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Article: Building a Jazz Library

David Bowie Jazzed: Ten Essential Bowie Covers

by Ian Patterson
August 28, 2024

One of the measures of a great artist is the number of covers they have inspired. Covers of David Bowie songs are not in short supply; Blondie, The White Stripes, The Cure, Philip Glass, Nirvana, Bauhaus, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name just a handful, have all paid homage to ...

Article: Album Review

Andrea Grossi Blend 3 + Jim Black: Axes

by Angelo Leonardi
August 26, 2024

La spinta avventurosa che ha animato la musica del Blend 3 fin dal 2017 (due anni dopo il primo disco Lubok, seguito dal progetto orchestrale Four Winds e da Songs and Poems con Beatrice Arrigoni) trova nuove e palpitanti forma d'espressione. Nel nuovo disco il trio riformula alcune prospettive di base inglobando il formidabile ...

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Morning City

August 14, 2024

Album: NatJim
By Natsuki Tamura
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 3:56

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, Andrea Grossi, Flukten & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 8, 2024

Enjoy a set featuring Wadada Leo Smith's and Amina Claudine Myers' magical collaboration, the return of Flukten plus a number of really exciting collaborations between forward-looking European and US musicians.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Flukten “Flukten" Flukten (Odin) 0:16 Host talks 5:42 The ...

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Article: Album Review

Natsuki Tamura & Jim Black: NatJim

Read "NatJim" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 6, 2024

Few albums capture the sheer joy of music-making as vividly as NatJim, the first duo recording from trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura and drummer Jim Black in over a quarter century. This avant-garde jazz session is a spirited reunion, highlighting their exceptional synergy and limitless creativity. The artists have previously collaborated on two albums led by eminent pianist-composer ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Luke Stewart, Ben Sidran, Dan Loomis, Tomeka Reid, And More

by Bob Osborne
June 6, 2024

On this edition all new releases from Luke Stewart Silt Trio, Ben Sidran, Dan Loomis, Tomeka Reid, Ray Obeido, Wes or No Trio, Manos Loutas Quartet, two albums from Phil Bancroft, Natsuki Tamura & Jim Black, Andy Milne and Unison, Foreign Affair Trio feat. Hector Martignon, Chris Zuar Orchestra, Countermeasure and The Burlington New Millennium Orchestra, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Luke Stewart Silt Trio, John Escreet, Natsuki Tamura/Jim Black & Matt Pavolka

by Maurice Hogue
May 27, 2024

Bassist Luke Stewart has become rather indispensable to the creative music scene in the past few years. That big unmistakable sound drives important bands like Irreversible Entanglements, Heroes Are Gang Leaders, his own Exposure Quintet and his Silt Trio. That trio is the setting for his new Unknown Rivers. It's a don't-miss-this-one recording. Other features in ...

Article: Live Review

We Insist! – Live in Martesana

by Paolo Peviani
May 27, 2024

Casa delle Arti We Insist!--Live in Martesana Cernusco Sul Naviglio 18--19.06.2024 A volte, occorre spostarsi dai percorsi abituali per scoprire delle gemme nascoste. Come la Casa delle Arti di Cernusco sul Naviglio, nel cui auditorium (un gioiellino che per dimensioni ed acustica risulta perfetto per il jazz--v. la galleria ...

Article: Live Review

Vicenza Jazz 2024

by Libero Farnè
May 24, 2024

Vicenza Jazz 2024 Varie sedi 5--19.5.2024 Il clou della ventottesima edizione di Vicenza Jazz, che ha puntato i riflettori in particolare su protagonisti odierni del pianoforte, si è concentrato dal 13 al 19 maggio. Dopo i concerti serali del 13 e 14 maggio programmati al Teatro Olimpico, dal 15 fino alla conclusione ...

Article: Album Review

Andrea Grossi Blend 3 + Jim Black: Axes

by Mark Corroto
May 22, 2024

When Sonny Rollins recorded “A Night At The Village Vanguard" (Blue Note, 1957) and later toured Europe in 1959, he was frequently asked about performing without a pianist. His saxophone, bass, and drums lineup was unconventional at the time, but it gave him the added freedom to explore his creative powers. Similarly, bassist Andrea Grossi's trio, ...