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Muta: Bricolage

Read "Bricolage" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

La flautista calabrese Alessandra Rombolà, l'arpista gallese Rhodri Davies e il percussionista norvegese Ingar Zach, tutti discreti giramondo, compongono il trio Muta, di cui questo Bricolage (titolo assai emblematico) è stato inciso nell'aprile 2009 ed è edito dalla libanese Al Maslakh. Vi convivono in sostanziale equità (e simbiosi) rumorismo ed elettronica, lungo tracciati marcatamente sperimentali a ...

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Mrafi: Desertificati

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Il jazz, o della soda caustica. Il quartetto guidato da Edoardo Marraffa non fa che riannodare le fila di un discorso iniziato nel 2006 con La terra di Giubba (RaiTrade), basato su un jazz contorto, arrovellato, cerebrale. Caustico, appunto. Contrazioni e distensioni, sbiadimenti e accensioni rapidissime condotte dai sassofoni abrasivi - un lanciafiamme nelle mani di ...

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Piron's New Orleans Orchestra: Piron's New Orleans Orchestra

Read "Piron's New Orleans Orchestra" reviewed by Andrew J. Sammut

by Andrew J. Sammut

Listeners accustomed to the wail and stomp of early New Orleans jazz might be surprised to hear the whisper and glide of Piron's New Orleans Orchestra. While famed pioneers such as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Johnny Dodds spoke from the earthy tradition of the outdoor parade, Piron's orchestra illustrated the smooth sounds of indoor entertainment. ...

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Aldo Romano: Complete Communion to Don Cherry

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Alla guida di un quartetto italo francese composto da Fabrizio Bosso, Géraldine Laurent e Henri Texier, Aldo Romano rende omaggio alla figura di Don Cherry con le dodici tracce di Complete Communion, progetto estemporaneo divenuto poi stabile e oggi un disco per la Dreyfus. Si tratta di un viaggio di sicuro impatto attraverso il cammino artistico ...

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Either/Orchestra: Mood Music for Time Travelers

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by Ian Patterson

As saxophonist/founder Russ Gershon has noted, the 25-year history of the Either/Orchestra constitutes a quarter of jazz's eventful history. The changes in this large ensemble's music in part reflect wider trends and at the same time are the results of an organic evolution as members have come and gone. In the early years, Gershon plumbed the ...

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Jason Robinson: The Two Faces of Janus

Read "The Two Faces of Janus" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

In Roman mythology, Janus signified the god of entryways and beginnings, amid two heads that looked to the past and future. On The Two Faces of Janus, however, saxophonist Jason Robinson revealsa multi-contextual and many-sided stance, while maximizing the talents of his estimable support system. Robinson soars to a zenith during his alliances with ...

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Massimo De Mattia: Atto di dolore

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Musica inquieta, come sempre, quella di Massimo De Mattia, flautista friulano qui accompagnato dal fido Denis Biason alla chitarra (clicca qui per leggere la recensione del loro recente Duel2), dal pianista Bruno Cesselli e dal percussionista sloveno Zlatko Kaucic. Siamo su territori di confine tra l'improvvisazione radicale, l'avanguardia jazzistica (a sprazzi e con le debite proporzioni ...

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Wadada Leo Smith - Ed Blackwell: The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer

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by AAJ Italy Staff

C'è voluto un quarto di secolo perchè questo meraviglioso lavoro venisse pubblicato, ma mai come in questo caso l'attesa è stata premiata dalla combinazione tra un esito artistico di grande emozione e una collocazione storico/cronologica ancora più definita. È un incontro magico quello fra la tromba di Wadada Leo Smith e la batteria di Ed Blackwell ...

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Nicholas Urie: My Garden

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by Mark Corroto

First thoughts of accompanying the poetry of Charles Bukowski to music are predisposed to the techniques of Tom Waits and his post-beatnik circus. Composer/arranger Nicholas Urie takes another path, instead, orchestrating his 12-piece big band towards an alternative rendition and deeper understanding.Like his previous Excerpts From An Online Dating Service (Red Piano, 2009) ,where ...

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Yaron Herman Trio: Follow the White Rabbit

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Dotato di eleganza e asciuttezza, lo stile di Yaron Herman ha ben impressionato il pubblico del jazz. Promettente giocatore di basket fino a diventare membro della nazionale di Israele, ma reduce da un grave infortunio, il pianista israeliano prosegue la sua opera dopo A Time for Everything e Muse. In questo Follow the White Rabbit, più ...


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