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Henning Sieverts: Double Quartet
by Glenn Astarita
The press kit discloses a wealth of thought-provoking information behind bassist, composer, Henning Sievert's motivation for this Double Quartet release. In sum, these compositions reflect the output of his deep dive into 600 years of the Bavarian Irsee Monastery and his discovery of a mass created in 1614, namely for the Abbey's festival of St. Benedict. ...
Henri Texier: Dakota Mab
by Vic Albani
Dakota Mab rappresenta il quinto capitolo della fortunata e intelligente serie “European Jazz Legends" realizzata dall'attenta Intuition in collaborazione con l'accreditata rivista germanica specializzata Jazz Thing. Questa volta i riflettori sono rivolti al lavoro di Henri Texier, vale a dire uno dei più importanti musicisti della nouvelle vague jazzistica francese nata negli anni Settanta e glorificata ...
Dusseldorf Rally: Jazz's Best Kept Secret?
by Phillip Woolever
Year after year, the Dusseldorf Jazz Rally continues to provide visitors with one of the finest festival experiences to be found in Western Europe. While other events in the region may spend more on self-promotion, feature more prominent line-ups or gather more media coverage, the Jazz Rally cheerfully and consistently serves up what is quite likely ...
Die Hochstapler: Plays The Music Of Alvin P. Buckley
by Mark Corroto
Back in high school, my physics instructor explained to us how there is a mathematical equation for everything in the universe. We started with the parabola equation of a baseball's flight after being struck by a bat. We were amazed to learn that one (not I) could also calculate the various waves on a lake. A ...
Holger Czukay: Movie!
by Nenad Georgievski
Undoubtedly, one of the most potent expression of German experimental music came from the band Can, a group of highly experienced composer-musicians formed in Cologne in the year of 1968. The band had a totally unique approach towards everything it created. Its music had its own basis from an ethnically derived rhythm section, tape collages and ...
Achim Kaufmann, Frank Gratkowski, Wilbert de Joode: Oblengths
by Giuseppe Segala
"L'improvvisazione collettiva è una disciplina che richiede buone orecchie, tempo di reazione immediato e abbondanti qualità musicali." Riportiamo volentieri le parole usate da Kevin Whitehead nel breve saggio che accompagna questo CD, per la loro eloquente intensità. Aggiungiamo che l'ascolto dell'improvvisazione collettiva si avvicina a tale disciplina: prevede buone orecchie, disposizione ad entrare senza timore in ...
Meinrad Kneer e il Questionario di Proust
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Meinrad Kneer: La mia musica è un mix di diverse influenze, provenienti da diversi stili musicali AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. M.K. : Autenticità, pazienza, che abbiano buone orecchie e sappiano quando piazzare le ...
Jazzahead! 2016 Trade Fair - Record Attendence - A Rousing Success
The 11th jazzahead!, the world's largest and most important specialist jazz trade fair, came to a successful end in Bremen, Germany this past Sunday. With a total of 969 exhibiting companies and 2,742 professional participants, the number of visitors from the jazz industry has risen yet again. The trade fair organisers attribute this to the extremely ...
Ulrich Gumpert Quartett: A New One
by Giuseppe Segala
Andare in profondità con gli strumenti della leggerezza e dello spiazzamento ironico. Queste le prerogative di Ulrich Gumpert, storico esponente della scena creativa europea, che negli anni Settanta fu cofondatore del quartetto Synopsis insieme a Konrad Bauer, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky e Günter Baby Sommer, tra le cui realizzazioni c'è un album dal titolo che susciterebbe immensa invidia ...
Connect with All About Jazz / Jazz Near You at JazzAhead! 2016
Dear JazzAhead! 2016 conference goers! All About Jazz and Jazz Near You's affable Maxim Micheliov will be on hand for this year's conference, connecting with old friends and making new ones. Max and I are looking to partner with jazz presenting organizations, jazz event aggregators, and jazz catalyst and advocacy organizations to further support local jazz ...
