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Camille Bertault: Pas de Géant

Read "Pas de Géant" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Dopo aver dimostrato col debutto di En Vie (Sunnyside 2016) d'essere una splendida jazz singer, e non solo, l'acrobatica vocalist Camille Bertault libera la sua eclettica personalità, dando sfogo alle molte passioni e influenze formative. Il titolo del suo secondo album allude ovviamente al celebre tema di John Coltrane (qui rinominato «Là où tu vas»), «Giant ...

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Frank Woeste: Reversing Ravel

Read "Frank Woeste: Reversing Ravel" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Maurice Ravel is not only one of the great authors of 20th century classical music, but one of a handful of classical composers to have demonstrated an interest in jazz. During his tour of the United States in 1928, Ravel went to the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, or Connie's Inn and the nearby Cotton Club, to ...

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Mark Turner: Grounded in a Spiritual World

Read "Mark Turner: Grounded in a Spiritual World" reviewed by Kurt Rosenwinkel


This article first appeared in issue no 8 of Music & Literature Magazine. I remember being at Berklee and listening to Mark in the practice room. A lot of people used to gather outside his practice room at various times and just listen to him. He would be in there ten hours a day, ...

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Article: Album Review

Rebecca Martin, Guillermo Klein: The Upstate Project

Read "The Upstate Project" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il titolo dell'album prende il nome da quella parte dello stato di New York collocata a nord dell'area metropolitana, anticamente abitata delle nazioni della confederazione irochese. Un'area rurale ricca di boschi, come ricorda la bella copertina, che oggi ospita la cantante e chitarrista Rebecca Martin e il compositore, pianista e orchestratore Guillermo Klein. Quest'ultimo ...

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Wolfgang Muthspiel Quintet alla Casa del Jazz di Roma

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Wolfgang Muthspiel Quintet Summertime 2017 Casa del Jazz Roma 13.07.2017 Unica data italiana a Roma per il quintetto del chitarrista austriaco Wolfgang Muthspiel nel corso del recente tour europeo. Il musicista ha proposto i brani del suo ultimo album Rising Grace, pubblicato dalla ECM alla fine dello scorso anno. Della ...

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Article: Live Review

Garana Jazz Festival 2017

Read "Garana Jazz Festival 2017" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


Garana Jazz Festival Garana, Romania July 6-9, 2017 Running from the 6-9th of July, the 21st edition of the Garana Jazz Festival saw the jazz world descend on its location near the Garana village, high in the Semenic Mountains of Romania. Obviously, the artistic credibility and the creative energy were ...

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The Musician

Read "The Musician" reviewed by John Kelman


As people age, it's not uncommon to commemorate birthday milestones--specifically, those marking the passing of decades--with special celebrations, ranging from parties to vacations. In most cases, however, these festivities are private events, restricted to family and friends. Not Chick Corea. When this renowned pianist/keyboardist, composer, bandleader and guest participant in countless projects ...

Article: Album Review

Chick Corea: The Musician

Read "The Musician" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Nel 2011 Chick Corea ha festeggiato il suo settantesimo compleanno con una serie di concerti al Blue Note di New York, andati avanti per due mesi, con nuove e storiche formazioni della sua carriera. Un totale di dieci band--con la presenza, tra gli altri, di Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Bobby McFerrin, John Patitucci, Gary Burton, Wynton ...

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Label: Naive
Released: 2016

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Article: Album Review

Ed Neumeister: Suite Ellington

Read "Suite Ellington" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Trombonist Ed Neumeister opened his excellent quartet outing, New Standards (Meistero Music, 2005) with an energized take Duke Ellington's signature tune, “Take The 'A' Train." It was apparent that he had a way with Duke's music. A quick dip into Neumeister's resume finds that he played in Duke Ellington's Orchestra for sixteen years, post-Duke, when the ...


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