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Trio \ Def (Drouin/Eagles/Froman) Release Debut Album
Groove-laden tracks, textural scenarios, and multi-hued passages are all front and center on (Drouin/Eagles/Froman)—the debut album from trio \ DEF. The cooperative threesome of bassist Marc-Andre Drouin, guitarist Wayne Eagles, and drummer Ian Froman digs deep, delivering music that’s alternately menacing and disarming, barbed and beautiful, and patient and restless. High-octane jams, earthy encounters, and airy ...
Intervista a Marcello Giannini
by Angelo Leonardi
Il pubblico italiano del jazz ha conosciuto Marcello Giannini grazie alla scrittura nell'organico Parco della Musica Jazz Lab" di Enrico Rava. Con questi ha registrato per l'Espresso il CD Jazz Italiano Live 2009 e, qualche anno dopo per l'ECM, Rava on the Dance Floor. Attivo professionalmente da un decennio, in un'area musicale che spazia dal jazz ...
David Torn: Only Sky
by Mario Calvitti
Nonostante gli oltre trent'anni di carriera -l'esordio discografico risale al 1982 con la pubblicazione di Everyman Band, primo di due album per ECM del gruppo omonimo -il chitarrista David Torn rimane un personaggio difficile da inquadrare. Un po' per il suo continuo e incessante girovagare tra label discografiche e progetti musicali, (compreso anche il dedicarsi a ...
David Torn at Streamside Concerts
by Mark Sullivan
David Torn Streamside Concerts Arden, NC June 6, 2015 Experimental electric guitarist David Torn was touring to support his album only sky (ECM, 2015), a collection of solo performances done in real time using looping and other electronic processing. But there was no attempt to play selections from the recording: as ...
Beacon Jazz Festival To Feature World-Class Jazz, Hudson Valley Distilleries And More At Pete And Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park - Saturday, July 25, 12 To 6pm
BEACON, NY — Celebrating the music, distilleries, artisan crafts, community and culture of the Hudson Valley, the inaugural Beacon Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, July 25 from noon to 6 PM at The Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park in Beacon, NY. Presented by Six String Productions, the festival will offer a wealth of ...
Guitar Legend David Torn To Tour Us In Support Of New Album
Los Angeles, CA: Ever-intrepid guitarist, producer, improviser, film composer and soundscape artist David Torn will embark on his first solo tour of the US since the mid-nineties (see itinerary below). The 22-city tour is in support of only sky—an album that explores the far sonic edges of what one man and a guitar can create, a ...
only sky
by John Kelman
Despite a career that now goes back over three decades, the relative infrequency of releases from guitarist and sound sculptor David Torn renders any new one, at the very least, a cause for speculation...if not enthusiastic anticipation. Beyond the soundtracks that have become one piece of the puzzle that defines who Torn is--and acting as engineer ...
La persistente attualità di Tim Berne
by Libero Farnè
Negli ultimi tempi sembra che Tim Berne, sessant'anni compiuti il 16 ottobre 2014, stia vivendo una seconda giovinezza e una grande maturità creativa, che lo hanno portato anche a collaborare con vari gruppi di musicisti emergenti che si potrebbero idealmente considerare suoi allievi. Dopo essere giunto a incidere per la ECM ha raggiunto un riconoscimento ancora ...
Tim Berne's Snakeoil: You’ve Been Watching Me
by Karl Ackermann
In the course of his long and prolific career, alto saxophonist/composer Tim Berne has been more of a musical agitator than a mediator. While that's a positive characteristic of Berne's creative process, it is also a demanding one for all concerned. Berne's tenure with ECM, however, has been marked by a more pronounced move toward balancing ...
Donna Lewis: Brand New Day
by Ben Scholz
Pop culture's love-hate relationship with its artists presents an interesting conundrum. Music created for mass-consumption must be easily digestible, yet the public is quick to retaliate against content that lacks substance. Gifted musicians are often pigeonholed into a certain style or sound that may not reflect their true range. This myopic point of view focuses on ...


