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Trilok Gurtu with Simon Phillips & the NDR Big Band: 21 Spices

Read "21 Spices" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
April 27, 2011

There's a certain logic underlying the union of percussionist/composer Trilok Gurtu and the NDR Big-band, as both have proved themselves open to musical exploration over the years. Gurtu, in particular, has consistently blurred the boundaries of music, and it is characteristic of his way of thinking to employ Simon Phillips--ostensibly a rock drummer-- with a jazz ...

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Niccolò Faraci: Tokyo 2674

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 27, 2011

"La realizzazione di questo progetto ha richiesto oltre dieci mesi di preparazione sia nell'arrangiamento e nella stesura delle partiture che nella costruzione di una tecnologia di supporto allo sviluppo di un determinato suono basato sull'interazione tra strumenti tradizionali e sintesi analogico-digitale, musica spettrale, multifocalità, contrappunto e influenze di generi provenienti da molteplici esperienze". Abbiamo riportato per ...

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AGOGIC: AGOGIC

by Troy Collins
April 27, 2011

Defined as “accenting a musical note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value," AGOGIC is the evocative name adopted by the seasoned front-line of multi-instrumentalist Andrew D'Angelo (alto saxophone, bass clarinet) and trumpet player Cuong Vu for a multi-generational collective featuring electric bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Evan Woodle, two of Seattle's most promising ...

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Mike Marshall: An Adventure 1999-2009

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 27, 2011

Nel corso dei suoi 30 anni di carriera, il mandolinista Mike Marshall è stato uno dei principali esponenti del filone della New Acoustic Music americana, ovvero la versione 'progressiva' del country/bluegrass, rigorosamente strumentale e acustico, che si è affermato a partire dalla metà degli anni '70 grazie a personaggi come David Grisman, Darol Anger, Béla Fleck ...

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Nicholas Urie: My Garden

Read "My Garden" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
April 27, 2011

Nicholas Urie made an impressive footprint with the release of his Excerpts From and Online Dating Service (Red Piano Records, 2009). The composer/arranger modus operandi changes little on My Garden, where he takes his texts from the poetry of West Coast writer Charles Bukowski (1920-1994), and weaves them into provocative and often violent tapestries of contemporary ...

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Eliane Elias: Plays Live

Read "Plays Live" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 27, 2011

Quando un pianista o una pianista (come in questo caso) può sedersi sullo sgabello avendo come partner il bassista Marc Johnson e il batterista Joey Baron, state certi che l'occasione non andrà sprecata. Se poi il bassista è anche il partner nella vita, tanto meglio. La pianista brasiliana Eliane Elias conferma l'assunto precedente in questo bel ...

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Bobby Selvaggio: Grass Roots Movement

Read "Grass Roots Movement" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 27, 2011

Bobby Selvaggio's Grass Roots Movement, marks his sixth release as leader and second outing for Arabesque Records. This quintet record follows his 2009 disc Modern Times, recorded with veteran pianist Kenny Werner. Here, the saxophonist employs some new names, an electric groove, but no worries, the musicianship retains the highest standards. Here he switches ...

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Parco della Musica Jazz Orchestra & Maurizio Giammarco: Open on Sunday

Read "Open on Sunday" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 26, 2011

La PMJO è l'orchestra residente dell'Auditorium Parco della Musica e si caratterizza come un progetto a lungo termine voluto dalla Fondazione Musica per Roma. La formazione è composta attualmente da 17 elementi diretti da Maurizio Giammarco. Alcuni dei suoi componenti provengono dal Roma Jazz Ensemble e contribuiscono in modo significativo al lavoro collettivo. Nata nel luglio ...

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Kirk MacDonald Quartet: Songbook Vol. 2

Read "Songbook Vol. 2" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
April 26, 2011

Saxophonist Kirk MacDonald--an exemplary player, composer, band leader and educator--has established himself as one of Canada's premier jazz musicians. His compositions are geared to mainstream jazz, but he uses several tributaries to blood them and generate nuggets of energy and rumination. MacDonald's integrity as a player is defined by his versatility. He can ...

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The Drops: Falling from the Sky

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 26, 2011

Nella copertina stile Margritte si vedono i tre protagonisti dell'incisione in versione per metà gentleman con bombetta e per metà novelli Mary Poppins. Ecco proprio il british style, l'aplomb britannico contraddistingue Falling from the Sky con la musica che scende leggera come una primaverile pioggerellina londinese. Sax, chitarra e batteria si muovono a passi felpati, senza ...