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Jason Stein: Anchors

Read "Anchors" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Il clarinetto basso vanta nel jazz contemporaneo una rosa di solisti eccellenti, a partire da Eric Dolphy, che ha letteralmente inventato un modo di interpretare lo strumento, di valorizzarne colori e incisività espressiva. Però la sua frequentazione, con lo stesso Dolphy e con personalità quali Michel Portal, John Surman, Vinny Golia, Marty Ehrlich, Don Byron, si ...

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Article: Book Review

Song For Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler

Read "Song For Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Song For Someone The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler Brian Shaw and Nick Smart 509 Pages ISBN: # ISBN-13-978-178179 Equinox Publishing 2025 If only for his trumpet and flugelhorn playing Kenny Wheeler stands as one of the modern greats, marrying linear lyricism and free-jazz expression like no-one else. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Arild Andersen, John Surman & More

Read "Tommy Smith, John Taylor, Arild Andersen, John Surman & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Here is a playlist featuring endless delights from recent and not so recent releases of Kenny Wheeler, and Kenny Wheeler-adjacent music, projects and musicians.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 John Taylor “Spring (Phases)" Close to Mars (CAM Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 6:28 Arild Andersen ...

Article: Book Review

Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero

Read "Stefano Galvani: Jazz - Una Storia In Bianco e Nero" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Jazz -Una storia in bianco e nero Stefano Galvani 372 Pagine ISBN: 9788885750203 Bonomi Editore 2024 Fotografare il jazz: una coniugazione che ha percorso la vicenda di queste due forme espressive, allacciando una forte rete di corrispondenze ed empatie. Soprattutto nel periodo in cui il vinile dominava incontrastato la ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and Keith Tippett

Read "Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and Keith Tippett" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This program features recent music from Caili O'Doherty, Bill O'Connell, and David Weiss as well as older work from Keith Tippett, Mark Masters, and Paul Bley.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra ...

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Article: Album Review

Lucian Ban, Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Dance

Read "Transylvanian Dance" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Prosegue l'esplorazione e la rielaborazione della musica della propria terra da parte del pianista rumeno Lucian Ban, accompagnato come sempre dal violista statunitense Mat Maneri, con il quale da un quindicennio collabora strettamente. Ancora una volta è la natia Transilvania a fare da punto di riferimento (il pianista è nato a Teaca, villaggio della ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Ten Terrific Sax Plus Organ Combinations

Read "Ten Terrific Sax Plus Organ Combinations" reviewed by Artur Moral


OK, maybe the electric guitar was its first and most celebrated love affair, but the organ's alliances with the saxophone's family members are undoubtedly among the richest musical combinations, both in terms of sound and the intense interrelationships that typically develop in such encounters. Whether it be a tenor with a Hammond, a soprano with an ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Smith, Don Paul, Mike Stern, John Surman & More

Read "Steve Smith, Don Paul, Mike Stern, John Surman & More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


In this eclectic mix there is a 40th anniversary retrospective of the work of ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith. In addition a then and now look at guitarist Mike Stern plus a remarkable album from poet Don Paul. This is interspersed with some new releases plus a new version of a 1969 recording by UK jazz legend ...

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Article: Album Review

Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Dance

Read "Transylvanian Dance" reviewed by Scott Gudell


Classical composer Bela Bartok was fascinated by folk melodies he heard throughout his native Transylvania at the close of the 19th century / beginning of the 20th century. Similar to when American musicologist Alan Lomax journeyed into the rural communities of the US (and other counties), Bartok journeyed deep into his native countryside to research and ...

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Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

Read "I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...


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