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La difficile sfida della musica improvvisata a Firenze
by Neri Pollastri
Sono alcuni anni che a Firenze “succede qualcosa" nell'ambito della musica improvvisata. Come non succedeva più forse da decenni. L'ultimo atto è stato il concerto su musiche di Giancarlo Schiaffini al Pinocchio, nel marzo scorso, ma prima c'erano stati due anni di laboratori e conduction sempre al Pinocchio e, prima ancora, una serie di eventi all'Ex-Fila, ...
Bret Higgins' Atlas Revolt: Bret Higgins' Atlas Revolt
by Dan Bilawsky
The eponymous debut from Toronto-based bassist Bret Higgins' Atlas Revolt is a tough one to pin down and an easy one to get pleasantly lost in. Higgins regularly walks through different musical worlds, working with the folk-rock outfit Great Lake Swimmers, the Balkan-klezmer band Beyond The Pale, the folk-ish Ozere, and the trippy ...
50° Jazzaldia
by Luca Vitali
"Oltre 124.000 spettatori e più di cento spettacoli in programma a fronte di un eccellente livello artistico," sottolinea il comunicato stampa di chiusura di questa cinquantesima edizione di Jazzaldia -Heineken Jazz Festival. Come dargli torto. Uno dei grandi festival europei mantiene caratteristiche da festival “municipale," sempre attento al grande pubblico ma al tempo ...
I 10 CD nel CD-Player di... Caterina Palazzi
by Vincenzo Roggero
01. Nick Cave -No More Shall We Part (Mute Records -2001). Meraviglioso, perfetto, passionale, emozionante. Anche sentendolo tutti i giorni non stanca. 02. Zu -Cortar Todo (Ipecac Records -2015). Nuovissimo, potentissimo. Massimo Pupillo è il mio bassista preferito da quando li ho sentiti la prima volta 15 anni fa al Forte ...
Milford Graves/Bill Laswell: Space / Time - Redemption
by John Sharpe
Drummer Milford Graves boasts a pedigree stretching back to the first tide of Free Jazz in the 1960s, most prominently as the drummer for the storied New York Art Quartet. His infrequent forays onto disc since have resulted in underground classics such as Nommo (SRP, 1966) with pianist Don Pullen and Babi Music (IPS, 1976) with ...
Nutshell 2015
by Ian Patterson
Nutshell 2015 Bergen, Norway May 27-30, 2015 For a decade now, Nutshell has been an important engine in promoting Norwegian jazz talent abroad. This year, Nutshell's four-day program presented nine acts of quite diverse stripes to an audience of festival directors, radio programmers, booking agents and journalists from fifteen European countries.
Chris Pitsiokos Trio: Gordian Twine
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos answers a slight variation of the classic Zen koan, what is the sound of one hand ripping a telephone book in two? It is this: alphabetical orderliness counts, but then again so does maelstrom. Gordian Twine, his debut as a leader, showcases his organizational and compositional skills, and, maybe more importantly, it places ...
Anna Webber’s Percussive Mechanics: Refractions
by Mark Corroto
Credit the new generation of jazz musicians for neither following tradition, nor coloring within the lines. Their music is not created within “the tradition." Unless, of course, that tradition includes maverick innovators like Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and John Zorn, players that, at times, have been given the label of non-jazz. This new crop of players ...
Bruno Råberg Quartet with Phil Grenadier, Allan Chase and Austin McMahon: Hot Box
by Karl Ackermann
Bassist Bruno Råberg and trumpeter Phil Grenadier had previously offered a brilliant duo collection with the 2012 Plunge (Orbis Music) and here--under Råberg's leadership--expand to a quartet formation for the equally imaginative Hot Box. The collection features compositions both by the Swedish born Råberg and group improvised pieces. Unlike the Råberg/Grenadier duo outing, the leader's electronic ...
Young Jazz 2015
by Angelo Leonardi
Young Jazz 2015 Foligno 20-24.05.2015 Giunto all'undicesima edizione, lo Young Jazz Festival si conferma il massimo appuntamento italiano dedicato ai giovani talenti del jazz internazionale, in una logica che privilegia le sperimentazioni e le nuove tendenze. Accanto alle consuete aperture al contesto cittadino e al sociale (con la mostra ...
