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Article: My Favourite Things

Federico Nuti e il Questionario di Proust

by Paolo Peviani
October 13, 2022

Il tratto principale della mia musica La dinamica e lo sviluppo del racconto. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me L'essere disposti a suonare male prima di trovare qualcosa che funzioni. Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice La prima volta che ho ...

Article: Live Review

Monterey Jazz Festival at 65: Let it Happen

by Josef Woodard
October 5, 2022

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, CA September 23-25, 2022 For the finale of the arena portion of this year's Monterey Jazz Festival programming, Gregory Porter channeled one of the aspects which make him special in the jazz pantheon, as spirit mover with gospel roots, and with show biz instincts ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Thumbscrew, Mali Obomsawin and John Escreet

by Maurice Hogue
October 3, 2022

A few new releases by trios to contemplate and explore in this episode, highlighted by the latest from Thumbscrew, that stellar threesome of Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek and Tomas Fujiwara. Multi-colored Midnight is one of their best to date. Also on the bill, pianist John Escreet, The Bad Plus's latest with new members Ben Monder and ...

Article: Hi-Res Jazz

Human Feel: Speak To It

by Mark Werlin
August 4, 2022

What is chamber jazz? The emergence of chamber jazz as a genre can be traced to the innovative sextet sides recorded in the mid-1930s by bandleader John Kirby, and to the trio and small-ensemble post-war recordings of Benny Goodman. By the late 1940s, the term 'chamber jazz' was widely used in industry publications such ...

Article: Album Review

Billy Mohler: Anatomy

by John Chacona
July 2, 2022

Can we please retire the old cliché about jazz from Los Angeles being limp, wan and bland? One listen to pianist Cameron Graves' slamming metal-jazz or to the jittery complexity of David Binney's recent releases should be enough to torch that outdated canard. Now comes bassist Billy Mohler with Anatomy, 43 minutes of amped-up, torqued-out energy ...

Article: Year in Review

2021: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
December 31, 2021

The jazz world continued grappling and adjusting in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Jazz Day again went virtual for the most part. Singer Tony Bennett put the final stamp on his touring--and likely recording--career after his Alzheimer's disclosure. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was headed to federal prison. The National Endowment for the Arts welcomed four ...

Album

Broken Shadows with Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson, Dave King

By Tim Berne

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Street Woman; Body; Toy Dance; Ecars; Civilization Day; Comme il Faut; Dogon A.D.; C.O.D.; Una Muy Bonita; Song For Che; Walls-Bridges; Broken Shadows.

Article: Live Review

Jazz&Wine Of Peace 2021

by Neri Pollastri
November 18, 2021

Jazz&Wine Of Peace 2021 Cormons (GO) Varie sedi nel Collio e nella Brda 21-25.10.2021 Giunta alla ventiquattresima edizione, l'annuale rassegna Jazz&Wine of Peace di Cormons ha superato ancora una volta se stessa, proponendo un programma ricchissimo, che vedeva accanto alla parte “istituzionale" --la sera in teatro, nel corso del giorno ...

Article: Live Review

Broken Shadows a JazzMI 2021

by Paolo Peviani
October 27, 2021

Broken Shadows JazzMI Triennale MiIano Teatro 24.10.2021 Tra le svariate decine di concerti proposti dall'edizione 2021 del festival JazzMI, il più interessante era senza dubbio quello dei Broken Shadows. Una formazione di altissima caratura, in cui troviamo due tra i migliori saxofonisti della scena avant contemporanea, Tim Berne all'alto e ...

Article: Album Review

Stéphane Payen, Ingrid Laubrock, Chris Tordini, Tom Rainey: All Set

by Mark Corroto
September 26, 2021

The contrasts heard on All Set are both its center and its strength. The music, contributed by saxophonists Stéphane Payen (straight alto saxophone) and Ingrid Laubrock (tenor saxophone) is inspired by Milton Babbitt's third stream serial composition “All Set" which was performed in 1957. While that piece was through- composed, these nine compositions stand out for ...