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Darek Oleszkiewicz: The Promise

Read "The Promise" reviewed by Jim Worsley

by Jim Worsley
July 13, 2020

As much as John Coltrane left us, blessedly, with a bounty of notes, he also captured a bevy of moods within his artform. While there is much freedom of artistry, and hence note selection, in bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz's solo tribute to Trane, it is the latter that sets this Coltrane adventure apart. That and some virtuosic ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Alan Pasqua: Keys That Unlock Many Doors

by Jim Worsley
December 6, 2019

Recently, and just a few days before Thanksgiving (2019), I was thankful for the opportunity to have two separate conversations with renown pianist Alan Pasqua. As generous with his time and candid commentary as he is talented as a musician and composer, both conversations crashed the one-hour mark. For you non mathematicians, that is over two ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Massimo Colombo: Italy's Erudite Jazz Pianista

by Jim Worsley
November 26, 2018

Nestled in Northern Italy, the city of Milano is steeped in artistic tradition. Revolutionary in the historical sense in literature, music, art, science, and other scholarly endeavors, Milano is still today a hotbed of innovation and a source knowledge and creation. Enter one Massimo Colombo to the forefront of the conversation. A gifted jazz ...