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Keith Jarrett: Rio

Read "Rio" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Sembra incredibile, ma la nuova formula dei concerti di piano solo inaugurata da Keith Jarrett con il Carnegie Hall Concert, al rientro sulle scene da solista dopo la pausa forzata, riesce a dare origine a dischi che sembrano ogni volta migliori dei precedenti. E' così anche per questo Rio, pubblicato a soli sei mesi dalla registrazione, ...

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Gianluigi Trovesi / Gianni Coscia: Frere Jacques - Round About Offenbach

Read "Frere Jacques - Round About Offenbach" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Once again, more than half a decade has gone by since clarinetist GIanluigi Trovesi and accordionist Gianni Coscia last recorded. Round About Weill (ECM, 2005) represented a shift away from the broader compositional purview of In cerca di cibo (ECM, 2000), instead focusing more monolithically--albeit with the improvisational élan which has defined this partnership from its ...

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Jon Balke Batagraf: Say and Play

Read "Say and Play" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

La recente ricerca ritmica di Jon Balke tenta di far convivere il linguaggio percussivo africano occidentale, il minimalismo elettronico nordico, la forma canzone malinconica. Non sono territori inesplorati, tuttavia Balke trova una sua misura, una piccola alchimia, che forse non arriva a soddisfare le ambizioni di partenza ma semina suoni per le tappe future. All'interno di ...

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The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble / Levon Eskenian: Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff

Read "Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

Philosopher, traveler, mystic, spiritual adventurer, teacher, musician and a fervent seeker of esoteric knowledge, G. I. Gurdjieff and his legacy are still of interest to many. His early years shrouded in mystery, he wandered through Central Asia and Middle East while still a young man, absorbing the spiritual and philosophical ideas of the religions he encountered, ...

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Stefano Battaglia Trio: The River of Anyder

Read "The River of Anyder" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

After three ECM recordings that finally brought greater international attention to the eclectic breadth of Stefano Battaglia's nearly two-decade career, the Italian pianist turns to a format steeped in jazz orthodoxy for The River of Anyder . But those familiar with his career, if only his ECM dates--the freer terrain explored with two trios on Raccolto ...

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Sinikka Langeland: The Land That Is Not

Read "The Land That Is Not" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Four years after her relentlessly beautiful ECM debut, Sinikka Langeland returns with the equally breathtaking The Land That Is Not. Following Starflowers (2007), the Norwegian singer/kantele player took a detour with Maria's Song (ECM, 2009), an intimate recording of folk songs and compositions by J.S. Bach that expanded upon territory visited on Påsketona (Nordic Sound, 2004). ...

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Keith Jarrett: Rio

Read "Rio" reviewed by Orlando Bird

by Orlando Bird

Keith Jarrett's first solo piano album, Facing You (ECM, 1972), came out nearly forty years ago; since then he's become the high priest of piano improvisation, famed for his ability to walk onstage and, as a bemused Vladimir Ashkenazy put it, “play all the right notes" on the spot. Koln Concert (ECM, 1975) has sold almost ...

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Keith Jarrett: Rio

Read "Rio" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

If music is a reflection of where we live, it must also be a reflection of where we are at any given moment. As much as the undercurrent redolent of an artist's home can often be heard, a live performance can equally draw inspiration from where it is, especially if it's a place with its own ...

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Chick Corea / Stefano Bollani: Orvieto

Read "Orvieto" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Though Chick Corea and Stefano Bollani hail from opposite sides of the Atlantic they're kindred spirits in many ways. Two of jazz's more prolific musicians, both have explored music in any number of settings. Both embrace the roots and traditions of jazz yet refuse to be shackled. A love of Latin melodies is also common ground, ...

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Enrico Rava Quintet: Tribe

Read "Tribe" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons

Italian trumpet virtuoso Enrico Rava masters improvised atmospheric landscapes on Tribe. His thick, dark horn quests for firm structure and often, not finding anything solid, rolls back and forth over the rhythm section as it collaboratively meanders through the soundscape. Being drawn into the adventure is almost irresistible. “Amnesia" sets the expectation that this ...


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