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Franco Ambrosetti, Dánae Olano, The Ize Trio, Meg Okura and Kevin Hays
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music--Swiss trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti, Cuban jazz pianist and composer Danae Olano, the Boston, MA-based collective The Ize Trio, and Tokyo-native violinist Meg Okura and American jazz pianist Kevin Hays. Playlist Juhani Aaltonen “Farewell to Valomäkie" from Kirkastus (TUM) 6:49 Franco Ambrosetti “Habanera" from Sweet Caress ...
Franco Ambrosetti: Sweet Caress
Back in 2022, I reviewed Nora, a beautiful album by Swiss flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti backed by strings lushly arranged by Alan Broadbent (go here). Now, Franco and Alan have released a second album, Sweet Caress (Enja), recorded at the end of 2023. It features that same sterling group of musicians: Franco Ambrosetti (flhrn), Alan Broadbent (p,arr,cond), ...
Meet Louis Marks and Fabian Brown
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with two individuals associated with Ropeadope CEO Louis Marks and label President Fabian Brown. Last month kicked of the label's six- month celebration of twenty-five years in operation that will include the launch of a scrolling multimedia documentary, a series of panel discussions, branded playlists on streaming platforms, the roll out ...
Frank Ambrosetti & Strings: Sweet Caress
by Dan McClenaghan
Swiss flugelhornist/trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti teamed with pianist/arranger Alan Broadbent in 2022 for the exquisite Nora (Enja Records), a top-shelf orchestral jazz album with a core group of mainstream all-stars. Listening back to the history of the 'jazz with strings' sub-genre--the shot across the bow, Charlie Parker With Strings (Verve, 1950), followed in short order by Chet ...
Dino Betti van der Noot: They Cannot Know
by AAJ Staff
The last Soul Note album of Dino betti van der Noot (rhymes with note), Here Comes Springtime (SN1149), contained six of his compositions, two of which, the title track and “October's Dream," had seasonal connotations. This time he gives us “Midwinter Sunshine" and “A Midwinter Night's Dream" in a seasonal shift. Whatever the climate of Betti ...
Mali Obomsawin, Tim Berne, Monica Agosti, Jean-Paul Estiévenart & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
As this edition of Mondo Jazz aired at the end of 2022, it featured some of the records that inevitably ended on many “Best of the Year" listcles.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Stephanie Lottermoser “Choices" In-Dependence (Jazzline) 0:16 Host talks 3:00 Franco Ambrosetti ...
Nora
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Nora's Theme; Morning Song of a Spring Flower; All Blues; Falling in Love; Autumn Leaves; Sweet
Journey; It Happens Quietly; After the Rain.
Franco Ambrosetti: Nora
by Dan McClenaghan
Franco Ambrosetti's album is called simply Nora. Short and sweet, four letters, two syllables. But it could easily have been called “Franco Ambrosetti with Strings," as the Swiss flugelhornist & trumpeter follows the orchestral path of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and his groundbreaking Charlie Parker With Strings (Verve, 1950), trumpeter Chet Baker's Chet Baker with Strings ...
Franco Ambrosetti: Nora
When Alan Broadbent isn't playing extraordinary jazz piano with his trio, he's typically hard at work arranging and conducting a large orchestra for a jazz artist or vocalist. In the case of Swiss flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti's new album, Nora (Enja), Alan is at the helm of a 22-piece string orchestra, and the result is gorgeous, reflective ...
Ode to a Tenor Titan
by Bill Milkowski
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 8, “Going Solo, The Pittbull and The EWI" from Bill Milkowski's Ode to a Tenor Titan: The Life and Times and Music of Michael Brecker (Backbeat Books, 2022). By early 1986, Michael began formulating plans for his long-overdue solo debut. He was 37, a universally respected ...
