Results for "Egberto Gismonti"

J.D. Walter: Being a Verb

by Victor L. Schermer
May 18, 2009

J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...

Lola Danza: Free To Sing Free

by AAJ Staff
February 25, 2009

Free jazz has wound its way through many permutations since arriving in the early '60s. An important custodian of its new directions is vocalist and composer Lola Danza, of Brooklyn. Danza is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Boston, and stayed in Boston for a few years after graduating, developing her ...

Palhaco

Featuring the music of Egberto Gismonti
Duration: 7:24
August 10, 2008

Tempos Diferentes

By Nelson Angelo

Label: Dubas
Released: 2007

7 Aneis

Featuring the music of Egberto Gismonti
Duration: 8:52
September 10, 2007

Rarum XI: Selected Recordings

By Egberto Gismonti

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Ensaio de Escola de Samba, Kalimba, Cavaquinho, Bianca, Danca No.1, 10 Anos, Lundu(azul), Frevo, Selva Amazonica-Pau Rolou.

Egberto Gismonti: Rarum XI: Selected Recordings

by Michael P. Gladstone
April 19, 2004

Along with eleven others, ECM's Rarum Series has recently chosen to visit the works of the Brazilian musician/composer/ethno-musicologist Egberto Gismonti. After 27 years of recording for this label, Gismonti remains a quixotic and innovative contributor to his countrymen and a worldwide audience. Originally trained as a pianist, he adapted keyboard techniques for his customized ...

Charlie Haden: An Analog Guy in a Digital World

by Clifford Allen
March 1, 2004

Born August 6, 1937 in Shenandoah, Iowa, Charlie Haden came up in a musical family. After moving around the Midwest, he eventually settled in Los Angeles playing bass with Hampton Hawes, Elmo Hope, and Paul Bley. A fateful meeting in 1958 with Ornette Coleman netted Haden one of his most infamous gigs, which continued with brief ...

Carmo

By Egberto Gismonti

Label: Carmo
Released: 2002

Ben Monder: Le Monde du Monder

by Phil DiPietro
January 1, 2002

With a fittingly well-documented career, boasting a range of stunning appearances on over 50 recordings, including 14 since the year 2000, Ben Monder has solidified his position as one of the finest players of his generation. A chordal and textural master, unafraid to thoroughly explore advanced harmonic concepts, Ben's appearance on a sideman date ...