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John Surman

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Born in Tavistock, Devon in 1944, composer/multi-instrumentalist John Surman is one of the key figures in a generation of European musicians who have crucially expanded the international horizons of jazz during the past thirty years or so. Long acknowledged as an improviser of world class, Surman has also composed a body of work which extends far beyond the normal range of the jazz repertoire. Already, by the late 60s, it was clear that Surman was a phenomenon. He started out as a teenager playing the music of fellow Devonian Mike Westbrook, and then amazed the London establishment with displays of extravagant instrumental proficiency combined with a passionate, rumbustious imagination. As a soloist, Surman's early career took shape in the melting pot that produced a number of fine British musicians during the 60s

Album

Cantica Profana

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Violin Song I; First Return; Dowry Song I; Up There; A Messenger Was Born; Dowry Song II; Dark Forest; Canticum Profana; Violin Song II; Evening in the Village; Last Return; Transylvanian Folk Dance.

Album

The Athenaeum Concert

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Evening in the Village (Bitter Love); Dowry Song; Up There; Violin Song.

Article: Album Review

Lucian Ban, John Surman, Mat Maneri: Cantica Profana

Read "Cantica Profana" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Nell'intervista di quest'estate, il pianista Lucian Ban annunciava l'uscita di due suoi nuovi dischi dedicati all'esplorazione della musica popolare della Transilvania, suo luogo di nascita, assieme al fido compagno Mat Maneri e al sassofonista e clarinettista britannico John Surman, con i quali nel 2018 aveva già realizzato un lavoro dello stesso tipo, Transylvanian Folk Songs. Il ...

Article: Album Review

Lucian Ban, John Surman, Mat Maneri: The Athenaeum Concert

Read "The Athenaeum Concert" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Secondo album del trio di Lucian Ban, Mat Maneri e John Surman uscito in contemporanea, diversamente da Cantica Profana questo Athenaeum Concert esce solo in versione LP, è meno completo --solo quattro brani, nessuno dei quali in più versioni --ma forse più compatto, un po' perché registrato durante un unico concerto --quello, appunto, all'Athenaeum Romeno di ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Focus on the late Jack DeJohnette

Read "Focus on the late Jack DeJohnette" reviewed by Len Davis


Today we remember a truly wonderful musician--a creative soul whose passion and artistry touched everyone who heard him play. Throughout his life, Jack DeJohnette performed with countless bands and ensembles, always bringing a melodic sensitivity, strong rhythmic drive, and an openness to every musical style he explored. From jazz and fusion to avant-garde and beyond, he ...

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Article: Interview

Meet Jack DeJohnette

Read "Meet Jack DeJohnette" reviewed by Craig Jolley


This article was first published on All About Jazz in March 2002. One of the most creative and propulsive musicians in the history of jazz, drummer/pianist/composer Jack DeJohnette has played with most leading-edge jazz musicians of the time, usually at their request. He invariably brings out another side and a freshness in whoever he ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Herwig, Remez, Novoa, McBride & More

Read "New Music From Herwig, Remez, Novoa, McBride & More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


A comprehensive mix of forthcoming and recent, releases which includes a wide variety of differing jazz elements. Women in jazz make a healthy contribution to the playlist with some notable vocal performances and exemplary musicianship. There's also some classic jazz fusion from 1970 from Miles Davis in there as well. Playlist Conrad Herwig “C'Mon ...

Article: Interview

Lucian Ban: jazz, musica popolare della Romania e l'alter ego Mat Maneri

Read "Lucian Ban: jazz, musica popolare della Romania e l'alter ego Mat Maneri" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Originario della Romania, sebbene da quasi trent'anni residente a New York, il pianista Lucian Ban alterna da tempo le proprie produzioni originali alla ricerca sulla musica della propria terra, quasi sempre assieme al violista Mat Maneri, con il quale forma da anni uno stretto sodalizio artistico. Dopo aver più volte parlato dei suoi album dedicati alla ...

Article: Live Review

Lucian Ban e Mat Maneri al PARC di Firenze

Read "Lucian Ban e Mat Maneri al PARC di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Lucian Ban e Mat Maneri P.A.R.C. Mixité 2025 -Toscana Produzione Musica Firenze 11 maggio 2025 Collaboratori di lungo corso nei reciproci progetti, il pianista rumeno Lucian Ban e il violista statunitense Mat Maneri sono approdati al P.A.R.C. di Firenze, terza data italiana del loro lungo tour europeo , per presentare ...


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