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Dino Betti van der Noot all'Aula Magna della Bocconi di Milano
by Alberto Bazzurro
Aula Magna dell'Università Bocconi Milano 21.04.2016 Un concerto dell'orchestra di Dino Betti è un evento sempre e comunque, vista la rarità con cui riunirla dal vivo si rende possibile, figurarsi nel momento in cui la Bocconi, all'indomani della sua sesta vittoria al Top Jazz (nello specifico con Notes Are But Wind), ...
Thinking Outside The Musical Box
by Donal Fox
What is jazz? It is a state of mind, a spiritual quest for true unfettered artistic expression. A human expression of individual freedom, social freedom and love. Jazz is also about diversity. Diversity is important, isn't it? We expect it in our social lives. We demand respect and honoring in our society as artists and as ...
Kind of Purple: Jazz Musicians On Prince
by Kurt Gottschalk
"Do you know who Prince kinda reminds me of, particularly as a pianist? Duke! Yeah, he's the Duke Ellington of the eighties to my way of thinking."--Miles Davis The tops of the pop charts isn't where we often expect to find genius. Brilliant performers sometimes, expert attention grabbers maybe more often, but it's not ...
I 10 Cd nel CD-Player di... Miho Hazama
by Vincenzo Roggero
01. Jack Garratt -Phase (Interscope -2016). Mi sono innamorata subito di questo sound quando ho ascoltato per la prima volta l'album da un mio amico. Meravigliosi colori strumentali, mixing e mastering! 02. David Linx -Follow the Songlines (Naïve -2011). Adoro il suono sinfonico. Album scritto ed eseguito benissimo con una brillante ...
Sonny Rollins: Holding The Stage: Road Shows, Vol. 4
by Dan Bilawsky
The day may come when the well runs dry, but that day is not upon us. The fourth installment of Sonny Rollins' Road Shows series has arrived, bringing more beauties from the archives to light while bearing out that the genius of the Saxophone Colossus is best demonstrated on the stage. That's where the magic has ...
Barry Adamson, Michael Formanek, Elliott Sharp & Rokia Traoré
by Martin Longley
Barry Adamson Rough Trade March 21, 2016 Hot on the heels of SXSW in Austin, Barry Adamson turned up for a lower-key solo show at NYC's Rough Trade store. His reputation was made as a bassist with Magazine and Nick Cave, but in the three decades since then he's ...
U.S. Army Blues: Live At Blues Alley
by Dan Bilawsky
When thinking of military bands, many tend to focus on their sterling technique and punctilious performances above all else. Creative concerns are rarely part of the conversation, but this album makes you wonder why. The U.S. Army Blues, a blue-chip big band of brothers that serves as the flagship jazz ensemble in the titular military branch, ...
Andy Jaffe Nonet +4: Arc
by Mark Corroto
It is difficult to get past the opening, and title track, to Andy Jaffe's Nonet recording Arc. The reason being, it is a flawless piece of music as it is written, arranged and performed. There is just something about this little waltz that is cinematic, in both the sense that it feels like the soundtrack to ...
The Virtues of Jazz
by Douglas Groothuis
Any jazz aficionado knows the musical virtues of jazz, whether they are a musician, a jazz writer, or simply a committed jazz listener. In classical Western thought (that is, in the musings of cats like as Aristotle and Plato), a virtue is a kind of excellence in performance that flows from a settled habit. One who ...
Big Ears Festival 2016
by Mark Sullivan
Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 31-April 2, 2016 Since its beginning in 2009, the Big Ears Festival has always been willfully, unapologetically eclectic. Their own self-description is “a dynamic, interactive experience that explores connections between musicians and artists, crossing all musical genres while interfacing with film, performance and the visual arts." ...
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