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Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: Alexander Hawkins: Step Wide, Step Deep
by John Sharpe
You don't need to spend long in the company of pianist Alexander Hawkins to realize that his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz encompasses everything from Duke Ellington to the avant-garde. That's as true of recordings as it is in person, and amply demonstrated on Step Wide, Step Deep, where the moods range from lazy Sunday afternoon to ...
North Sea Jazz Festival 2014
by Henning Bolte
North Sea Jazz Festival 2014 Rotterdam, Netherlands July, 11, 2014 The North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam is the biggest indoor festival in Europe. It is organized by Mojo Concerts and The Security Company, both part of Live Nation Entertainment, a worldwide operating live event mega-organizer (240,000 events annually in 33 countries). ...
Steve Lehman: Mise en Abîme
by Luca Canini
È successo tutto piuttosto in fretta: da giovane promessa a venerato maestro. Un'ascesa irresistibile quella di Steve Lehman, un'esplosione assordante. Qualche anno e una manciata di dischi sono bastati per farlo entrare nel novero dei grandissimi del jazz che conta (quello che guardando al passato si proietta verso il futuro: il resto è tempo più o ...
Honest John: Canarie
by Alberto Bazzurro
Volete regalarvi una scoperta, di quelle che ancora si fanno, nel jazz alle più estese latitudini, ascoltando qualcosa che un attimo prima era totale tabula rasa? Procuratevi questo bellissimo album del giovane quintetto norvegese Honest John e non rimarrete delusi. I cinque scandinavi vi navigano attraverso nove composizioni, tutte del sassofonista/clarinettista Klaus Ellerhusen ...
I 10 Cd nel CD-Player di... Dave Rempis
by Vincenzo Roggero
01. Secret Museum of Mankind -North Africa 1925-1948 (Yahoo Records-1997). Una fantastica compilation che ho trovato al Papa Jazz, uno dei mie negozi di dischi preferiti a Columbia, mentre ero in tour da quelle parti. 02. Albertina Walker-Platinum Gospel (Sonorous Enterntainment-2011). Un'altra compilation questa volta di grandi cantanti di ...
Alexander Hawkins: Step Wide, Step Deep
by Phil Barnes
The effortless and precocious ability shown by British pianist Alexander Hawkins to step between the jazz tradition and music more associated with free improv makes for a heady brew on this thrilling collection. While it is arguable that the genres are far from mutually exclusive the ability to make accessible music from that which is often ...
Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music
by Sammy Stein
Being Here: Conversations On Creating Music Radhika Philip 461 pages ISBN: 13:978-0-989-488006 Radhio.org 2013 Imagine having conversations with a large, diverse group of jazz musicians; old and young, both those who have been around for years and those relatively new to the scene. Radhika Philip has done just ...
Mark Taylor Launches New Quintet
Over the last 20+ years, Mark Taylor's work performing and recording with modern musical giants Max Roach, Henry Threadgill and Muhal Richard Abrams, among many others, established his reputation as a go-to French Hornist in the jazz and improvised music communities. SECRET IDENTITY, Mark's newest ensemble, now puts the focus squarely on Mark Taylor the composer. ...
Akbank Jazz Festival 2013, Istanbul
by Daniela Veronesi
Akbank Jazz Festival Istanbul 25,09-10.10.2013 Akbank Jazz Festival, 23. edizione, Istanbul, 25 settembre-10 ottobre, e oltre: rassegna di ampio respiro, quindici giorni di proposte tra jazz e dintorni, evento culturale che richiama uno zoccolo duro di aficionados, ma che sa anche aggregare pubblici diversi in luoghi diversi. Ampie sale ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Henry Threadgill
All About Jazz is celebrating Henry Threadgill's birthday today! Threadgill first performed as a percussionist in his high school marching band before taking up the baritone saxophone and later a large portion of the woodwind instrument family. He soon settled primarily upon the alto saxophone and the flute... Read more. Place our Musician of the Day ...
