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Martin Taylor: Embodying the Spirit of Django
by Matthew Warnock
Guitarist Martin Taylor is about as multi-faceted as any player on the modern scene. Whereas many guitarists have reached similar heights within the jazz world, Taylor has developed simultaneous reputations for his solo jazz guitar playing, his Gypsy- inspired band, the Spirit of Django, his solo finger-style guitar work, as well as his small group jazz ...
Norwich Jazz Party 2010
by Bruce Lindsay
Norwich Jazz Party Norwich, UK May 1-3, 2010 Norwich may well be one of the loveliest cities in Britain, but the May Day holiday weekend was wet and miserable, volcanic ash from Iceland was still threatening travel plans and even the exciting prospect of a General Election the following week ...
Tcha Limberger: Gypsy In The Footsteps Of Bela Bartok
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The hair of the bow gently caresses the string, catching an “A" high on the upper register. Then, in a series of sweeping glissandos, it descends the diatonic scale in a minor mode. I am caught in its downdraft like a bird on a rapidly cooling thermal, falling... falling through air thick with saddening notes. The ...
Frank Vignola: 100 Years Of Django
by Martin Longley
In this centenary year of Django Reinhardt's birth, it's inevitable that homages will be uppermost in the minds of the guitarist's disciples. Frank Vignola has no desire to resist this temptation, given that so much of his very fiber is directly descended from the Reinhardt legacy. But aside from the unavoidable “Nuages," Vignola sidesteps down a ...
Hot Club of Detroit: It's About That Time
by Larry Taylor
This is the year of “gypsy jazz." Around the world, the 100th birthday of Django Reinhardt, legendary Gypsy guitarist, is being celebrated with festivals and concerts. At this centennial time, the Hot Club of Detroit's It's About That Time is firmly in the tradition of Reinhardt's Hot Club of France, his legendary quintet from the1930s. This ...
Chuck Anderson Trio at the New Hope Winery
by Victor L. Schermer
Chuck Anderson Trio New Hope WinerySat, April 10, 2010, 8 pm(First of two sets) Having been impressed with Chuck Anderson's new CD, Freefall, the current reviewer recently interviewed this master guitarist in process of renewing his playing career after a period in the wings due to a couple of untoward life ...
Steve Howe: Great Guitars and Great Guitarists
by Bruce Lindsay
Steve Howe has been a major figure in contemporary music for over 40 years. He first came to international prominence with Yes; he's a key figure in rock supergroup Asia; and his distinctive guitar style makes him one of the most recognizable players on the scene. His love of jazz is less well-known but it has ...
Django Reinhardt: genio e sregolatezza
by AAJ Italy Staff
Cento anni fa, il 23 gennaio 1910, nacque Django Reinhardt. Nella ricorrenza rendiamo omaggio al grande chitarrista, ripubblicando un estratto del libro di Maurizio Franco “Django Reinhardt - dalla chitarra gitana al jazz," edito nel 2002 da Sinfonica Jazz. Si ringraziano per l'autorizzazione l'autore e l'editore. Per decenni l'immagine di Django Reinhardt è stata forgiata sulla ...
Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django: Last Train to Hauteville
by John Barron
Often, tribute recordings are nothing more than a way to get over to a wider audience by exploiting the innovations and persona of past musical giants. When done with sincerity, however, a tribute captures the essence of the honoree while eschewing mimicry and blatant commercial intent. Such is the case with Last Train to Hauteville, a ...
Various Artists: Django’s Spirit. A Tribute To Django Reinhardt
by Nic Jones
Any tribute to a musician as phenomenal as Django Reinhardt leaves itself open to criticism, so all embracing was the guitar icon's ability to push at the boundaries, still felt to this day. Django's Spirit. A Tribute To Django Reinhardt isn't so much in Reinhardt's spirit as it is an attempt at bringing his work up ...
