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Rale Micic / John Abercrombie / Peter Bernstein / Lage Lund: Inspired

by Jack Bowers
November 4, 2016

Inspired showcases four of the world's most accomplished jazz guitarists honoring the legacy of a fifth: the late maestro Jim Hall, an exemplar to all and mentor to many. The quartet consists of American luminaries Peter Bernstein and John Abercrombie, Norway's Lage Lund and Serbian-born Rale Micic (Rah-lay Mee-cheech). Four unique personas with one inflexible purpose: ...

Article: Live Review

Steve Coleman and Five Elements at Albright-Knox Art Gallery

by Matthew Aquiline
November 1, 2016

Steve Coleman and Five Elements Albright-Knox Art Gallery Art of Jazz Buffalo, NY October 29, 2016 If Steve Coleman's set at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery proved anything, it's that residencies are still a beneficial means to cultivating unrivaled virtuosity within a band. In the case of composer, alto ...

Article: Album Review

Michael Musillami/Rich Syracuse: Of The Night

Read "Of The Night" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
October 30, 2016

For some reason, Wayne Shorter is in the air, as evidenced by pianist Denny Zeitlin's wonderful Early Wayne and now guitarist Michael Musillami's duo album with bassist Rich Syracuse, Of The Night. As stated in the earlier review, Shorter tunes, for the most part, are almost immediately recognizable as such without being able to ...

Article: Album Review

Gene Ess: Absurdist Theater

Read "Absurdist Theater" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
October 9, 2016

On this CD guitarist Gene Ess and his group Fractal Attraction have put together an intelligent fusion of jazz, folk and rock concepts led by the glassy clarity of Ess' guitar and the calm beauty of Thana Alexa's voice. Alexa's rising and falling wordless tones are the first thing heard on the disc and they lead ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Tender Heart: Songs Of Tom Giacabetti And Melissa Gilstrap

by Victor L. Schermer
September 27, 2016

The late Tom Giacabetti was a master guitarist based in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Towards the end of his life, cut short at age 64 by a prolonged illness, he compiled several of his own compositions for some of which lyrics were set by Melissa Gilstrap, a Philly lawyer and lover of music, poetry, literature, and ...

Article: Interview

Francesco Diodati Flows Home!

by Daniele Vogrig
September 26, 2016

Classe 1983, chitarrista e compositore moderno ed eclettico, Francesco Diodati si impone nel panorama musicale internazionale come una delle punte di diamante di una nuova generazione italiana di jazzisti, dinamica ed energica. Eletto miglior chitarrista dell'anno nel 2013, 2014, 2015 nell'ambito del JazzIt Award, Diodati è leader dei Neko, dei più recenti Yellow ...

Article: Interview

Jeff Parker: Reinventing Tradition

by Jakob Baekgaard
September 20, 2016

Is there such a thing as a Chicago sound? Back in the year 2000, a compilation was released that tried to portray a new and exciting musical scene. The album was called Chicago 2018... It's Gonna Change and it highlighted a brilliant mixture of free jazz, electronica, post-rock, art pop and experimental folk music. Of the ...

Article: Album Review

Nels Cline: Lovers

by Jerome Wilson
September 20, 2016

When I first heard excerpts from Nels Cline's Lovers project, I wasn't too impressed. I thought it sounded like some kind of archaic “mood music" album. Then as I heard more about the set, including the songs being performed and the personnel performing them, I became intrigued. Now I've heard the entire thing and understand what ...

Article: Interview

Ron Carter: Always at the Center of the Action

by Victor L. Schermer
August 22, 2016

Great jazz bassists can always be identified by the fact that you really listen to them! A good jazz bassist keeps good time and gets the chords right, but a great bassist, going as far back as Jimmy Blanton, Scott LaFaro, Charlie Haden, or Jimmy Garrison, catches your ear because you're surprised and moved by what ...

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Nels Cline: Lovers

by Luca Canini
August 12, 2016

Anche gli esploratori più coraggiosi e solitari hanno bisogno di una casa. Se non altro per il gusto di andarsene; e per il piacere, prima o poi, di tornarci. Un posto del cuore, al centro dell'anima. Uno spazio nel quale sentirsi completi, leggeri, liberi; teneramente imprigionati in quel groviglio di emozioni e suggestioni che sono il ...