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Nuovi percorsi: intervista a Kekko Fornarelli

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 19, 2012

Room of Mirrors ha rappresentato per Kekko Fornarelli l'inizio di un nuovo filone espressivo, dopo due album (Circular Thought e A French Man in New York) che ne avevano messo in mostra le sue doti tecniche e le qualità formali. Con il musicista pugliese - che si è segnalato negli ultimi anni come uno dei pianisti ...

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Sergio Cammariere: solo nome e cognome

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 15, 2012

È appena uscito il nuovo album di Sergio Cammariere, con un titolo quanto mai asciutto: il suo nome, il suo cognome, e stop (clicca qui per leggere la recensione). L'artista calabrese l'ha presentato alla stampa l'8 marzo al Conservatorio di Milano, in particolare attraverso uno showcase che ha rappresentato congiuntamente anche un'anteprima del tour che parte ...

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Interview: Larry Greene (Part 2)

March 15, 2012

Back in the late 1940s, the number of radio stations in the U.S. multiplied rapidly thanks to the F.C.C.'s willingness to hand out licenses. Many of these stations filled airtime with records rather than live musicians. As a result, a station's success was highly dependent on the personalities and tastes of their disc jockeys. To promote ...

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Jody Watley Interview: Live in San Francisco, March 15-17

March 15, 2012

Live music fans in San Francisco have a rare opportunity to see a pop icon this week when Jody Watley arrives on the intimate stage of the Rrazz Room in Hotel Nikko. She doesn't mind at all that some people don't realize Watley has been a chameleon in the world of music—gathering hit records since the ...

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Skerik continues his collaborative adventures

March 14, 2012

"I very much believe in a collaborative environment, and trying to get a real band where everyone has an equal say in writing the music, arranging the music and shaping the music. That's always been a real priority for me." —Skerik I had the opportunity to speak to saxophonist Skerik by phone this afternoon, on the ...

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Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz: All Aboard

by James Pearse
March 13, 2012

As an integral member of acclaimed outfits Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren Batacuda Jazz and Dan Reed Band, 32-year-old drummer and percussionist Robert Mehmet Sinan Ikiz has already toured the world several times over. The wealth of places, people and musical styles he has encountered on his travels has helped shape the diverse sound of ...

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Interview: Herb Snitzer (PT. 2)

March 13, 2012

To wind up with exciting candid photos of jazz musicians, photographer Herb Snitzer [pictured] had to be part big-game hunter and part button-pushing bully. On assignment, Herb developed tricks for making himself invisible and stealthfully moving in on subjects. But he also had to know when to prod a little to stir up a musician's human ...

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Thinking About John Gilmore

March 12, 2012

John Gilmore (1931-1995) was a tenor saxophonist highly regarded by leaders in a wide stylistic range. He worked with Earl Hines, Buster Smith, King Kolax, Miles Davis, B.B. King, and Charles Mingus, among many others. Gilmore was equally comfortable playing mainstream tenor with fellow Chicagoan Red Saunders and exploring the planets with Sun Ra. During his ...

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Dave Douglas: la consapevolezza creativa

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 12, 2012

Intervista di Dave Wayne Se si dovesse riassumere in una parola la carriera musicale del trombettista Dave Douglas, verrebbe subito in mente “coerenza." Certo, è stato il leader di un numero incredibile di band dedite ai più svariati stili. Ma ciò non toglie che in nessuno dei trenta e più dischi che ha realizzato sia venuto ...

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Al Jarreau: Simple and Necessary Happiness

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
March 12, 2012

There are very few jazz greats that make people who love this music smile in awe while witnessing their beautiful talent. Jazz is larger than life, and they all contribute to its greatness every day, whether it is from a small stage in the Village in New York, or from some old record, spinning while popping ...