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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 ...
Zach Brock: Purple Sounds
by John Kelman
Virtuosity isn't defined by notes-per-minute; true virtuosity is instrumental mastery surrendering to the demands of the song. Sometimes that can mean shredding with furious intensity, yes; but the real deal also respects music that demands less, rather than more. Violinist Zach Brock is, indeed, the real deal, and Purple Sounds, his second release for Holland's Criss ...
Billy Hart: Welcoming New, Loving Old, Sounds
by R.J. DeLuke
The ubiquitous drummer Billy Hart brings a special energy to the many projects of which he is a part. A band leader, composer and educator, he's been on hundreds of albums. He has taken the stage with countless bands, adding his rhythmic pulse to formations led by a litany of the biggest names in the business. ...
Take Five With Bassist Tim Paul Weiner
by AAJ Staff
Meet Tim Paul Weiner: Tim Paul Weiner is a freelance bassist, songwriter, and composer living in Boston, MA. His early musical career was spent between Los Angeles and the Midwest before moving to the east coast in 2000. He is a Fodera artist and a Berklee College of Music Film Scoring graduate. He received his ...
Brilliant Corners 2014
by Ian Patterson
Brilliant Corners Various Venues Belfast N. Ireland March 26-29, 2014 It's taken a while, but Belfast has finally joined the ranks of cities that play host to an international jazz festival. The first edition of Brilliant Corners was staged in the rejuvenated Cathedral Quarter of the city in 2013 ...
Ondrej Stveracek Quartet: The Form
by Edward Blanco
Prague-based saxophonist Ondrej Stveracek and his sterling quartet are a driving force in Central Europe's thriving jazz scene and the group's stellar outing on The Form, is more than ample testament to this claim. A young lion from the Czech Republic, Stveracek was inspired by the music of John Coltrane and, although drawn in by his ...
Philadelphia's Mayor Nutter Launches Jazz Appreciation Month With City's Award To Benny Golson
In Philadelphia, and across the country, April is celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). To honor jazz as an original American art form, JAM was created in 2002 by John Edward Hasse, curator of the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History. Philadelphia has been one of the cities celebrating JAM for several years now, with ...


