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Article: Book Review

Eugenio Mirti, Leonardo Schiavone: The Taiwan Travel

by Angelo Leonardi
April 17, 2018

The Taiwan Travel Eugenio Mirti --Leonardo Schiavone 316 pagine Jazzespresso 2018 The Taiwan Travel è un libro fotografico che racchiude più di 280 istantanee a colori di Leonardo Schiavone, scattate durante un viaggio nell'omonima isola orientale, e brevi testi di Eugenio Mirti, chitarrista, scrittore e collaboratore di Jazzit. ...

Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

A Day at AAJ

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
April 12, 2018

One of the main benefits of being the Dean of American Jazz Humorists©, besides a free Orange Julius whenever I want one (at participating locations) and 2-for-1 Redbox rentals, is my unfettered access to the inner workings of the entire Jazz universe. As a member of AAJ's Inner Sanctum, I am no more than three degrees ...

Article: Year in Review

2017: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 5, 2018

A year of achievements, challenges to gender inequality, scandal and losses The year 2017 was quite something for the jazz world. Incidents or discussions of misogyny and sexual misconduct bubbled up even before the #MeToo phenomenon developed. Beyond that, woman musicians made significant contributions to the genre. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage ...

Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

Preferential Treatment

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
January 4, 2018

If you know anything at all about Your Own Personal Genius, you know that I like my steaks Pittsburgh rare (which has nothing to do with the article, but if you ever have me over for dinner). And, you know that I have a major thing for Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany, from the show Orphan Black. ...

Article: Live Review

Donny McCaslin al JazzMi di Milano

by Luca Muchetti
November 10, 2017

Donny McCaslin Teatro dell'Arte -Triennale JazzMi Milano 7.11.2017 Fast Future e Beyond Now sono i titoli degli ultimi album del sassofonista statunitense Donny McCaslin, fra gli ospiti di JazzMi 2017. Due titoli che è utile ricordare se si cercasse di sintetizzare in sole due espressioni l'esperienza del pubblico presente ...

Article: Live Review

Donny McCaslin At Belfast International Arts Festival 2017

by Ian Patterson
October 31, 2017

Donny McCaslin Limelight Belfast International Arts Festival Belfast, N. Ireland October 25, 2017 “Are you here because of Bowie or for jazz?" a woman asked those around her in the queue for Donny McCaslin's gig--part of the Belfast International Arts Festival. The answer, by and large, was both.

Article: Live Review

Antonio Sanchez Group at Jazz Standard

by Dan Bilawsky
September 24, 2017

Antonio Sanchez Group Jazz Standard New York, NY September 15, 2017 There certainly are musicians out there who lean heavily on chops in order to mask deficiencies in other areas, but nobody could ever get away with painting Antonio Sanchez as one of them. The man may have serious technique, but ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Guiliana: Jersey

by Geno Thackara
September 22, 2017

With an all-encompassing style that keeps him in high demand throughout the jazz world and beyond, perhaps it's unsurprising (if unfortunate) that Mark Guiliana boasts only a handful of titles to his own name. The middle of the 2010s saw him drumming in sessions with Dave Douglas or Avishai Cohen (among others) to briefly subbing with ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet: Jersey

by Troy Dostert
September 16, 2017

When it comes to the boundary-stretching spirit that has become so widespread among many of today's leading jazz musicians, drummer Mark Guiliana deserves credit for being one of the most enthusiastic embodiments of this attitude. He has a longstanding passion for electronic music, as heard especially on the releases on his own Beat Music label (2014's ...

Article: Album Review

Girls in Airports: Live

by Roger Farbey
September 9, 2017

The fifth album by the Danish crossover band Girls In Airports was recorded during three live shows in Germany in April 2017. The audience applause (and cheering) is included at the conclusion of some tracks. The album opens with “Kantine" a slow-burner which inexorably builds tension and gravitas, releasing a crescendo of energy midway and ultimately ...