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Article: My Favourite Things

Benoît Delbecq e il Questionario di Proust

Read "Benoît Delbecq e il Questionario di Proust" reviewed by Paolo Peviani

by Paolo Peviani

Il tratto principale della mia musica La sonorità. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me La generosità. Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice Quando ho incontrato Mal Waldron, a 17 anni, nel 1983. Come musicista, il mio ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mondo Jazz: Walking

Read "Mondo Jazz: Walking" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu

Welcome to the first Mixcloud podcast on All About Jazz. It contains the first episode of Mondo Jazz, a new radio show devoted to international jazz airing every Wednesday night from 10 PM to midnight on Radio Free Brooklyn. Mondo Jazz is dedicated to the proposition that jazz is a language that originated in ...

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Article: Highly Opinionated

Who Needs Monk?

Read "Who Needs Monk?" reviewed by Patrick Burnette

by Patrick Burnette

2017 is Thelonious Monk's hundredth anniversary year and as good a time as any to ask whether he has anything to teach young, ambitious, up-and-coming jazz musicians today. Monk's recordings still nurture and entertain countless jazz fans, and the clarity and directness of his conception makes him a wonderful “introductory" artist for newbies. Gigging ...

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Article: Album Review

Sam Newsome and Jean-Michel Pilc: Magic Circle

Read "Magic Circle" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian

Intimate, innovative and captivating Magic Circle is an album of duets between soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome and pianist Jean-Michel Pilc. Although they perform primarily standards their interpretations are anything but conventional. Both musicians are known for their individual styles and singular approaches to improvisation and they showcase these superbly on the current disc.Pianist and ...

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Article: In Pictures

Hommage To Ella Fitzgerald at Moncalieri Jazz Festival

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by Antonio Baiano

The 20th edition of the Moncalieri Jazz Festival celebrated jazz masters that would have turned 100 in 2017: Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Italian composer Armado Trovajoli. The first tribute was dedicated to Ella with the “Blue Night of Jazz," which featured many concerts held in downtown Moncalieri as ...

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Article: Album Review

Pat Martino: Formidable

Read "Formidable" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

The title “Formidable" and the striking cover photo of Pat Martino in profile in front of a statue of a lion suggests that the great guitarist is going to unleash awesome powers. However, the proper meaning of formidable in this context is more to be taken as the presence of the master. Here and now, in ...

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Article: Album Review

Seal: Standards

Read "Standards" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann

It shouldn't be a surprise that Seal would take on the American songbook, with a baritone that was made for classics like “Autumn Leaves" and “Love for Sale." Born Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel in Paddington, England, the singer, guitarist and composer rose to fame with his global hits, and Grammy-winning songs, “Crazy" and “Kiss From a ...

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Article: What is Jazz?

The Many Faces of Jazz Today: The Big Picture

Read "The Many Faces of Jazz Today: The Big Picture" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 [In a series of five interviews entitled “The Many Faces of Jazz: Critical Dialogues," All About Jazz asked three musicians, a public relations manager, and a jazz educator about the state of jazz in the world today. ...

Article: Live Review

Mulatu Astatke al JazzMi di Milano

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by Luca Muchetti

Mulatu Astatke JazzMi Alcatraz Milano 5.11.2017 Primo africano a frequentare la Berklee e a suonare con Duke Ellington, la leggenda dell'etno-jazz etiope Mulatu Astatke era uno dei nomi più attesi del festival JazzMi. La rassegna che da oltre una settimana (e fino al 12 novembre) sta portando alcuni degli ...

Article: My Favourite Things

Ryan Keberle

Read "Ryan Keberle" reviewed by Paolo Peviani

by Paolo Peviani

Il tratto principale della mia musica Secondo me, le melodie orecchiabili. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me La capacità di rispondere alle esigenze intellettuali del jazz, e al tempo stesso di creare in modo spontaneo musica sincera e bella. Come musicista, il momento in cui ...


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