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Egberto Gismonti

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Egberto Gismonti was born in 1947 in Carmo, Brazil. He began his formal music studies at the age of six. After studying classical piano for 15 years, he went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger (orchestration and analysis), and composer Jean Barraqué, a disciple of Schönberg and Webern. Returning to Brazil, Gismonti began to glimpse a reality broader than that of classical music alone. He was attracted by Ravel's ideas of orchestration and chord voicings, as well as by choro, a Brazilian popular instrumental genre where varied kinds of guitars, reeds and percussion are featured

Album

Amazonas

Label: Craft Recordings Jazz Dispensary
Released: 2025
Track listing: Amazonas; Xiba(l)ba; Mindoro; Flying; Corine; Noa Noa; Tamenco no Samba; Cahuenga.

Article: Album Review

Ludovica Burtone: Migration Tales

Read "Migration Tales" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Dopo il debutto del 2020 con Sparks, la violinista friulana attiva a New York presenta un album ampiamente rinnovato nell'organico strumentale e nei suoi componenti. Non c'è più il quartetto d'archi ma un sestetto d'impronta jazzistica e prevalenza femminile, in cui resta solo la pianista Marta Sánchez. I nuovi partner sono Milena Casado al flicorno, Julieta ...

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Article: Album Review

Fred Hersch: The Surrounding Green

Read "The Surrounding Green" reviewed by Neil Duggan


In a world where turmoil arrives almost instantly via notifications on our devices, a Fred Hersch album feels like sanctuary--an invitation to slow down and listen deeply. The Surrounding Green, his third release for ECM, once again finds the pianist in tandem with producer Manfred Eicher, the ideal partner to bring focus to the pianist's gentle ...

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Article: Live Review

Ensemble Novo At Mount Laurel Library

Read "Ensemble Novo At Mount Laurel Library" reviewed by Carl Medsker


Ensemble Novo Mount Laurel Library Mount Laurel, NJ June 8, 2025 In a spacious, windowed corner of the Mount Laurel, NJ public library (yes, library), amidst the Silent Zone signs, Ensemble Novo was anything but. The beautiful, sultry and sometimes melancholy sounds of Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova filled ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

Read "Trio Nuevo Vol 2" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Pianist and composer Dave Bass continues to chart his singular path with Trio Nuevo No. 2, a follow-up to his self-produced Trio Nuevo released in 2024. This second outing pulses with rhythmic vitality and harmonic nuance, blending compositional innovation with expressive depth. Rooted in Latin jazz traditions but never bound by them, ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

Read "Trio Nuevo Vol 2" reviewed by Jack Kenny


This is a splendid, joyful, intriguing album. A captivating vitality and melodic intensity marks Dave Bass's piano playing. He immerses himself in each piece, which draws the listener in and carries them forward. The tight synergy between Tyler Miles (bass) and Steve Helfand (drums) drives the music. The musical selections span diverse jazz composers: Thelonious Monk, ...

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Article: Interview

Savina Yannatou: Letting the Voice Go Where It Goes

Read "Savina Yannatou: Letting the Voice Go Where It Goes" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


Savina Yannatou flies through vast reaches of space and time as she works, like the swallows and warblers who traverse the Sahara, stopping in Greece on their annual pilgrimage to breeding grounds in the North, thousands of miles away. She is an artist “beyond category," to borrow Duke Ellington's phrase, whose programs and performances combine Mediterranean ...

Article: Live Review

MetJazz 25 - Prima Parte

Read "MetJazz 25 - Prima Parte" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


MetJazz 25 Teatro Metastasio, Teatro Fabbricone, ed altre sedi Prato Prima parte: 20 gennaio-25 febbraio 2025 Edizione speciale per MetJazz, il festival di Prato diretto da Stefano Zenni e prodotto dalla Fondazione Teatro Metastasio, che quest'anno celebra il trentennale e per farlo raddoppia la sua durata e moltiplica gli appuntamenti. ...

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Article: Live Review

Kraków Jazz Week: Seifert Competition & Jazz Juniors

Read "Kraków Jazz Week: Seifert Competition & Jazz Juniors" reviewed by Martin Longley


Kraków Jazz Week Cricoteka/Hevre Kraków, Poland September 26th-October 3rd 2024 This was the second Kraków Jazz Week, but there is a much deeper history unearthed when studying the roots of this new event. Fundamentally, it involves the amalgamation of two long-running festivals: the Seifert Competition and Jazz ...


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