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Article: Extended Analysis

Year of the Snake

by John Kelman
June 6, 2012

When a group of musicians works together more often in extracurricular configurations with other leaders, what do they do when they come together for their own project? In the case of saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard-- who, individually and collectively, have worked with everyone from pianist Brad Mehldau and guitarist Kurt ...

Article: Profile

Celebrating Miles Davis with Quotes

by Michael Ricci
May 26, 2012

We're celebrating Miles Davis's birthday (May 26, 1926) with quotes about him and by him. All About Jazz senior writer R.J. DeLuke also compiled several from his past interviews with various ex-band members--and we included a salty one by Miles for good measure. If you know of a quote about Miles or ...

Article: Book Review

Enrico Rava - Incontri con musicisti straordinari

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 20, 2012

Enrico Rava Incontri con musicisti straordinari Feltrinelli, 252 pp., 16 euro La verve narrativa di Enrico Rava è proverbiale. I suoi cinquant'anni di vita jazzistica, vissuti da protagonista tra le Americhe e l'Europa, lo hanno visto testimone di episodi che è solito raccontare a chi lo frequenta da vicino (come conferma Stefano Bollani nella simpatica presentazione). ...

Article: Interview

Enrico Rava, narratore formidabile

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 20, 2012

“Enrico è un narratore formidabile". Ha ragione Stefano Bollani nelle note introduttive all'ultimo libro del trombettista, “Incontri con musicisti straordinari" (Feltrinelli 2011). Con lui anche un'intervista diventa in un colloquio a tutto campo, dove le riflessioni si legano ai ricordi e alle valutazioni sulla musica e sulla vita. Un'intervista non è mai la trascrizione stenografica di ...

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Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Winter #19, Days 1-2: December 28-29, 2011

by Sara Villa
February 12, 2012

Days 1-2 | Days 3-5 Umbria Jazz Winter #19 Perugia, Italy December 28, 2011-January 1, 2012 In an Italy where the cuts inflicted to the cultural sector by the last Berlusconi government led a figure like Riccardo Muti to publically express his indignation, Umbria Jazz Winter # 19 was a confirmation ...

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Article: Interview

Enrico Rava: To Be Free or Not To Be Free

by Ian Patterson
January 16, 2012

Freedom, it could be argued, is most deeply understood by those who have been somehow constrained against their will, or who have been prisoners of their own skewed vision of what it means to be free. Trumpeter Enrico Rava knows the meaning of musical freedom; he was part of the free-jazz scene of the 1960s and ...

Album

Tribe

By Enrico Rava

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Amnesia; Garbage Can Blues; Choctaw; Incognito; Cornettology; F. Express; Tears for Neda; Song Tree; Paris Baguette; Planet Earth; Tribe; Improvisation.

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Article: Year in Review

Hrayr Attarian's Best Releases of 2011

by Hrayr Attarian
December 29, 2011

Jazz is a distinctly American art form with a universal appeal. Rooted in African-American culture, its various branches cover almost every country on earth. For this year end list I have chosen nine albums by international jazz musicians that were released in 2011. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Amina Alaoui ...

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Article: Album Review

Enrico Rava Quintet: Tribe

by Ian Patterson
December 25, 2011

Trumpeter Enrico Rava has enjoyed a sustained late-career, creative high since returning to ECM with Easy Living (ECM, 2004) after an absence of 20 years. With a largely new and exciting lineup, Tribe balances new compositions with reworked older material, all imbued with Rava's trademark lyricism, embracing warmth and melodic strength. As the 2008 Touchstone Series ...

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Article: Live Review

Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival: Barcelona, Spain, November 21-26, 2011

by Bruce Lindsay
December 14, 2011

Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz FestivalBarcelona, SpainNovember 21-26, 2011 The Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival is an established part of the cultural life of this vibrant Spanish city. The 2011 festival was the 43rd, and once again it brought some exceptionally fine jazz to a host of equally fine venues, attracting stars of the ...