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Matt Nowlin Jazz Orchestra: The Good News!

Read "The Good News!" reviewed by Alex Marianyi

by Alex Marianyi

In a world full of negative media, the Matt Nowlin Jazz Orchestra only wants to talk about The Good News!. The good news is that Chicago- based composer/conductor Nowlin does not hesitate when referencing the great big bands of the past; however, this attitude does not keep him or his soloists from exploring new territory as ...

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Jamie Ruben: Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene

Read "Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

With his debut album as leader, Canadian guitarist Jamie Ruben leads a quintet of Toronto's finest session and touring players in carving out a groove of relaxed and laidback light jazz on Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene. Inspired by the music of Medeski, Martin & Wood, The Bad Plus and the incomparable Frank Zappa, Ruben's music attempts a tasteful hybrid ...

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Shauli Einav: Opus One

Read "Opus One" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Opus One si potrebbe liquidare velocemente come un album neo-bop venato da atmosfere mediterranee e mediorientali. Niente di sorprendete se si pensa che Shauli Einav, il leader dell'ensemble, è l'ennesimo talento israeliano migrato nella grande mela e lì immediatamente inserito nella vivace scena musicale. Solo che a differenza della maggior parte degli ormai illustri colleghi, Einav ...

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Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: ETO

Read "ETO" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

In addition to an ever-changing array of small combos, tireless Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii continues to lead four international big bands, each based in a different city (Kobe, Nagoya, New York and Tokyo). Of the four, her New York based Orchestra is both her oldest and most prolific, having maintained virtually the same line-up since 1997. ...

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Michael Feinberg: With Many Hands

Read "With Many Hands" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Dischi come questo fanno ben sperare per le sorti future del jazz. Vi si intravede una forte personalità musicale, che il ventitreenne contrabbassista di Atlanta esercita sia sul piano compositivo che su quello dell'organizzazione sonora. Intorno a lui cinque altrettanto giovani musicisti, pronti a portare entusiasmo e un trascinante groove contemporaneo, tra suoni acustici ed elettrici. ...

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Sasha Masakowski and Musical Playground: Wishes

Read "Wishes" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Growing up in the Big Easy can be a blessing or a burden. The musical streets of New Orleans were paved with the glorious sounds of Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet, second line parades, and brass bands galore, making it a heavenly place for those wishing to soak their ears in the sounds of jazz from ...

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Eddie Mendenhall: Cosine Meets Tangent

Read "Cosine Meets Tangent" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Per il suo debutto da leader, il giovane pianista Eddie Mendenhall ha scelto di avvalersi dell'esperienza di Mark Sherman, e di realizzare insieme al vibrafonista una prima linea espressiva basata su molti scambi melodici e reciproci momenti di primo piano. Cosine Meets Tangent propone una scaletta quasi esclusivamente basata su originali, nei quali si rintraccia la ...

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Jeff Hackworth: Night Owl

Read "Night Owl" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

New York saxophonist Jeff Hackworth--who performs in the style of jazz greats like Gene Ammons, David “Fathead" Newman and Stanley Turrentine--keeps the tradition alive on Night Owl. Leaving the standard piano trio behind, Hackworth recaptures the saxophone/organ blend made so popular by Lou Donaldson and takes it a step further by adding vibraphone to the mix. ...

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Niqu: 27

Read "27" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Partiamo dalla perla dell'album. Una versione di “Hurt" di Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) che pur non raggiungendo la drammaticità dell'interpretazione di Johnny Cash, si articola in maniera convincente tra l'indimenticabile melodia esposta dal sax tenore di Ulrich Pletscher, la frammentazione ritmica della batteria di Martin Meyer e le divagazioni leggermente asimmetriche del pianoforte di Niculin ...

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Michele Fazio: Visione passeggera

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Visione passeggera è il disco in piano solo di Michele Fazio, con il quale il musicista e compositore barese rende la colonna sonora del recital prodotto da Angelo Tumminelli “A cuore aperto," di e con Sergio Rubini. Si tratta di un lavoro che riesce anche a vivere lontano dalla parte visiva per il quale è stato ...


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