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Enrico Pieranunzi: New Spring - Live At The Village Vanguard

Read "New Spring - Live At The Village Vanguard" reviewed by Luigi Sforza

by Luigi Sforza

Il fascino, discreto o no che sia, rappresenta una qualità che si svela non appena ci si accosta ad una persona o un progetto artistico che -per eleganza, portamento, affabilità, gentilezza, intensità, bellezza, stile, amabilità e altri nobili appellativi -, cattura la nostra completa attenzione. Questo magnetismo può essere così forte che, anche se a volte ...

Article: Interview

Intervista a Enrico Pieranunzi

Read "Intervista a Enrico Pieranunzi" reviewed by Daniele Vogrig

by Daniele Vogrig

Da Charlie Parker a Bruno Canino, da Chet Baker a Domenico Scarlatti, passando per George Gershwin e la musica folklorica romana. In occasione di un suo recente progetto dedicato alla figura di Gershwin, abbiamo avuto il piacere di incontrare Enrico Pieranunzi per una lunga e stimolante chiacchierata, ripercorrendo insieme la sua carriera ultra- quarantennale.

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Article: Album Review

David Binney: The Time Verses

Read "The Time Verses" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid

Acclaimed as a significant and extremely unique compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Binney has created an alternative jazz scene that focuses on playing adventurous and original music, which has been key to his journey as a player. He possesses a distinctive saxophone sound and ...

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Article: Genius Guide to the Good Life

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Read "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" reviewed by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius

As a licensed, board certified Genius, it goes without saying that I have a wide and eclectic range of interests. From World War I to Shakespeare, from Jazz to a vast array of world cuisines, from the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone Park to the upper 2/3s of actress Kat Dennings. I am a man of many parts. ...

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Article: Album Review

Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr: Landed in Brooklyn

Read "Landed in Brooklyn" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

German brothers Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr have been highly regarded talents in their home country since they were teenagers. Signed to the ACT label in 2006, their debut album that year, Remember Chet (for Chet Baker), showed remarkable maturity. By their sophomore outing Upgraded in Gothenburg (2009), the brothers had sufficient brand equity to draw bassist ...

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Article: Album Review

Art Hirahara: Central Line

Read "Central Line" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

The central meaning behind pianist Art Hirahara's Central Line is simple to suss out. In literal terms Hirahara is referencing the Chuo-Sen (Central Line) subway line, a means for establishing his own relationship to the jazz world in Tokyo. But the message of the album runs deeper than that, tapping into the central lines that link ...

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Article: Live Review

The Donny McCaslin Group at The Arden Gild Hall

Read "The Donny McCaslin Group at The Arden Gild Hall" reviewed by Mike Jacobs

by Mike Jacobs

The Donny McCaslin Group Arden Gild Hall Arden, Delaware January 14, 2017 Arden Delaware isn't exactly known as a jazz mecca but, with the coming of the Donny McCaslin Group to the Arden Gild Hall, it became one--for a little while at least. And in the best jazz traditions, the show ...

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Article: Interview

Donny McCaslin: Bowie Deepened The Relationships In My Band

Read "Donny McCaslin: Bowie Deepened The Relationships In My Band" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

Wherever the boundaries were in music, in most cases, they have perished and are no more. Jazz has always been a music of exploration and taking chances and as a result, has benefited from the dialogues with other music, be it folk, rock, classical or electronic. Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin certainly doesn't believe in boundaries. ...

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Article: Year in Review

2016: The Year in Jazz

Read "2016: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling

The year 2016 bubbled with events and initiatives to strengthen jazz's place in American and world culture, as well as a variety of venue openings, closings and cancellations. Jazz hit the silver screen in many ways throughout the year, and International Jazz Day continued to thrive--complete with a major all-star concert at the White House. Pop ...

Album

Blackstar

By David Bowie

Label: Sony Music
Released: 2016
Track listing: Blackstar; Tis a Pity She Was a Whore; Lazarus; Sue (Or in a Season of Crime); Girl Loves Me; Dollar Days; I Can't Give Everything Away.


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