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Christopher DeLaurenti: Favorite Intermissions
by Francesco Martinelli
One of the most exhilarating moments in On The Edge, the 1992 documentary about improvisation directed by Jeremy Marre from Derek Bailey's book, is a discussion of the classical music situation by the late English guitarist, his famous kitchen in the background: “The modern symphonic orchestra seems incapable of inventing anything. Its function seems to be ...
Ismet Siral Creative Music Studio Istanbul 2006
by Francesco Martinelli
The days of the Ismet Siral Creative Music Studio in Istanbul have been so intense and full of meanings to be difficult to describe in an orderly way, so bear with me while I try to organize the information beginning with a bit of background about the Creative Music Studio and Ismet Siral. BACKGROUND ...
Istanbul: Ortakoy European Jazz Weekend
by Francesco Martinelli
Istanbul is already home to two major jazz festivals, but the scene registered a meaningful new addition lately. Emin Findikoglu, a pianist, composer and arranger who studied in USA during the '60s and was behind the very first jazz festival organized in the Bosphorous city, was contacted by the Municipality of Besiktas to organize a jazz ...
Jazz Meets Wine in the South of France
by Francesco Martinelli
Perpignan is an ancient and noble town on the border between France and Spain. It was the capital of the Catalan kingdom, and it is still very proud of this heritage: in some ways, traveling by train for example, it's much closer to Barcelona than to Paris. This is one of the reasons why the Jazzebre ...
Braxton in Italy, November 2003
by Francesco Martinelli
Are you still mad at yourself because you didn't pick up those Arista LPs in the cutout bins? Would you kick your own butt because you missed the concert when Anthony Braxton's quartet with Crispell, Dresser and Hemingway came in a venue near you? Don't despair, there is hope still. In the current time-cycle, rather 'complex' ...
Tampere Jazz Happening 2003
by Francesco Martinelli
Tampere is the biggest inland town of Scandinavia, but it’s sitting between two lakes on a narrow strip of land, so it has a somewhat marine air about it. Due to the abundance of water it was an important industrial center for papermills and textiles, but now most of these heavy industries have moved elsewhere: Finland’s ...
Barga Jazz Festival 2003
by Francesco Martinelli
The Serchio valley extends north-east of the city of Lucca, in Tuscany, toward the Appennines and the city of Modena in the Northern region of Emily. Situated between two rich areas – the Lucca plain and Versilia with its fashionable beaches and the marble quarries area of Carrara – it’s rather poor and kind of a ...
Talos Jazz Festival 2003 (Italy)
by Francesco Martinelli
How many jazz festivals take their name from a Greek vase? I bet not many, but this is the case for the Talos Jazz Festival, which takes place in the town of Ruvo, in Apulia. For the geographically challenged, this is the heel of the Italian boot, and a place with a cultural and musical history ...
Izmir European Jazz Festival and Istanbul Club Scene
by Francesco Martinelli
Izmir, the ancient Smyrne, is an Egean town, to us music fanatics especially relevant for having given birth to the Rebetiko style. Now after wars and ethnic divisions there isn’t any Greek community anymore, and to “feel” the city one has to dig deep into the Turkish ancient market, away from the newish seafront boulevards. The ...
Bergamo Jazz 2003
by Francesco Martinelli
Bergamo’s Jazz Festival celebrated its 25th edition, a remarkable achievement, with a program that showcased the lights and shadows of today’s music. Giovanni Mazzarino, winner as Best New Talent of the Top Jazz Poll organized by the Italian monthly, led his Italian quintet with trumpet player Fabrizio Bosso, former winner of the same title, and powerful ...
