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Jon Irabagon's Outright!: Unhinged
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel 2009 Jon Irabagon's Outright!, album di debutto da leader per la Innova Recordings, si era abbattuto come un tornado sulla scena jazzistica, nonostante il sassofonista americano di origini filippine Jon Irabagon si fosse già fatto conoscere negli States in vari contesti e come membro degli ineffabili Mostly Other People Do the Killing. In quell'album la ...
Jon Irabagon - Mike Pride - Mick Barr: I Don't Hear Nothin' But the Blues Volume 2: Appalachian Haze
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ci ha preso gusto Jon Irabagon. E quella che fino a ieri dava l'impressione di essere una deviazione dalla strada maestra, un uno-due irripetibile destinato, fatalmente e fisiologicamente, a non avere seguito, al terzo rilancio acquisisce un diverso spessore. Il filone dedicato alle imprese titaniche si era aperto nel 2009 con I Don't Hear Nothin' But ...
John Yao: In The Now
by Franz A. Matzner
Trombonist John Yao's debut as a leader In the Now successfully fuses contemporary flavors and more traditional jazz idioms to produce a solid, hip collection of tunes bounding with vitality and fun.A protégé of Luis Bonilla, Yao reflects that trombonist's thoughtful compositional style, crafting an album of intelligently constructed pieces that give his powerful ...
John Yao Quintet: In The Now
by Dan Bilawsky
Freedom and streamlined focus don't often get along on jazz recordings, but when they do, it can make for an inspired outing. Trombonist John Yao managed to merge these divergent pathways into a single direction on his debut album, creating a flavorful feast for the senses. Yao's music is teeming with danger and uncertainty, yet it ...
Sam Rivers / Dave Holland / Barry Altschul: Reunion: Live In New York
by Mark Corroto
There will be no more opportunities to experience saxophonist Sam Rivers, who passed away in 2011, at 89. Then again, you probably hadn't caught him live in decades, since he chose to live in Florida from the early 1990s, although he did release several large ensemble sessions. His 1960s Blue Note Records and 70s Impulse! dates ...
Dave Douglas Quintet with Special Guest Aoife O' Donovan: Be Still
by Glenn Astarita
Eminent trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas models change through innovation. Among the more important progressive jazz musicians of the past three decades, he's evolved into a motivator and guiding light for scores of seasoned jazz artisans and progressive music upstarts. This 2012 campaign bridges Americana with equal parts jazz, folk, and hymnal pieces with a translucent melding of ...
Hot Club Of Detroit: Junction
by Dan Bilawsky
When the Hot Club Of Detroit's journey began, they followed the road that guitarist Django Reinhardt laid before them. They traveled the highways and byways of so-called “Gypsy Jazz," walking in the footsteps of their forefathers while picking up and exhibiting other influences and sounds along the way, and eventually reached a crossroad. Rather than choose ...
Ljubljana Jazz Festival: Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 20–29, 2012
by Henning Bolte
Ljubljana Jazz FestivalLjubljana, SloveniaJune 20-29, 2012Ljubljana, with its 53rd edition, truly hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe. Norway's Molde, also a candidate, started one year later, in 1960. The capital of the now-independent Republic of Slovenia, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy, Ljubljana is situated one hour from Trieste, two hours ...
Mary Halvorson Quintet: Bending Bridges
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ex allieva di Anthony Braxton, Mary Halvorson ha l'aspetto da prima della classe, di quelle compagne con la mano sempre alzata. Ma, come si sa, le apparenze ingannano, e la bionda chitarrista di Boston non solo i suoi talenti li ha coltivati per bene ma li ha condivisi con una serie infinita di musicisti noti e ...
Mary Halvorson Quintet: Bending Bridges
by Troy Collins
The widely celebrated 2010 debut of Mary Halvorson's Quintet, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12), confirmed the young guitarist's growing reputation with a selection of urbane compositions as impressive as her idiosyncratic improvisations. Bending Bridges expands upon the previous album's concepts, offering further proof of Halvorson's burgeoning talent, reinforced by an even greater sense of accord within the ...
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