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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: American Adventure
by John Kelman
Sometimes an idea seems great on paper, but in execution doesn't exactly work out as planned. Other times, that same idea doesn't just look great, it actually exceeds already high expectations. When saxophonist Tommy Smith--almost single-handedly responsible for rebuilding a modern jazz scene in his home country of Scotland, where he returned after studying at Boston's ...
Gene Ludwig / Pat Martino Trio: Young Guns
by Jack Bowers
The name Young Guns seems ironically amiss until one learns that this recording dates from 1968-69 when organist Gene Ludwig was thirty years old, guitarist Pat Martino twenty-three and drummer Randy Gelispie somewhere in that neighborhood, long before he became fondly known as “Uncle G." The organ trio was in its heyday then, and this one ...
Barb Jungr: Loving Living Life
by Sammy Stein
Barb Jungr brings her infectious enthusiasm to even the most mundane of things. A stroll in the park is turned into a gleeful discovery as she finds a stand of daffodils; a walk home is turned into delight as Jungr snaps a picture of London by night from a bridge. She has that knack of spotting ...
Brian Blade: Fellowship - More Than Just a Word
by John Kelman
In the 21st century, few drummers have managed Brian Blade's kind of crossover success. Beyond playing in saxophonist Wayne Shorter's quartet for nearly 15 years, beyond being a first-call drummer for producer/singer/songwriter Daniel Lanois--whether it's for his own projects like Black Dub or working with everyone from Bob Dylan to EmmyLou Harris--and beyond also being on-call ...
Take Five With Mário Franco
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mario Franco: Mário Franco was born in 1965 and started music lessons when he was four years old in Centro Estudos Gregorianos. Franco studied music theory with Maria José Godinho then with Cristina Brito da Cruz in the Academia de Amadores De Música. During his time at Academia Amadores De Música, he initated double ...
Jazz Quanta April
by C. Michael Bailey
April is no more the cruelest month than the moon is made of cheese. For consideration this month we have nine recordings from far and wide: Antonio Adolfo to Little Feat far and wide. Antonio Adolfo Rio, Choro, Jazz AAM Music 2014 Before there was ...
Romano Pratesi, Daniel Humair, Ares Tavolazzi, David Liebman, Adam Nussbaum: Rubber Band Live
by Neri Pollastri
Dalla solida base del trio che da anni Romano Pratesi ha costituito con Ares Tavolazzi e Daniel Humair nasce questo quartetto privo di strumento armonico, ripreso dal vivo il 16 e 17 giugno del 2009 durante due festival (Villa Celimontana a Roma e Montalcino Jazz & Wine). Adam Nussbaum sostituisce il batterista franco-svizzero in cinque brani. ...
Justin Faulkner: Serving the Music
by Paul Naser
The rare balance of passionate ambition and mature dedication that are the hallmark of young professionals puts them in a category all their own. More often than not they began honing their skills at an early age and it seems as if life conspired to help them succeed. Justin Faulkner, the young drummer for the legendary ...
Le musiche senza frontiere di Giovanni Venosta
by Claudio Bonomi
Classe 1961, Giovanni Venosta è una delle figure più originali dello scenario musicale del Bel Paese. Un manipolatore di suoni, uno sperimentatore innamorato del crossover, un geniale creatore di musiche per film che, e qui sta il paradosso, non ha mai preso una lezione di tecnica di composizione. Si diploma in pianoforte nel 1983 e, a ...
Johnny Hodges and Will Bill
Exceptional jazz musicians win us over with a warm tone, lyrical lines, a feel for the blues, respect for space, sheer speed or stamina—to name just a handful of winning traits. But not all exceptional jazz musicians work well together and only a bunch of couplings have produced dazzling results. Perfect partnerships that come to mind ...
