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Francesco Chiapperini: Trasmigration
by Neri Pollastri
Riprendendo lo spirito con cui nel 2022, con We3, aveva omaggiato non agiograficamente The Trio di John Surman, adesso Francesco Chiapperini, proprio come il sassofonista inglese, amplia il proprio organico e va a rileggere la lezione di Conflagration, storico album del 1971. La formazione è meno ampia di quella messa assieme allora da Surman, ma è ...
Electric Jazz with Joe Zawinul, Courtney Pine and Others
by Jerome Wilson
This is a special vintage show from December 2021 on the role of electricity in jazz, and the resulting fusions with other genres like ambient music, jazz-rock, and trip-hop. Musicians heard on the show include Joe Zawinul, Sun Ra, Courtney Pine, John Zorn, Massive Attack, and Terje Rypdal. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't ...
A Supreme Love
Label: Confront Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: See Discogs.com for complete track listings.
Remembering Tony Oxley: Combination
by Ian Patterson
The sad news of the passing of free-spirited English drummer/percussionist Tony Oxley on December 26, 2023, is tempered by the knowledge that his was a life well lived, and his musical legacy a lasting one. As a member of Ronnie Scott's house band in the latter half of the 1960s, Yorkshireman Oxley played with some of ...
Chris May's Best Albums Of 2023
by Chris May
Another great year for recorded jazz. Fourteen of 2023's most special albums are presented here. Eight are new recordings and six are reissues or previously unreleased archive items. Joint Number One Best New Albums Of 2023 Irreversible Entanglements Protect Your Light Impulse! There are two contendors for the slam-dunk ...
Rob Luft: Burning the Candle at Both Ends
by Peter Jones
What kind of musician gets asked to write a concerto for a 65-piece orchestra--the BBC Concert Orchestra, no less--when still in his twenties, and when he has never previously written for an orchestra? Well, somehow or other, UK guitarist Rob Luft is that kind of musician. Writing for an orchestra is something he has ...
Carla Bley Tribute, Bartók Jazz, Hot Sax LPs
by David Brown
This week includes jazz takes on Bela Bartók, a Set of Hot Sax and a look at Philly arranger Lee Lovett. The second half of the show will be dedicated to the compositions of Carla Bley who passed this week. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes ...
Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard: As Good As It Gets
by Chris May
Norway's Espen Eriksen Trio is the first Scandinavian piano trio to enjoy a measure of sustained international success since Sweden's Esbjörn Svensson Trio's high-profile run was cut short by Svensson's death in 2008. While some listeners thought that EST's style was becoming over-codifed during its final years, EET still sounds box fresh thirteen years and many ...
ONJGT Synthesis e John Surman/Vigleik Storaas alla Casa del Jazz
by Mario Calvitti
ONJGT Synthesis e John Surman/Vigleik Storas Casa del Jazz Roma 5.7.2023 Anche quest'anno la Casa del Jazz di Roma ha proposto un programma di concerti estivi di tutto rispetto, con un cartellone ricco di eventi e nomi importanti, insieme a diversi altri meno famosi ma non meno interessanti. È il ...
George Gruntz, Gary Burton, Mathilde Grooss Viddal and More
by Jerome Wilson
This show features a mix of modern jazz out of America and Europe, including music by the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, Gary Burton, David S. Ware, and Mathilde Grooss Viddal. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air ...
