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Article: Album Review

Jenny Scheinman: Mischief & Mayhem

Read "Mischief & Mayhem" reviewed by Jack Huntley

by Jack Huntley

Violinist Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem fires on all cylinders. Everything works--from arrangements to overall track cohesion, from the music's fertile energy to the musician's creative interplay, and from the quality of sound engineering to the ingeniously accomplished album art--making this a near-flawless package of musical craftsmanship. Mischief & Mayhem indeed, as the album is nothing ...

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Endangered Blood

By Jim Black

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Released: 2011
Track listing: 01. Plunge; 02. Rare; 03. Epistrophy (Monk); 04. Elvin Lisbon; 05. K; 06. Tacos at Oscars; 07. Iris; 08. Uri Bird; 09. Valya; 10. Andrew's Ditty Variation One. Tutte le composizioni sono di Chris Speed tranne quelle indicate.

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Article: Interview

Stefano Bollani: And Now For Something Completely Different

Read "Stefano Bollani: And Now For Something Completely Different" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Impersonating singer Paolo Conte and other Italian cultural icons comes as naturally to pianist Stefano Bollani as interpreting the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, or Maurice Ravel--or indeed, writing novels. To say that Bollani is multitalented is a bit like saying Art Tatum could play the piano a bit. Oh, and Bollani ...

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Article: Live Review

Enjoy Jazz, 13th Edition: Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 27-November 1, 2011

Read "Enjoy Jazz, 13th Edition: Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 27-November 1, 2011" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Enjoy Jazz FestivalMannheim/Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 27--November 1, 2011 It's always great to return somewhere that has become an annual port of call, but it's particularly nice to return to Germany's Enjoy Jazz, that atypical jazz festival which--rather than running for a week and concentrating a whack of shows in that short time frame--runs ...

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Article: Interview

Stefano Bollani, retrato múltiple de un grande ubicuo

Read "Stefano Bollani, retrato múltiple de un grande ubicuo" reviewed by Joan A. Cararach

by Joan A. Cararach

“Bollani è un grande, ma... ha il dono dell'ubiquità? E' dappertutto!"Así, en un comentario escrito en Facebook, expresaba su perplejidad una persona ante la constante presencia de Stefano Bollani (Milán, 1972) en los medios de comunicación italianos, tanto por su actividad en concierto (el pianista es, según muchos promotores italianos, seguro de venta de ...

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News: Event

Auand Meets NY - Jazz Italian Label Auand Records to Celebrate its 10th Anniversary in a 5-day Event Featuring Italian and NY-based jazz musicians from November 1-5

Auand Meets NY - Jazz Italian Label Auand Records to Celebrate its 10th Anniversary in a 5-day Event Featuring Italian and NY-based jazz musicians from November 1-5

A 5-Day Event in November to celebrate Auand Records' 10th Anniversary 10 Projects Featuring Italian and U.S. Jazz Players in New York 5 Avant-Garde venues A jazz Italian label in New York, 20 outstanding jazz players, 10 projects, 5 avant-garde venues. These are the numbers for “Auand meets NYC," the amazing event celebrating Auand Records tenth ...

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Article: New York Beat

Computer Music, Part 2

Read "Computer Music, Part 2" reviewed by Nick Catalano

by Nick Catalano

Last month we initiated an exploration into the world of non-traditional electronic musical “instruments," by referencing experiments that Wallace Roney had undertaken by including a turntablist in his band a few years ago. It was merely one example of the burgeoning use of the turntable in music, and I noted the interest it had for me ...

Article: Album Review

Endangered Blood: Endangered Blood

Read "Endangered Blood" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Skirl Records. Cinque anni di attività testimoniati da quindici pubblicazioni. Una miseria dirà qualcuno. Quindici perle che come poche testimoniano il rigore creativo di menti tra le più fervide della scena newyorchese, affermiamo noi. Quindici tessere che più o meno consapevolmente compongono un mosaico lucido e appassionante della contemporaneità della grande mela. Se Trevor Dunn, Jim ...

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Article: Live Review

Undead Jazz Festival: Day 3, June 25, 2011

Read "Undead Jazz Festival: Day 3, June 25, 2011" reviewed by Daniel Lehner

by Daniel Lehner

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Undead Jazz FestivalNew York, New YorkJune 23-26, 2011 Most jazz festivals in their later incarnations look for fancier, more illustrious places to play than they did at inception. The third night of the Undead Jazz festival momentarily ...

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Article: Live Review

Undead Jazz Festival: Day 2, June 24, 2011

Read "Undead Jazz Festival: Day 2, June 24, 2011" reviewed by Daniel Lehner

by Daniel Lehner

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Undead Jazz FestivalNew York, New YorkJune 23-26, 2011 Sometimes a great idea just begs to be used again. The first performance of Search and Restore's “round-robin style" improvisation cycle last December proved its worth went beyond novelty. ...


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