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Hera: Where My Complete Beloved Is
by Eyal Hareuveni
It may be symbolic that the albums of the innovative Polish ensemble Hera are released by the label Multikulti. After all, the label's name follows Don Cherry's all-embracing vision of a new world music, a vision where distant and foreign traditions enrich each other, artificial genre distinctions and geographical boundaries are blurred, and stereotypical divisions between ...
Spyro Gyra: A Foreign Affair
by AAJ Italy Staff
Odori caraibici, jazz in senso ampio e soluzioni vagamente pop: sono questi gli elementi che caratterizzano il nuovo lavoro targato Spyro Gyra, caratteristiche che ne hanno segnato - con risultati alterni - l'intera carriera. A Foreign Affair è un contenitore dove trova posto una musica a volte trascurabile, come testimoniato dall'iniziale “Caribe," ma altre volte più ...
Olavi Trio & Friends: Triologia
by Raul d'Gama Rose
In his fine dissertation, “The Descriptive Grammar of the Ground--Almost Complete Poems" Brazilian poet Manoel de Barros wrote of the poetry that exists in everything, if one chooses to see it. The Beat poets, especially Allen Ginsberg, echoed this belief in emotive poetry. Similarly, Olavi and Friends--albeit in ways a lot more extreme than the Paul ...
Mouse on Mars: Parastrophics
by AAJ Italy Staff
Tra le formazioni più longeve, originali e al tempo stesso inconfondibili dell'elettronica europea, i Mouse on Mars di Jan St. Werner e Andi Toma si fanno trovare alla prova di un nuovo disco in studio con idee ben chiare e energie da vendere. Giù il cappello: se dopo quasi vent'anni la loro musica riesce ancora a ...
Tish Oney: Sweet Youth
by Gregg Akkerman
In previous offerings from singer Tish Oney, she surrounded herself in the trappings of traditionally sized jazz combos, but on Sweet Youth she eschews safety in numbers for the nowhere-to-hide texture of voice and guitar. This baker's dozen of standards and original songs dispels any doubts that the recently doctored Oney (University of Southern California, Jazz ...
Josh Ginsburg: Zembla Variations
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo una carriera di sideman conteso, al fianco di artisti diversissimi quali Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeremy Pelt e Jeff “Tain" Watts, Josh Ginsburg esordisce come leader. Il bassista di Brooklyn ha assemblato un quartetto compatto e di grande preparazione tecnica ed ha registrato proprie composizioni scritte negli ultimi cinque anni, se se ne eccettua una, risalente all'inizio ...
Anders Jormin: Ad Lucem
by John Kelman
It may be frustrating when an artist releases albums infrequently, but when quality trumps quantity all is forgiven. Swedish bassist Anders Jormin's discography as a leader remains small--just eleven records as a leader since his auspicious 1988 Dragon debut, Eight Pieces. Still, with a high profile résumé sporting fellow ECM label mates such as pianist Bobo ...
Sergio Cammariere: Sergio Cammariere
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dodici brani, dieci canzoni e due strumentali, compongono questo nuovo lavoro di Sergio Cammariere, che giunge a poco più di due anni dal precedente Carovane (novembre 2009). Non senza qualche significativa novità, in particolare sul versante testuale, non più appannaggio pressoché esclusivo di Roberto Kunstler, ma allargato a Giulio Casale (due brani), Sergio Sacchi e all'accoppiata ...
Karen Johns & Company: Peach
by C. Michael Bailey
Singer/actress/dancer Karen Johns flirts hard with novelty on Peach, stopping at the point of faithful historiography. Her third recording features songs from her swing-jazz musical Once There Was a Peach, songs that emphasize swing era girl-group vocal chops flavored with a splash of mint julep. Johns sings most of the lead and harmony parts, a nifty ...
Leni Stern: Sabani
by James Nadal
The West African country of Mali is positively identified as a primordial source of the stringed instrumentation of American popular music rooted in blues and jazz. Renowned guitarist Leni Stern first sought out Mali's rich musical culture years back, and now comes full circle with the release of Sabani--composed, performed, and recorded entirely on African soil.
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