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Jacopo Fagioli: The Relentless Pursuit of Sound
by Marco Iacoboni
Recently crowned “Best New Italian Talent" in the prestigious Top Jazz 2025 critics' poll organized by the monthly Musica Jazz, Jacopo Fagioli has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and versatile voices on Italy's scene. From the chamber-like restraint of his duo with Nico Tangherlini on Bilico (AMP Music & Records, 2022) to the electric ...
Virginia MacDonald: In Search Of A New Clarinet Renaissance
by John Chacona
The clarinet occupies an unusual space in jazz in the 2020s. Once a lead instrument with advocates who graced the covers of fanzines for music and popular culture, the clarinet now stands 20 Feet From Stardom as the title of the 2013 documentary film about background singers described. It's a common enough double for reed players, ...
Michele Bondesan: tra rigore classico e l'anarchia del nastro magnetico
by Marco Iacoboni
In un panorama musicale sempre più frammentato, la figura di Michele Bondesan emerge come quella di un artista composito e completo. Contrabbassista di solida formazione classica, agitatore culturale con il collettivo BlueRing Improvisers e instancabile ricercatore sonoro, Bondesan ci racconta il suo passaggio dalle orchestre giovanili alla sperimentazione più radicale, dove il legno dello strumento dialoga ...
Stevie Holland: Finding the Pocket
by Sherry Rubel
Great vocal jazz relies on a delicate balance between absolute structure and spontaneous freedom. On her album, Talk to Your Tomatoes (150 Music, 2025), singer and lyricist Stevie Holland strikes that perfect balance, delivering a masterclass in narrative swing. At the heart of this “California Cool" sonic landscape is her longstanding creative partnership with her husband, award-winning ...
Jazz Journeys: A Conversation with Violinist May Yu
by Kurt Ellenberger
In New York City's crowded and competitive music scene, All About Jazz encountered in May (Tianyang) Yu, a violinist whose deep classical foundation, serious jazz language, and improvisational imagination have quickly placed her in professional settings with leading artists including Darcy James Argue. Ingrid Jensen, Erena Terakubo, Misha Piatigorsky, Peter Slavov, Chris Wabich, and recently opening ...
Callum Au: Ellington, Basie, Wheeler And Gillespie Were The Mozarts Of Their Generation
by Mark McKergow
Composer, arranger, trombonist and musical director Callum Au is a leading light on the British music scene. He produces arrangements for the likes of Michael Buble , Dua Lipa and Raye and has composed for groups as diverse as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Inner City Brass and the SWR Big Band. He also loves to play trombone in ...
Stefano Zenni fa un bilancio del Torino Jazz Festival
by Libero Farnè
Negli ultimi decenni sulle riviste specializzate, settimanali ad alta tiratura e quotidiani trovano sempre più spazio le interviste ad artisti, famosi o emergenti, rispetto agli articoli biografici e di sintesi. Trovo che sia altrettanto importante far parlare anche i responsabili degli aspetti produttivi del jazz, in particolare i produttori discografici e i direttori artistici dei festival, ...
Miho Hazama: Where Groove Meets Orchestra
by Angelo Leonardi
Since making her debut in 2013 at the helm of M_Unit with Journey to Journey, Miho Hazama has built a body of work that has firmly established her among the leading orchestrators of her generation. Over the past decade, the Japanese composer and conductor has collaborated extensively with European orchestras, and since 2020 she ...
Eliane Elias: Lively and Live
by R.J. DeLuke
Eliane Elias is a jazz musician of the highest order. Her skills as a superlative pianist became known not long after she arrived in New York City from her São Paulo, Brazil, home in 1981. She drew notice as a member of Steps Ahead, a groundbreaking fusion group of the early 1980s that included ...
From Madrid to New York: Marina Alba’s Voice Across Many Worlds
by May Yu
Since moving from Madrid to New York, Marina Alba has quickly begun establishing herself in the city's creative music scene with a unique artistry that moves between violin and voice, classical discipline and jazz freedom, Spanish heritage and contemporary improvisation. Born in Madrid to a family of musicians, Alba grew up surrounded by classical ...
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