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Interview: Mike McCartney (Part 1)

April 11, 2012

Most people are unaware that Paul McCartney has a younger brother. That's because since the early 1960s, Mike McCartney [pictured above] has done a noble job of avoiding any temptation to cash in on his brother's fame. Which is pretty classy, as celebrity siblings go. As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or ...

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Another Timbre: sperimentatori sui margini del silenzio – intervista a Simon Reynell

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 5, 2012

È una delle etichette più coraggiose e intriganti della scena sperimentale, dedicata sia all'improvvisazione che alla composizione ultrasilente e post-riduzionista. È la Another Timbre, guidata da Simon Reynell: singolare figura di appassionato e professionista, Reynell si divide tra il lavoro di fonico per documentari televisivi e quello di produttore, intrapreso dopo avere ereditato una piccola somma ...

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Getting Surreal, One On One With Bluey Maunick Of Incognito

April 5, 2012

A SURREAL INTRODUCTION By Bluey of Incognito Say the word “surreal" and various things come to mind - dreamlike, unreal, fantastic, odd, bizarre or even weird. For me the experiences leading to the final outcome of Incognito’s fifteenth studio album have been an amalgamation of all these synonyms and expressions! We have our own ...

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Muhal Meets the Warriors Part 3/4

April 4, 2012

Leading up to the April 28th premiere at Montgomery County Community College of a new piece written by Muhal Richard Abrams for Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, music writer Shaun Brady (JazzTimes, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Inquirer) will be contributing a series of blog posts about the project. This is the second installment of Brady's four-part ...

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Nikki Iles: Meditation and Collaboration

by Bruce Lindsay
April 2, 2012

Pianist and composer Nikki Iles describes herself as one of the “not-so-young-anymore generation" of British jazz musicians--a fair comment, in chronological terms, from a musician born in the mid-'60s. But more importantly, she's a musician of experience, expertise and talent, viewed with great respect by players across the world. Iles' self-description does seem to be typical ...

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Strumenti come colori su una tavolozza. A dialogo con Nico Gori

by Neri Pollastri
April 2, 2012

Nico Gori, classe 1975, toscano della provincia di Firenze, polistrumentista delle ance, membro dei Visionari di Stefano Bollani e per tre anni della Vienna Art Orchestra, è uno dei più originali e apprezzati clarinettisti europei. Quella che segue è la chiacchierata che abbiamo fatto con lui, un anno dopo Shadows, con il suo quartetto Millenovecento che ...

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Abbey Rader Featured In Jazz & Blues Florida

April 1, 2012

"As heard on his latest recording, Live at PAX, the drummer’s powerful pulses and dynamic stick work propel nine group improvisations by Rader, saxophonists John McMinn and Noah Brandmark and bassist Kyle Motl." —Bob Weinberg for Jazz & Blues Florida Abbey Rader and his Generations Quartet are the cover story in April's edition of Jazz & ...

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Under Your Skin Interviews Lauren Sevian (video)

March 31, 2012

Lauren Sevian's “LSQ" is a dynamic baritone saxophone driven jazz experience that features original hard bop tinged compositions and improvisation. The LSQ has performed in some of the top NYC jazz clubs including Smoke, Kitano, Jazz Gallery, and Fat Cat. Each member is a rising star on the jazz scene, and has performed with numerous jazz ...

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Jazz Face: Hiromi, Virtuosity in Service to Art

March 30, 2012

So what's so bad about being so good? Ever since she burst onto the jazz scene nearly a decade ago, pianist Hiromi Uhera has experienced from what I will call the Oscar Peterson curse—criticism for her unashamed displays of technical virtuosity. Peterson in fact was an early supporter, as were Ahmad Jamal and Chick Corea. Three ...

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Batteria, jazz e progressive. I nuovi progetti di Alberto De Grandis

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 29, 2012

Nel panorama del prog jazz elettrico italiano con forti derivazioni rock, i D.F.A. (Duty Free Area) di Verona hanno occupato un posto di primo piano. Non tanto per essere uno dei pochi gruppi tricolori ad avere raggiunto una certa notorietà internazionale, quanto per aver elaborato negli anni (il gruppo si è formato nel 1993) un'identità musicale ...