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Francesco Diodati in primo piano
by Angelo Leonardi
Figura centrale da un decennio dei gruppi di Enrico Rava, Francesco Diodati è tra i più creativi chitarristi europei della sua generazione. Artista eclettico, sempre aperto a nuove esplorazioni, ha guidato due ensemble centrali del jazz italiano contemporaneo, Neko e Yellow Squeeds; ha anche fatto parte dei progetti di Bobby Previte, Matteo Bortone, Julien Pontvianne, Paolo ...
Lou Marini: A Solo Career Starting At The Age Of 80
by Mark McKergow
Saxophonist Blue" Lou Marini came to the fore in the 1970s as a member of the Saturday Night Live Band and with The Blues Brothers on film, albums and stage. After a lifetime as an in-demand sideman (notably 26 years and counting with James Taylor), Lou has finally started to release albums under his own name, including Playtime (Hip ...
Elias Haslanger: Music for 2026, Not 1956
by Hank Hehmsoth
Tenor saxophonist and composer Elias Haslanger has spent much of his career carrying several generations of jazz history at once. An Austin native and longtime presence on the Central Texas jazz scene, he has absorbed lessons from mentors including Ellis Marsalis, Dr. James Polk and Maynard Ferguson while developing his own identity as a bandleader and composer. Legacy (Bandstand Presents, ...
Petr Studený: Listening as a Creative Act
by Nenad Georgievski
For Petr Studený, music has never been a passive background hum. Since 1979, he has operated under the self-assigned title of active listener"--a designation that treats the intake of sound as a foundational creative act. Based in Prague, a city whose magical" atmosphere he credits as a silent collaborator, Studený has spent decades navigating the intersections of ...
Clément Reboul: How to Love and Learn Gypsy Jazz
by Scott Lichtman
While searching for gypsy jazz videos to spotlight on All About Jazz, this interviewer discovered the music of Frenchman Clément Reboul. Performing as Clément Reboul's Jazz Manouche," he and his collective had produced a zesty version on YouTube of Take the 'A' Train," among other gypsy jazz songs and adaptations. Having launched his gypsy ...
Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart on 35 Years Together and Their New Album
by Leo Sidran
You can tell a lot about a band by the way they act offstage, how they talk to one another, and even more, how they listen. By the quality of their conversation. It's a useful measure when talking about Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart, a trio whose history stretches back more than ...
Zela Margossian: Music That Is Healing
by R.J. DeLuke
The music of pianist Zela Margossian draws on many influences. It's an amalgam of what she's learned from classical training, investigating of jazz, and her vast exposure to the folk music of her native Armenia. Her music is garnering praise for its varied textures and originality. It carries listeners down interesting pathways. Fans of ...
Jussi Reijonen: Memory and Consciousness Not Visited Before
by Dean Nardi
In 2025, Finnish guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen launched sayr, his intimate series of recordings for solo string instrument with simultaneous release of two stunning albums. One is a fully improvised take at his home studio on steel-string acoustic guitar on an afternoon in March 2025, split into two contrasting arcs--"salt" and thirst"--as on two ...
New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived
by Mark Robbins
Martin Porter's life has revolved around jazz from an early age. Growing up playing jazz piano and listening to the greats, he eventually found himself living out a dream--working at the Jazz Standard, one of the city's premier jazz clubs. The closing of the Standard left a void in New York's jazz community--one that Martin Porter was ...
Dorota Piotrowska: Jazz With International Voices
by R.J. DeLuke
As a child in Poland, Dorota Piotrowska was musical. She played piano and listened to records of music from America that her father was fond of, like The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Queen. At age seven her piano studies centered on classical music, as is the case with most kids taking up the instrument. ...


