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I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Oscar Del Barba
by Vincenzo Roggero
01. Brad Mehldau-Live in Marciac (Nonesuch -2011). Un doppio con DVD. Un'ennesima dimostrazione della grandezza di questo che potrei considerare senza dubbio come uno dei più grandi pianisti di tutti i tempi. 02. Johan Sebastian Bach -Passione secondo Matteo. Direttore Sir George Solti (Decca -1990). Capolavoro della musica del grande Maestro. ...
Tobias Grim: Brazil Lines
By Gabriel Medina Arenas Sweden and Brazil are more than 6,400 miles apart. Their weather, culture, customs and folklore couldn't be more different, but music proves once again to be a universal language that builds bridges even between such contrasting lands. The Swedish guitarist Tobias Grim has a deep love for the “South American giant" and ...
Bebel Gilberto: New York City, NY, July 21, 2012
by Ernest Barteldes
Bebel GilbertoBrazil Summerfest at Central Park SummerstageJuly 21, 2012New York, NYAs part of the 2012 edition of Brazil Summerfest, a New York city-wide event of contemporary Brazilian music, singer Bebel Gilberto took to the stage at Rumsey Playfield for the second time in her career, following a very eclectic performance by ...
Anna Borges and Bill Ward: Receita de Samba
by Hrayr Attarian
Boston area husband and wife team Anna Borges and Bill Ward are the creative force behind Receita de Samba, a collection of 11 classics by various Brazilian composers. Both sing on alternate tracks that mix samba and bossa nova with other regional variations. A percussion heavy band that also includes flutist Amir Milstein ...
Concepts of Pain: The Stuff of the Sixties
by Gordon Marshall
This chapter is an excerpt from Naked Mind: On Music and Power, a work in progress by All About Jazz contributor Gordon Marshall. It is said that the '60s ended in 1974, with Richard Nixon's resignation. On the one hand, there was nothing left to believe in. On the other, there was ...
Sandro Albert: A Bard’s Journey
by Raul d'Gama Rose
His voice is soft and as lyrical as the music he composes and plays. Hearing the young and immensely talented guitarist, Sandro Albert speak can calm even the most frayed nerves. Nervousness was never an issue, but it is always exciting to speak with an accomplished musician. Albert is certainly one. He was born in Brazil ...
Yeahwon Shin: Yeahwon
by Ernest Barteldes
On her debut recording, New York-based Korean singer Yeahwon Shin takes on a demanding set of tunes, mostly based on compositions by Brazilian songwriters Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dorival Caymmi, Egberto Gismonti, Milton Nascimento and Ary Barroso. She opens with “Chovendo Na Roseira" (known in English as “Double Rainbow"), singing in Portuguese with an original arrangement loosely ...
Adriana Miki: Sashimiki
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The spry and sensuous voice of the Brazilian Adriana Miki is beautifully showcased on her debut album, Sashimiki, produced by her bass-playing partner in this project, Sérgio Crestana. Delivering an exquisitely chosen, albeit short, program, Miki emerges with soft grandeur as Astrud Gilberto once did when she voiced the songs of her then husband, João Gilberto. ...
Nova Jazz Orchestra / UNT One O'Clock Lab Band / Frank Macchia / Omar Sosa & NDR Big Band
by Jack Bowers
Nova Jazz Orchestra A Time of Reckoning NJO 2010 If the premise that experience is the best teacher is indeed accurate, one need look no further than the Minnesota-based Nova Jazz Orchestra for proof. Nova, sponsored by the non-profit Nova Jazz Corporation, has been together for more than 15 years, ...
