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Hristo Vitchev / Weber Iago: Heartmony
by C. Michael Bailey
Guitarist Hristo Vitchev is a musician of a rare type: one who makes music composition sound easy. As evidenced by his intricately complex The Perperikon Suite (First Orbit Sounds, 2011), it isn't as easy as it seems. On Heartmony, Vitchev teams with his regular collaborator, pianist Weber Iago, for a suite of duets that are as ...
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Current
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'idea era quella di fondere i ritmi della tradizione brasiliana con la fusion degli anni'80. Un'idea non certo brillantissima e a conti fatti abbastanza retrò, che però potrà soddisfare i nostalgici del genere. Neto suona pianoforte, Fender Rhodes e flauto con grande perizia su una risaputa onda ritmica che caratterizza un progetto non certo all'altezza delle ...
São Paulo Underground: Três Cabenças Loucuras
by Raul d'Gama Rose
As the great tradition of Brazilian music swept down in all its glory from the sertão, into the river basins, and gradually to the urban areas of Rio and São Paulo, several mavericks remained in the vanguard, continuing to cross-pollinate the music as it gathered in strength and momentum. Among the first of these was Hermeto ...
Matt Smiley: Quartet Art
by Florence Wetzel
Colorado-based bassist Matt Smiley is an excellent example of the virtues of musical versatility. His résumé includes performing internationally at the Montreux, North Sea, and Montreal Jazz festivals; premiering John Hilliard's 2nd Piano Concerto at the Kennedy Center; presenting his own arrangements of bassist Dave Holland's seminal “Conference of the Birds"; playing with a funk band; ...
Heiri Känzig Quintet: Paris - Buenos Aires
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo il debutto con l'album Buenos Aires, il nuovo progetto della formazione guidata da Känzig ripropone i valori musicali che ne hanno decretato il suo successo al di là delle Alpi: temi cantabili che si snodano languidamente, lirici assoli e suggestivi impasti timbrici caratterizzati dal connubio tra il flicorno di Matthieu Michel e il bandoneon di ...
Jenny Scheinman: Mischief and Mayhem
by Ian Patterson
The title of violinist Jenny Scheinman's sixth album as leader tells much of, but not the whole story. Playful and daring, with memorable melodies rubbing shoulders with arresting improvisations, there's an irresistible freshness and vigor about the music. However, there are more layers to peel away, and great subtlety and lyricism reveal themselves upon each subsequent ...
Jacob Deaton: Tribulation
by Hrayr Attarian
Jacob Deaton, virtuoso guitarist and Atlanta native, has assembled an energetic quintet for his debut, Tribulations. The five gig together regularly in and around their hometown, building the strong camaraderie they exhibit here, yet each has his own, unique voice. This makes the group sound like a dynamic entity in its own right, not merely the ...
Michael Mantler: For Two
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se risulta evidente che è la puntigliosa scrittura di Mantler a determinare le strutture, le dinamiche e il senso musicale complessivo dei singoli episodi, bisognerebbe anche capire quali pronunce, enfasi, coloriture, vibrazioni sono concesse e dovute all'improvvisazione dei due interpreti. Ogni composizione (alcune di brevità aforistica quasi weberniana, altre sviluppate in modo più dilatato e narrativo) ...
Tony Cattano - Marta Raviglia: Vocione
by AAJ Italy Staff
La voce di Marta Raviglia e il trombone 'dalla voce umana' di Tony Cattano, si incontrano in un disco intitolato appunto Vocione, che prende a prestito un pò tutto quello che c'è nel mondo della musica: non solo il jazz di Monk, di cui sono interpretati tre brani in una medley, ma anche la bossa nova ...
Mark Sherman: L. A. Sessions
by Larry Taylor
Vibraphonist Mark Sherman has had a longstanding desire to release an album featuring some of his favorite bebop and standard tunes. Now, in L.A. Sessions, this dream comes true, with happy results.These jazz gems from a half-century ago are played in the tradition, but Sherman and his cohorts lovingly add luster. Chief help comes ...
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