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Eric Jacobson: Discover

by Jack Bowers
November 14, 2022

If trumpeter Eric Jacobson's name doesn't ring a bell, it could be because he is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, not in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles or any other jazz mecca. What's more, Jacobson has not recorded often; Discover is only his second date as leader or co-leader. Hindrances aside, Jacobson's is a name with ...

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New Combinations

October 2, 2022

Album: Discover
By Eric Jacobson
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 05:39

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Vivid Dreams

By Eric Jacobson

Label: Blujazz
Released: 2021
Track listing: LuRae; One Way; Echoes of the Past; January; Vivid Dreams; Blues for George; Unspoken; Heading Home; Liam's Blues.

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Roberto Magris: "Il jazz è un veicolo per contenuti elevati"

by Angelo Leonardi
November 15, 2021

Nato a Trieste nel 1959, Roberto Magris è dai primi anni ottanta uno dei jazzmen italiani più attivi all'estero, tra i pochissimi a collaborare con i musicisti dell'Est Europa quando esisteva ancora la cosiddetta “cortina di ferro." Dei suoi organici ricordiamo il MUH trio, il Gruppo Jazz Marca, l'Europlane Orchestra, il DMA Urban Jazz Funk e ...

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The Hidden Standard

By Paul Silbergleit

Label: Blujazz
Released: 2020
Track listing: Eleanor Rigby; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; Happiness; Inner Urge; Love Boat; (They Long to Be) Close to You; Evidence; Sometimes It Snows in April; Danny Boy

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Roberto Magris: Suite!

by Jerome Wilson
November 30, 2020

Roberto Magris, the Italian pianist who spends a good bit of time in the United States, records prolifically. His latest release is a 2CD set that covers a lot of ground, encompassing sparkling hard bop, spiritual jazz, solo piano work and soulful excursions that feature electric keyboards. For much of the CD Magris plays ...

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Sunset Breeze

June 5, 2020

Album: Suite!
By Roberto Magris
Label: JMood Records
Released: 2020
Duration: 10:36

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Roberto Magris: Suite!

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2020

When appraising a new recording by Roberto Magris, Rule No. 1 is always to expect the unexpected. On eighteen previous albums, the Italian-born pianist has produced tributes to Lee Morgan, Elmo Hope and Cannonball Adderley, welcomed guest artists Herb Geller, Sam Reed and Ira Sullivan, and led groups ranging from trio to septet, all for Kansas ...

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Roberto Magris: Suite!

by Edward Blanco
April 30, 2020

Veteran jazz pianist Roberto Magris expands his collaboration with the Kansas City-based JMood label, recording almost two hours of uncommon traditional jazz and offering a mixture of re-arranged standards and original compositions covering fifteen tracks, nicely presented in a double CD package. The majority of the session was recorded while in Chicago in November of 2018. ...

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Roberto Magris: Suite!

Read "Suite!" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
April 19, 2020

Italian pianist/composer Roberto Magris could not have anticipated the urgent need for a positive message when he recorded Suite! in 2018. The newly released double album reflects Magris' belief that a better world is coming and his certainty is conveyed in a sprawling program of poetry, original compositions, and some surprising covers. He has recorded as ...