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Evitare l’ovvietà: Intervista a Riccardo Fioravanti
by AAJ Italy Staff
Riccardo Fioravanti, come tanti musicisti, ama l'arte di John Coltrane. Ma - a differenza di molti altri - ha deciso di omaggiare la sua musica con un gruppo senza sassofonista. In Coltrane Project, insieme ai consueti compagni di ventura Bebo Ferra e Andrea Dulbecco, ha chiamato a raccolta tre trombettisti speciali: Fabrizio Bosso, Giovanni Falzone e ...
An Interview With Jazz Crooner Jonathan Karrant
Q: When did you decide to become a singer? A: I always knew I wanted to be an entertainer. At age 6 I had my first solo at church. I became very involved with theater; however, by age 20 I realized that singing was most important to me and put all my energy into music. Q: ...
Fare, disfare, gestire 'stamusica: riflessioni a margine del festival 'namusica con Eugenio Ottieri
by AAJ Italy Staff
I festival, oltre che far incontrare musicisti e pubblico hanno anche il merito di essere occasione di scambio e di riflessione dietro le quinte. A margine del Festival 'Namusica abbiamo fatto diverse chiacchierate con varie persone sul significato che ha avuto questa manifestazione e la costituenda rete 'Namusica per la città di Napoli. In tale ottica, ...
Tyshawn Sorey: Composite Reality
by Daniel Lehner
Though Tyshawn Sorey's Oblique-I (Pi Recordings, 2011) is his most recent release to date, it's actually comprised of some of the percussionist/composer's earliest work. Containing music that is sonically dense, enormously challenging and (as the title suggests) consistently blurs and obscures the lines drawn between improvisation and composition, it has been hailed by critics and fans ...
Interview: Finland-based Guitarist Pauli Saksa
Q: When did you decide to become a guitarist? A: At the age around 15, I played both piano and guitar. My piano teacher advised me to apply to a piano conservatorium in Helsinki. I passed the examination, and the headmaster asked me if I play other instruments. I told him the guitar. He said that ...
Intervista ad Adam Rudolph
by AAJ Italy Staff
Durante la Settimana di Musica Contemporanea del Festival 'Namusica abbiamo avuto modo di approfondire alcuni concetti che stanno alla base del lavoro di Adam Rudolph grazie ad una serie di iniziative che lo hanno visto protagonista del progetto Murmuration. All About Jazz: Come definiresti la tua Go: Organic Orchestra e come l'hai adattato per le collaborazioni ...
Christian McBride: Knocking on the Door
by Bob Kenselaar
Christian McBride was talking about the Grammy he received in October, 2011 for his big band album, The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue, 2011)--his first Grammy as a leader and third overall. While the bassist certainly appreciated getting the nod from his peers and from the Recording Academy, he said he gets just as much of a ...
The Quest to Reach New Audiences
Last post we detailed the 8th annual DC Jazz Festival, and its admirable outreach efforts that resulted in their building a big tent across Washington that all told encompassed an incredible 21 neighborhoods. One of the key partner organizations in the DC Jazz Festival this year was CapitalBop, the brainchild of two enterprising young Washingtonians, journalist ...
Ty's Take: From The Farm To Fame: Lisa Engelken
Lisa Engelken (pronounced EN-gel-ken) is preparing to drop her second album this year and has set the sights even higher for her newest project, “Little Warrior: anima explorations” than she did for her critically acclaimed and well received first album, “Caravan.” “With ‘Little Warrior’ I hope to build upon the momentum of my last album ‘Caravan’,” ...
