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Charu Suri: The Jazz Raga
by Karl Ackermann
The Roots of Indo-JazzJazz and Indian ragas share common ground in their traditional use of improvisation. They are often talked about in compatible terms, but Ravi Shankar, for one, did not believe that ragas could be compared to jazz improvisation. Spontaneous creation in jazz differs from the complex rhythmic structural patterns of Indian improvisation. Shankar became ...
December 2021
by Pat Youngspiel
Johannes Luley Follow Your Heart My Sonic Temple 2021 The likes of of Eberhard Weber, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie and Kenny Wheeler are closely linked, not only musically but most of all because a majority of their recordings was released on ECM Records. They're also quite the musicians to look up ...
October 2021
by Pat Youngspiel
The Source But swinging doesn't bend them down Odin Records 2021 This new release by Norwegian jazz outfit The Source arrives 15 years after the quartet's self-titled ECM debut and makes up for lost time with angular swing, unconventional rubato and offbeat contemplation. The four protagonists--each a pillar of the ...
Unconventional Instruments
by Karl Ackermann
ECM regularly tops lists of the best jazz labels though their full name--Edition of Contemporary Music--would argue for a broader scope of content. A substantial number of their most popular albums, such as Carla Bley's Escalator Over The Hill (1974), Egberto Gismonti: Dança Dos Escravos (1989), Nils Petter Molvær's Khmer (1997), and many more, are not ...
Ramiro Pinheiro: Sentido
by Hrayr Attarian
On his charming debut, Sentido, accomplished guitarist Ramiro Pinheiro demonstrates that he is also an exciting composer and songwriter. The Sāo Paulo native, now based in Barcelona, has crafted an effervescent batch of originals for this enchanting album which he interprets with his quartet and several guest musicians. The release is traditional Brazilian jazz delivered with ...
L'autorevole inventiva di Salvatore Maiore
by Angelo Leonardi
Contrabbassista, violoncellista e compositore tra i più attivi in Italia, Salvatore Maiore ha evidenziato -nelle molte collaborazioni e nei progetti personali-una cifra espressiva particolarmente ricercata, dove il ruolo dei suoi strumenti assume un aspetto propositivo, in una chiara esaltazione delle forme melodiche e timbriche. Di recente ha pubblicato un progetto sulle musiche di Charles Mingus interpretate ...
Norma Winstone & John Taylor: In Concert
by Angelo Leonardi
Una ristampa da non perdere. Questo concerto in duo di Norma Winstone e John Taylor dell'agosto 1988 esisteva in una rara edizione su cassetta del 1999 della Enodoc Records e documentava una performance estemporanea data alla Guildhall Music School di Londra. La Winstone e il suo marito d'allora (nonché partner negli Azimuth e in altri organici) ...
Andrea Grillini e il Questionario di Proust
by Paolo Peviani
Il tratto principale della mia musica Sostanzialmente mi immagino delle fotografie, ricche di dettagli. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me Con i musicisti che suonano con me esiste un legame affettivo e umano. Sono persone con cui è nato uno scambio di informazioni, sancito da una profonda ...
50th Anniversary Blue Notes – August edition
by Marc Cohn
During last month's Blue Note anniversary show we ran out of time. So this week we catch up with a Hank Mobley session for Blue Note from July 31, 1970 (well, that date was 'almost-August' anyway), after opening the show with mostly twenty-first century music. Then, it's on to Grant Green, live in Newark and Wayne ...
Reflektor Manfred Eicher, Part 2
by Luciano Rossetti
Part 1 | Part 2 Photos from “Reflektor Mandred Eicher" held in Hamburg in The Elbphilharmonie. This is the second part of the Festival dedicated to ECM musicians and Manfred Eicher. February 5th and 6th I saw, among others Manfred Eicher, Avishai Cohen, Anouar Brahem, Egberto Gismonti, Meredith Monk, Tallin Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Marquez ...
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