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Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense: Moment & The Message

Read "Moment & The Message" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 26, 2013

Trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson communicates a vibrantly rhythmic platform on Moment & The Message. His resume includes work with alto saxophone luminaries Steve Coleman and Steve Lehman; the album opener “Circus" is stylistically framed on pioneering woodwind legend Henry Threadgill's geometrically patterned compositions. But Finlayson rests on his own laurels with this debut solo effort. The set ...

Article: Album Review

Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense: Moment & the Message

Read "Moment & the Message" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 10, 2013

Correva l'anno duemila quando l'allora diciottenne Jonathan Finlayson - californiano di nascita, newyorchese d'adozione - fu reclutato da Steve Coleman. Da quel giorno la dedizione al signor M-Base è stata pressoché totale: tredici lunghi anni di concerti, viaggi, prove, dischi. Un'eternità considerando il proverbiale rigore del sassofonista di Chicago. Uno che ha la nomea di maestro ...