trumpeter Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show Band. When he wasn't busy playing with one of these top-tier artists, he could ...
CLAZZ Ensemble & Frank Carlberg: Federico on Broadway
by Dave Wayne
Pianist/composer Frank Carlberg teams up with the Netherlands-based Clazz Ensemble for some truly off-kilter and wryly humorous musical mayhem on Federico on Broadway. Like Willem Breuker and Carla Bley, Carlberg's music has roots in the avant- garde but has gravitated slowly towards the tonal. Like Bley and Breuker, Carlberg has a humorous streak, and he's fond ...
RJ Spangler Trio: This Is What We Do
by Steve Bryant
Detroit has always been a home for a multitude of jazz traditions. From big band to swing, from hard bop to the avant-garde, any jazz style can be heard in a given week. The city has especially embraced the organ trio, that staple of neighborhood joints found throughout the urban landscape. Veteran drummer and bandleader RJ ...
Danny Green: A Thousand Ways Home
by Edward Blanco
Danny Green delivers his second album as leader with A Thousand Ways Home mirroring the same design he employed for his impressive debut With You In Mind (Alante, 2008). With a strong affinity for Brazilian, classical and jazz music, the San Diego pianist touched upon each of the genres in his first recording and continues his ...
Anat Cohen: Claroscuro
by AAJ Italy Staff
Colleghi di mutuo soccorso. Jason Lindner dà una mano a Anat Cohen che dà una mano a Daniel Freedman che poi ricambia/no nel disco della clarinettista di origini israeliane. Di sicuro a rimettere non c'è nessuno, perché questi aiuti reciproci cementano un interplay che nei dischi di ognuno si sente eccome. Anat Cohen evoca la pittura. ...
Max Ionata - Dado Moroni: Two for Duke
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per mettersi in discussione nella rivisitazione di un repertorio importante, e imponente, come quello firmato da Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn ci vuole una buona dosa di incoscienza e una grande passione per la figura che si vuole omaggiare. Ma a volte non basta, soprattutto quando si tratta di strade già percorse, di territori battuti in passato da ...
Phil Grenadier - Bruno Raberg Duo: Plunge
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se si escludono “Lonely Woman" di Ornette Coleman e “The Outermost Island" di Bruno Raberg la musica contenuta in Plunge è completamente improvvisata. In alcuni casi - “Area 51," “Triangulum," “Quadratic" - doppiamente improvvisata visto che Raberg al contrabbasso e Phil Granadier alla tromba interagiscono con la registrazione sviluppando nuovi spunti e tracciando nuove linee narrative. ...
Ran Blake – Christine Correa: Down Here Below – Tribute to Abbey Lincoln Volume One
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per omaggiare Abbey Lincoln, Ran Blake e Christine Correa scelgono la via più lontana da quel modello, per l'asciuttezza (almeno nell'organico, ridotto all'osso), di contro all'epica declamatorietà dell'indimenticata musa della Freedom Now Suite roachiana, di cui è qui riproposto “Freedom Day" (in due versioni come del resto “Down Here Below" della stessa Abbey Lincoln e “Christmas ...
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