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Article: My Favourite Things

Amina Claudine Myers

by Paolo Peviani
April 12, 2017

Il tratto principale della mia musica. Il piano e la voce gospel delle origini, che suonavo da ragazza. Questo era durante il periodo del Gospel classico, in cui gruppi al femminile come Clara Ward, The Davis Sisters e le Gospel Harmonettes' andavano in radio e facevano concerti. La qualità che desidero nei musicisti ...

Article: Film Review

Last of the Mississippi Jukes

by Vic Albani
February 2, 2017

Robert Mugge Last of the Mississippi Jukes [DVD/Blu Ray] Valutazione: * * * * MVDvisual 2016 Se non si è dei veri “blues lovers" non è possibile solo intuire la bellezza di questo splendido video-documentario che Robert Mugge, con la consulenza musicale di David Hughes, ha messo in opera ...

Article: Live Review

London Jazz Festival 2016

by Duncan Heining
November 25, 2016

The London Jazz Festival, now in its 24th year, straddles the capital--its noble aim, as ever, is the provision of musical succour for the diverse tastes that make up the larger British jazz audience. You want mainstream, you'll find it. Looking for fusion, then look no further. Free jazz, bebop, blues? Step this way. Postjazz? Postjazz? ...

Article: Interview

Ethan Margolis: Perfect Mission of Feeling

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 6, 2016

Describing guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer and conceptualist Ethan Margolis as a citizen of the world barely does him or his music justice. Born and raised in Cleveland (OH), Margolis left the US when he was 21 to study the art of Gypsy flamenco guitar in Spain. He stayed there for more than a decade, living alongside ...

Article: Book Review

50 Summers of Music: Montreux Jazz Festival

by Ian Patterson
August 11, 2016

50 Summers of Music: Montreux Jazz Festival Arnaud Robert 398 Pages ISBN: 978-2-84597-558-3 Montreux Jazz Festival/Editions Textuel 2016 It's neither the oldest nor the largest, but Montreux Jazz Festival is, arguably, the most famous music festival in the word. It's a notable and perhaps unlikely badge of honor for ...

Article: Album Review

Noah Preminger: Some Other Time

Read "Some Other Time" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
July 21, 2016

After several releases, tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger's uniqueness has become more evident. In large part, this curve is due to Preminger's own patient development of a creative process; part is an individual style but much of the appeal is in how he creates around the broader dynamics of his various groups. What has been consistent, from ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Montreux Through The Decades: Blues, Soul & Funk Recordings, Part 1

by Ian Patterson
July 10, 2016

As part of All About Jazz' tribute to Montreux Jazz Festival, which is celebrating its 50th edition in 2016, and to its founder, the late Claude Nobs, this second batch of live recordings features ten memorable blues, soul and funk concerts captured between 1973 and 2004. The first batch featured ten jazz recordings from concerts between ...

Article: Profile

Claude Nobs: We All Came Out To Montreux...

by Ian Patterson
June 30, 2016

Montreux Jazz Festival is fifty. It's a significant milestone and cause for celebration. No doubt there will be an added festive element to this year's edition of the festival, founded by Claude Nobs--along with pianist Géo Voumard and writer René Langel--in 1967. Yet for many, the celebrations will be tinged with sadness due to the absence ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Montreux Through The Decades: Jazz Recordings, Part One

by Ian Patterson
June 27, 2016

To celebrate Montreux Jazz Festival's 50th edition in 2016, and as a posthumous tribute to the festival's founder, the late Claude Nobs, All About Jazz is launching a new column entitled Montreux Through the Decades, which will periodically present reviews of officially released live recordings from MJF, from its first edition in 1967 to the present. ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder: Talking Timbuktu

by Nenad Georgievski
May 22, 2016

These days the genre of desert blues boasts one of the most vibrant music movements around the world. The bands and musicians that are part of this genre come from an area that is spread across Western Africa that stretches from Mali to Libya gathering people of various ethnic groups. Artists such as Tinariwen, Terakaft, Boubakar ...