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Jazz From Around the World: Europe
by Hrayr Attarian
Jazz has had a universal appeal since its inception. As soon as the music left its cradle of New Orleans in the early years of the 20th century it quickly spread to all corners of the world. Europeans were among the first non-Americans to embrace the music and place their unique twist on it. Below are ...
Take Five with Alex Gershman of Sasha’s Bloc
by AAJ Staff
About Alex Gershman An intriguing ensemble founded in 2012, Sasha's Bloc is an amalgam of varied artists, nationalities and experiences, all fueled by bassist and songwriter Alex Gershman. This collective delivers a sound that is consistently big, boisterous, full of spirit and rich in everything that makes jazz linger as an American phenomenon. The ...
Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing: Skronky Tonk
by James Nadal
The organist/guitarist combination was popularized by the legendary Jimmy Smith in 1957. Grant Green and Larry Young took it a step further in 1964, but Smith and Wes Montgomery on their 1966 “Dynamic Duo," album, arguably defined the format. Smith also catapulted the jazz organ trio into another dimension, and set the standard for that ensemble ...
Baltimore Bands Go On The Road With A New Generation Of Gypsy Jazz
Popular Charm City guitarist and bandleader Michael Joseph Harris is taking his role as a musical ambassador to a new level with the 2016 release of two new Gypsy Jazz albums and a summer concert tour of over two dozen American cities. The album Coquette was recorded by his group Hot Club of Baltimore, focusing on ...
Le molte avventure musicali improvvisate di Giovanni Maier
by Neri Pollastri
L'etichetta Palomar, della quale ci occupammo in dettaglio alcuni anni fa, è quella in cui il contrabbassista Giovanni Maier documenta con continuità i propri progetti, con particolare riguardo a quelli più “intimi," messi a punto assieme a musicisti che gli sono cari artisticamente e umanamente. Non a caso molte delle uscite Palomar sono duetti, spesso registrati ...
Take Five with Michael Joseph Harris
by AAJ Staff
About Michael Joseph Harris Michael Joseph Harris began playing guitar at age 12. At 16 he won accolades as a jazz guitarist with the Downbeat Magazine award-winning Chantilly High Jazz Band. He studied with guitarist Rick Whitehead during high school and Jack Petersen at North Texas State University. Soon after, as a young guitarist in ...
Hyun-Bin Park: Songe d'Automne
by Angelo Leonardi
Il nome del gruppo esplicita immediatamente lo stile di questo quartetto, dedito a rievocare la musica di Django Reinhardt nel classico stile manouche. L'organico strumentale non è quello del classico Hot Club de France: c'è una sola chitarra ritmica e al posto del violino abbiamo un clarinetto. Si riferisce quindi alle formazioni messe su da Django ...
French Guitars Unlimited
In 1966, French guitarist Francis Le Maguer formed a quartet of electric guitars known as the Barclay Stars. The group, named for the French Barclay record label, included Le Maguer, Paul Piguillem, Pierre Cullaz, Raymond Gimenes, Victor Apicella and other players at different points and on different album tracks. At times, the group was expanded to ...
Album Launch For UK's Leading Gypsy Swing Ensemble, Trio Manouche
Sting, KT Tunstall and Suzy Klien (BBC) will be amongst Trio Manouche’s fans that’ll be eagerly anticipating the long awaited first album Now What? Now What? is the debut album, following the successful EP released back in 2012, for Trio Manouche, the UK’s most original and leading Gypsy swing band, and this debut will be launched, ...
Svend Asmussen: The Incomparable Fiddler
by Chris Mosey
Danish violinist Svend Asmussen this year celebrates his 100th birthday. This boxed set of five CDs and one DVD looks back on a career in jazz that started in 1933 at Copenhagen's Apollo Theater, when “the Fiddling Viking" was just 17, full of youthful confidence and fronting his own quartet. Four years later ...
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