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Gabriel Chakarji

Gabriel Chakarji is a GRAMMY award-winning pianist and composer known for his unique blend of Venezuelan and New York City jazz music. Growing up in Caracas, Gabriel was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles, including Afro-Venezuelan folk, Caribbean, and Brazilian music, as well as jazz and gospel hymns. He eventually moved to New York City to explore new musical frontiers and has since performed at some of the city's most iconic venues, including Carnegie Hall, Blue Note, and Dizzy's Club.

Gabriel has released two critically acclaimed albums as a bandleader: "Vida" and "New Beginning". His composition "Enredadera" was nominated for best jazz single at the 20th edition of the Independent Music Awards in New York City. In 2022, Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Jazz Gallery Residency Commission and the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. 

Ritratto di Adam O'Farrill

by Angelo Leonardi
October 7, 2024

Il trentesimo compleanno del trombettista Adam O'Farrill coincide con la pubblicazione di HUESO, il suo settimo album da leader/co-leader prodotto in una carriera singolarmente lunga e prestigiosa. Il primo importante riconoscimento pubblico gli giunge all'età di 21 anni nel 2015, con la vittoria di Bird Calls al critics poll di Down Beat, un album ...

Retrospective

By The Retrospective Quintet

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1) Corto 2) The Stories Of Oceania 3) Intro To 4) Ciclos 5) Falling Drop 6) Not So Parallel 7) Amor Y Agua 8) Tuscany

The Retrospective Quintet

THE RETROSPECTIVE QUINTET

The Downbeat Magazine Award-winning ensemble that has taken the jazz world by storm! This group is the epitome of collaboration, featuring a diverse line-up of musical storytellers from all corners of the globe, including Italy, Venezuela, and New Zealand.

Their vision is to explore each other's musical roots and traditions, which is evident in the way they contribute compositions that cover a wide range of influences

Ennio Morricone + Betty LaVette, Gordon Grdina, Billy Martin & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 21, 2020

This week we pay tribute to the late Ennio Morricone the way we often do, through renditions of his memorable soundtracks performed by contemporary creative jazz artists like John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Marco Cappelli, Guano Padano, and Oddjob. We then check out some great new releases that cross borders, stylistic definitions and generations. Happy ...

New Music for Dat Same Old Lockdown Routine

by Patrick Burnette
May 14, 2020

As lockdown enters day number “both of us have lost count, haven't you? ," the boys decide to check out some new releases. There's a prestige project celebrating the First Couple of jazz, offerings from North and South of the US border, and a lo-fi jam session cut and pasted for your listening pleasure. Then Pat ...