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Uli Beckerhoff: Diversity
by Ian Patterson
German trumpeter/composer Uli Beckerhoff has dedicated half a century to his craft, earning numerous plaudits and awards along the way. His collaborations have been many and varied, as evidenced on the career retrospective 70 (Dot Time Records, 2017), a double CD compilation featuring collaborations with John Abercrombie, Palle Danielsson, Norma Winstone, John Marshall, Arild Andersen and ...
Yesterdays
Label: Cornerstone Records Inc.
Released: 2019
Track listing: Yesterdays; Embraceable You; Alice In Wonderland; Alone Together; Lover Man; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Blue In Green; Turnaround.
Jazz Musician of the Day: John Abercrombie
All About Jazz is celebrating John Abercrombie's birthday today! Over a career spanning more than 40 years and nearly 50 albums, John Abercrombie has established himself as one the masters of jazz guitar. Favoring unusual sounds (he played electronic mandolin on McCoy Tyner's 1993 album 4x4) and nontraditional ensembles (recent quartet recordings have included violinist Mark ...
Jim Robitaille Group: A View From Within
by Dan Bilawsky
Jim Robitaille Group's A View From Within is a statement of extension and growth, building on the magic of the unit's debut—To Music (Whaling City Sound, 2004). For that earlier release, the guitarist fronted a flexible quintet elevated by his own harmonic savvy and the presence of saxophonist Dave Liebman. Here, speaking both to continuity and ...
Various Artists: Newvelle Muri
by Karl Ackermann
Swiss drummer/percussionist and composer, Stephan Diethelm lived in Zimbabwe for several years and was musically influenced by the African rhythms he heard. He had appeared on four albums when he launched the Muri Series, an ongoing succession of concerts that began in 2002, sometimes called Musig im Pflegidach. Pflegidach is a monastery that dates to the ...
Marc Copland: And I Love Her
by Dan McClenaghan
In any discussion concerning the best of the modern piano trios in jazz, Marc Copland's name has to come up. Pianist Copland--who, oddly, began his jazz career as a saxophonist--shuffles trio mates often, having employed bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian, and drummer Jochen Rueckert, and drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Drew Gress, in a ...
Enrico Rava: Around the Jazz World in 80 Years - The Leader Part - 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
Second part of the Enrico Rava special focusing on his projects as leader (click here to access the first part) showcasing his range of interests from the tradition of the American Songbook, to Bitches Brew like soundscapes and Opera. This playlist features his work with the likes of Roswell Rudd, Franco D'Andrea, John ...
Cathy Segal-Garcia: A Weaver Of Dreams
by Dan Bilawsky
Cathy Segal-Garcia's talents are vast, and her heart is warm and open. A significant presence on the Los Angeles scene, she can proudly wear many labels —"vocalist," “songwriter," “educator," and “scene maker and sustainer" among them. But when you boil Segal-Garcia down to her essence, she's simply a weaver of dreams, a starry- eyed wanderer and ...
Enrico Rava: Around the Jazz World in 80 Years - The Leader Part -1
by Ludovico Granvassu
In advance of the long-overdue return of Enrico Rava to New York -where he will be taking part in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of ECM at Jazz at Lincol Center on 1 and 2 November—here is the first installment of an overview of the career of the grand master of Italian Jazz.
Domenico Caliri Cal Trio: Aria Mossa
by Neri Pollastri
Dopo lavori orchestrali assai più complessi come Camera Lirica, Domenico Caliri torna a registrare un album di “semplice" jazz, affrontando una dozzina di sue composizioni con un classico trio chitarra-contrabbasso-batteria. Il lavoro ha forme piuttosto tradizionali: nella sostanza è una raffinata interpretazione dei temi, basata sulle qualità strumentali dei tre musicisti e sul loro ...
