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John McLaughlin: Risk, Magic And Mystery
by Ian Patterson
Shortly after completing a successful European tour with the 4th Dimension, guitarist John McLaughlin has some time to put his well-traveled feet up at his home in Monaco and reflect on the evolution of this band, its second CD, Now Here This (Abstract Logix, 2012), and the mysteries of live performance. Yet, just two days before ...
Trilok Gurtu: Stirring the Big Old Pot
by Ian Patterson
There is a popular theory of mathematical probability, that if you put a typewriter in front of a monkey, it will, through a process of trial and error, eventually produce a play of William Shakespeare. Swayed by the same sweeping logic, others believe that if you put a trap kit and assorted percussive instruments in front ...
Take Five With Roy Powell
by Roy Powell
Meet Roy Powell:Roy Powell studied piano and avant-garde composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester England, before defecting to jazz. He first came to prominence in 1994 with his debut recording, A Big Sky, which was hailed as “a real benchmark in British contemporary electric jazz" by Jazz on CD. He ...
Ranjit Barot: Bada Boom
by John Kelman
He was the rhythmic center of John McLaughlin's Floating Point (Abstract Logix, 2008)--an album that found the fusion guitar great exploring his decades-long interest in an east/west nexus from the electrified and harmony-centric angle of the jazz tradition, rather than the opposing angle of his longstanding and largely acoustic Shakti and Remember Shakti groups, which weighed ...
Roberto Badoglio: Re-Evaluation-Time
by Glenn Astarita
Twenty-five year old Italian bassist Roberto Badoglio conveys strikingly impressive chops on this jazz-fusion based studio date, featuring venerable keyboardist Steve Hunt. In a loose sense, the bassist merges classic fusion with a modern uplift. Consequently, Badoglio has studied with present day bass heavyweights, Matthew Garrison and Dominique Di Piazza and attended Boston's prestigious Berklee College ...
John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension: Live @ Belgrade
by John Kelman
John McLaughlin and The 4th DimensionLive @ Belgrade Abstract Logix2009Fusion never really went away, but thanks to the efforts of two of its greatest innovators, it's been making a powerful comeback in recent years. Keyboard legend Chick Corea reunited with guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and ...
Antonio Faraò: Woman's Perfume
by AAJ Italy Staff
Woman's Perfume esemplifica la tendenza di un certo jazz contemporaneo votato al più esangue mainstream, in cui tutto pare preordinato a tavolino. Un’opera bifronte nella carriera discografica di Antonio Faraò, che eccelle per la squisita musicalità senza però lasciare alcuna traccia sul piano della progettualità. Il suo è un disco raffinato ed estremamente curato nei dettagli, ...
Woman's Perfume
Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2008
Track listing:
01. Totò sexi; 02. La via dei babbuini; 03. Profumo di donna; 04. Positive Life (Faraò); 05. Totò sexi; 06. Try To Change; 07. Il
prete sposato; 08. My Father’s Song (Faraò); 09. Faustina; 10. Il vedovo; 11. Nowise (Faraò); 12. Paolo il caldo.
Princess Sita
Label: Picanto records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Nuages; Nemo; St. John; Wake Up; Princess Sita; Little Rose; Apres La Pluie; Desillusion; Dinello; Mr. PM; Recorda Me; Torrent D'amour.
Dominique di Piazza: Princess Sita
by Phil DiPietro
With the release of this first “real" solo album, Dominique di Piazza crowns one of the most remarkable jazz comebacks in recent memory. Seventeen years ago di Piazza was tapped by guitarist John McLaughlin to take part in his still-evolving rotation of the world's greatest electric bassists. A year later, di Piazza's career path diverged completely, ...
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