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Django Bates

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Django Bates is a pianist, Eb horn player, and composer, who credits the variety of musical influences in his work to his father who was a collector of Jazz, South African and Romanian folk music. He is currently a professor of jazz at Bern University of the Arts.

A founder member of Loose Tubes, Django was a leading light in the 1980s European jazz renaissance. He has appeared alongside Michael Brecker, Bill Bruford, Jack Dejohnette, Sidsel Endresen, Wynton Marsalis, Marius Neset, Evan Parker, Dudu Pukwana, Ronnie Scott, Cleveland Watkiss. In 1997 Django was awarded the prestigious Danish Jazzpar prize, dubbed the ‘Nobel Prize of Jazz’.

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Article: Interview

Enzo Favata: Coming Home to Atlantico

Read "Enzo Favata: Coming Home to Atlantico" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

In Enzo Favata's long and multifaceted artistic journey, alongside his exploration and reinterpretation of the traditions of his native Sardinia, one project stands out: Atlantico, the group that for more than a decade, spanning the turn of the millennium, performed on stages across the world. It is with that same band, which resumed playing at the ...

Article: Interview

Enzo Favata, Ritornare ad Atlantico

Read "Enzo Favata, Ritornare ad Atlantico" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Nell'ormai lungo e articolato percorso artistico di Enzo Favata, accanto all'esplorazione e reinterpretazione della tradizione della sua terra d'origine, la Sardegna, spicca la formazione che per oltre un decina d'anni, a cavallo del cambio di millennio, ha suonato sui palchi di mezzo mondo: Atlantico. Proprio con quella formazione, che dopo una lunga pausa ha ripreso a ...

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After the Last Sky

By Anouar Brahem

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Remembering Hind; After the Last Sky; Endless Wandering; The Eternal Olive Tree; Awake; In the Shade of Your Eyes; Dancing Under the Meteorites; The Sweet Oranges of Jaffa; Never Forget; Edward Said's Reverie; Vague.

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Article: Live Review

JazzMI 2025 – X Edizione

Read "JazzMI 2025 – X Edizione" reviewed by Paolo Peviani

by Paolo Peviani

JazzMI 2025--X Edizione Varie sedi Milano 23 ottobre-9 novembre 2025 Concerti, presentazioni di libri, film... Oltre duecento eventi distribuiti lungo diciotto giorni! Il festival JazzMI compie dieci anni e lo fa con una forza ed un'energia invidiabili. Impossibile, anche per il milanese più distratto, non venire a conoscenza dell'esistenza del festival, ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Kit Downes: The Art Of Sonic Curiosity

Read "Kit Downes: The Art Of Sonic Curiosity" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni

by Marco Iacoboni

Some use the piano to tell stories, and some use the pipe organ to create entire universes. Then there's Kit Downes, who does both, with a sensitivity and talent that have made him one of the most interesting and sought-after names on the European scene. Winner of the prestigious BBC Jazz Award, nominated for the Mercury ...

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After The Last Sky

Album: After the Last Sky
By Anouar Brahem
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:42

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Article: Album Review

Anouar Brahem: After the Last Sky

Read "After the Last Sky" reviewed by Scott Gudell

by Scott Gudell

Although ECM Records has released straight-ahead jazz, free form and more, many of their recordings sweep over listeners with mysterious, ethereal and hypnotic sounds creating alluring siren calls. When those sessions are taking place with an ECM release on the horizon, it is easy to imagine the artists are thinking about 'where's the mystery?'--which is what ...

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Article: Album Review

Polar Bear: Dim Lit

Read "Dim Lit" reviewed by Andrew Hunter

by Andrew Hunter

When Polar Bear released Dim Lit in 2004, shortly after being nominated for Best Band at the BBC Jazz Awards, it was clear that the British quartet led by drummer Sebastian Rochford were going to make some waves. Mark Lockheart (sax) was already in the middle of a successful career, having played with Django Bates and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rob Mazurek, Ches Smith, Steve Lehman, and Joe Fonda

Read "Rob Mazurek, Ches Smith, Steve Lehman, and Joe Fonda" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This show features recent recordings by Joe Fonda, Steve Lehman and Ches Smith as well as older ones by Rob Mazurek, Kevin Sun, and Emily Remler. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Jethro Tull “Serenade ...


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