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Simone Daclon Trio: Growing
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il livello dei pianisti italiani è sempre stato alto e l'esordio di Simone Daclon è un'ulteriore conferma di questa realtà. Nato a Milano 31 anni fa, Daclon ha iniziato lo studio dello strumento all'età di sette, iniziando sul piano i suoi studi classici per poi dirigersi verso il jazz. La frequenza al conservatorio non s'è interrotta. ...
Hristo Vitchev / Weber Iago: Heartmony
by Karl Ackermann
Surprisingly few piano and guitar duos have been recorded in the jazz genre. Perhaps it is that the instruments work together best when the music is highly nuanced and, frankly, nuance can be boring. Bulgarian guitarist Hristo Vitchev and Latin Grammy-nominated pianist Weber Iago have managed to avoid the abyss of ennui very nicely on Heartmony, ...
Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms: Spacer
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nelle mani di Adasiewicz il vibrafono sta conoscendo un'ulteriore rinascenza. Specie per la capacità del solista di utilizzare lo strumento sia in funzione ultra percussiva (vedi il lavoro nel gruppo Sound Is di Rob Mazurek) sia squisitamente melodica, jazzistica. Il trio Sun Rooms, qui alla seconda prova discografica dopo il primo disco omonimo, studia un possibile ...
Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode
by John Kelman
The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001 (Nonesuch, 2011) provided an opportunity to reassess Brad Mehldau's rapid trajectory, though the trio that established him as one of the past two decades' most important pianists was long gone. If Jorge Rossy's replacement in 2005 seemed to open the trio up more, it's perhaps because drummer Jeff Ballard ...
Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon
by Larry Taylor
In 1958 Pianist Ahmad Jamal burst on the scene with At the Pershing: But Not for Me (Argo Records), which contained the runaway hit “Poinciana." The song's impact was such that it remains Jamal's signature tune to this day. As sometimes comes with popular success, some jazz critics pulled back, but his championing by other musicians, ...
Steve Lehman Trio: Dialect Fluorescent
by Mark Corroto
Decoding the music of saxophonist Steve Lehman has become a diversion for many a jazz listener (and critic). Sometimes composed with the help of programming software, his harmonies are meshed with mercurial rhythms. When played by his octet, his music gives the impression that it requires a scorecard to keep tabs on its perplexing complexities.
Duck Baker Trio: Amnesia in Trastevere
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il chitarrista Duck Baker ritorna in compagnia del suo trio per dare un seguito al brillante disco d'esordio, The Waltz Lesson. Non cambiano i compagni e la formula, basata su composizioni originali (con l'unica eccezione di un brano di Monk, da sempre tra le maggiori ispirazioni del chitarrista) interpretate con un grande senso dello swing e ...
Tribal Tech: X
by John Kelman
It's been more than ten years since Tribal Tech's last release, and if this uncompromising fusion group was beginning to show signs of wear and tear by the time of Rocket Science (ESC, 2000), its return to recording proves that sometimes a hiatus can be a healthy thing. After working through a number of personnel shifts, ...
Hiroe Sekine: After The Rainfall
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Hiroe Sekine's graceful touch and pleasant musical disposition are apparent from the first downbeat on After The Rainfall, but they don't make this an underwhelming affair. The record certainly has its share of gentle aural pleasantries, but that isn't the end of the story. Fusion-laced revisions of Thelonious Monk, swinging, up-tempo blues, and Brazilian getaways ...
Melissa Stylianou: Silent Movie
by AAJ Italy Staff
Silent Movie è il quarto album per Melissa Stylianou. La cantante canadese si destreggia con la sua voce vellutata e intimista tra standard di jazz e cover di classici pop, blues e folk, offrendoci un disco molto variegato ma omogeneo grazie anche ad arrangiamenti impeccabili che sanno valorizzare al meglio il suo grande talento. Basta già ...
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