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Alberto Pinton e il Questionario di Proust

by AAJ Staff
July 8, 2016

All About Jazz Italia: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Alberto Pinton: Intenzione e ambizione di creare musica mia, che rifletta la mia esperienza personale, quello che jazz, composizione e improvvisazione significano per me. AAJI: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. A.P.: Totale libertà espressiva, modestia artistica, ...

Article: Interview

Greg Osby: Saxophone “Griot”

by Victor L. Schermer
May 17, 2016

The griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician, a repository of oral tradition who is often seen as a societal leader. Saxophonist Greg Osby recently was excited to meet some griots on his travels. While he is originally from St. Louis, he himself is a griot in many senses of the ...

Article: Live Review

Abullah Ibrahim at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
May 12, 2016

Abdullah Ibrahim SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA April 29-30, 2016 At 81, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, is still going strong, something he proved during a remarkable tour-de-force performance which spanned four nights at SFJAZZ in San Francisco. For the first two evenings (Thursday and Friday), Ibrahim appeared in the company of ...

Article: Live Review

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at The Center for New Music

by Harry S. Pariser
February 18, 2016

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Center for New Music San Francisco, CA February 15, 2016 San Francisco's Tenderloin District is a down-and-out area which wags have christened “Twitterloin," (owing to the proximity of Twitter and other tax companies given tax subsidies to erect their palatial edifices in this culturally diverse neighborhood). And the ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

Photographer Richard Corman Plans Roadtrip To Benefit Jazz Foundation Of America

July 29, 2015

Wendy Oxenhorn, Executive Director of Jazz Foundation of America, has launched an Indiegogo campaign. Oxenhorn plans to send photographer Richard Corman, whose photo work spans Bill Clinton to Madonna, and videographer Alan Gastelum across the United States to meet with and profile 50 jazz and blues greats. “I cannot keep watching such great individuals pass with ...

Article: Interview

Intervista a Beppe Scardino

by Angelo Leonardi
July 20, 2015

Sassofonista baritono, clarinettista basso e compositore quanto mai versatile, Beppe Scardino è da un decennio una figura centrale del jazz italiano più creativo. Lo abbiamo incontrato nei giorni dell'ultima edizione di Young Jazz, nel maggio 2015, e ci ha gentilmente concesso quest'intervista: ricorda alcune tappe centrali della sua carriera e ci parla dei progetti futuri.

News: Festival

Vision Festival 19 Celebrates Charles Gayle with Lifetime of Achievement

May 28, 2014

Celebrating Charles Gayle Lifetime Of Achievement on June 11 At this, the nineteenth Vision Festival, Arts For Art is proud to acknowledge Charles Gayle for his Lifetime of Achievement. A gentle and humble artist, he is clearly one of the greatest saxophone players. Born and raised in Buffalo, he was much influenced by the church, where ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Hamiet Bluiett

September 16, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Hamiet Bluiett's birthday today! The finest baritone saxophonist of the 1970s and beyond, Hamiet Bluiett has demonstrated a huge, impressive sound, superb technique, and a mastery of his horn in every register. In his solos, he can provide an array of tonal colors and harmonic options. A first-rate free player who\'s ...

Album

Route de Frères

By Hamiet Bluiett

Label: TUM Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: 01. Marinèt; 02. Deblozay; 03. Hope Springs Eternal; 04. Isaura; 05. Route de Frères, Part 1 - Hills of Anjubeau; 06. Route de Frères, Part 2 - Memories of Port-au-Prince Afternoons; 07. Route de Frères, Part 3 - Manhattan Swing; 08. C´mon Baby; 09. Sankofa; 10. Spirit Music; 11. Mais (Percussion Duo); 12. Ti Kawòl.