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Antonella Montrasio & Max De Aloe Quartet: Pingo Pingando
by AAJ Italy Staff
E' su iniziativa della cantante Antonella Montrasio che si realizza questo piacevole spaccato musicale sul compositore brasiliano Tom Jobim. Il progetto prende corpo attraverso la sinergia delle esecuzioni; la voce della Montrasio è sempre calda e armoniosa e supportata costantemente dai partners che si svincolano solo durante le loro parti estemporanee eseguite puntualmente con equilibrio. Meticolosa ...
Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet: Stellar Pulsations
by Troy Collins
Originally schooled in the foundations of hard bop, cornetist Rob Mazurek, quickly surpassed the form's conventional limitations; his multihued electro-acoustic work over the past two decades has subsequently drawn inspiration from numerous genres besides jazz. Mazurek's unfettered creativity and stalwart leadership skills have thereby cemented his reputation as a key figure in the Chicago scene--primarily as ...
Ro Sham Beaux: Ro Sham Beaux
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dietro una sigla enigmatica e curiosa come Ro Sham Beaux si celano quattro studenti del New England Conservatory che al termine di un jam session nell' ottobre del 2009 decidono di condividere visioni musicali e interessi comuni emersi durante quella felice esperienza. Due anni dopo entrano in sala di registrazione e danno alle stampe per la ...
John Surman: Saltash Bells
by AAJ Italy Staff
Proprio quarant'anni fa John Surman pubblicava per la Help (sottoetichetta della Island Records dedicata ai progetti musicali più sperimentali) il suo primo disco registrato completamente in solitudine, Westering Home. Cinque album analoghi gli avrebbero fatto seguito, tra il 1979 e il 1994, per la ECM, da Upon Reflection che marcò il suo esordio da titolare per ...
Lawrence Casserley & Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg: Mouth Wind
by John Eyles
Recorded in May, 2010 at Lawrence Casserley's studio in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, Mouth Wind is a happy pairing of Casserley's signal processing with the idiosyncratic vocals of Belgium's Jean-Michel van Schouwburg, a pairing which benefits both of them greatly. The duo format suits each of the two in a different way; in larger groupings such ...
Thelonius: Reminisce
by Bruce Lindsay
It's that pesky Bristol scene again. 2012 has already seen some fine albums emanating from the English city--Busnoys' By Tapering Torchlight (Tall Guy Records) and Andy Hague's Cross My Palm (Ooh-Err Records) are just two examples. Now along comes Reminisce, from the five-piece Thelonius, to further enhance the city's reputation for quality music.Guitarist Tim ...
Oxygene8: Loop 1
by Glenn Astarita
The musicians laid out an interesting paradigm to serve as the basis for Loop 1-- where one composition is delineated upon a continuous loop. However, this factor may not seem wholly intuitive after a few initial listens. It's largely about structure and improvisation, centered on an expansive framework, based on a concept originated by touch guitarist ...
Andrea Brachfeld: Lady Of The Island
by Dan Bilawsky
Andrea Brachfeld's association with Charanga '76, Wayne Wallace, Tipica Ideal, Tito Puente and many others helped to establish her as the first flute lady of Latin jazz, but that designation, while flattering, is limiting. Lady Of The Island posits that she's actually been a closeted straight ahead player all along. For her fifth leader date, and ...
Musik For Seks Elektriske Guitarer: Musik For Seks Elektriske Guitarer
by Eyal Hareuveni
Music For Six Electric Guitars was created by Danish guitarist Anders Lauge Meldgaard--member of the music and arts collective yoyooyoy--who wanted to expose the mysteries of the electric guitar. Meldgaard began to focus on the idea of a six-electric guitar choir after traveling through Mali and Burkina Faso, encountering the local music--its simplicity, discipline and tightly ...
Jeff Hamilton with the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble: Time Passes On
by Edward Blanco
One of the premier college jazz bands in the country joins forces with one of the most significant big band drummers alive today for Time Passes On, as the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble invites Grammy Award-winning drummer Jeff Hamilton for a live recording at Chicago's legendary Jazz Showcase. Under the leadership of Bob Lark, a renowned ...
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