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Ilaria Capalbo: The Brightest Sun

by Ian Patterson
August 31, 2026

"Look at the darkness," penned Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran, “giving birth to the sun." The arrival of a firstborn child also gives birth to the mother, who did not exist before. For Stockholm-based bassist-composer Ilaria Capalbo the profound experience of motherhood triggered a musical response of significant measure. Whereas her impressive debut, Karthago (Bluenord Records, 2022) ...

Ballad for a new world

By Tassos Spiliotopoulos

Label: Anelia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: New Land, September, Corridor, A day to remember, Corridor (part 2), Ballad for a new world, Ex-elixis, Mesa ap'ta matia tis (through her eyes).

Karthago

By Ilaria Capalbo

Label: Bluenord Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Beloved; Part l Ab Radice; Karthago; Mare Nostrum; Scintilla; Moth; Part ll Ago Radices; What Remains of Those Days.

Corridor (Part 2)

December 4, 2022

Album: Ballad for a new world
By Tassos Spiliotopoulos
Label: Anelia Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 05:24

From George Coleman to Meeco: Ten Overlooked Classics

by Chris May
May 10, 2022

The only thread running through this installment of Building A Jazz Library is that of unsung quality. No particular artist is spotlighted, nor any particular genre. There are simply ten, randomly selected albums, recorded in the US and Europe between 1953 and 2021, which show jazz off at its finest, but which, for one reason or ...

Ilaria Capalbo: In Fearless Pursuit Of Her Muse

by Ian Patterson
May 5, 2022

After years playing in different bands and drawing widespread praise for her lyricism and rhythmic agility, double bassist Ilaria Capalbo has stepped up to front her own project. The Neapolitan's debut album, Karthago (Bluenord Records, 2022), is a remarkable statement of intent. Inspired by the ancient Mediterranean city of Carthage and its near-mythical figurehead, queen Alyssia, ...

Ilaria Capalbo: Karthago

by Ian Patterson
February 16, 2022

For her debut as leader, bassist Ilaria Capalbo takes as her muse the ancient city-state of Carthage, the former Mediterranean powerhouse, in what is today modern Tunisia. Repeatedly sacked by a series of invaders, Carthage's colorful history, and its near mythical figurehead, queen Alyssia (or Dido), has inspired writers, poets and composers since Roman times. It ...

Ilaria Capalbo: Karthago

by Chris May
January 15, 2022

Bassist and composer Ilaria Capalbo was born and brought up in Italy but spends much of her time in Sweden, where she recorded Karthago and assembled the band which performs on it. It is always a joy to encounter for the first time a musician who sounds so fresh and original and whose music is such ...

NUQuartet

By Alberto Pinton

Label: Clear Now Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Plan, Unhesitant, Bend The Rules, Ed's Wisdom, 24 Shades, Freedive, Days Of, Ever Present