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Scopes: Scopes

by Roger Farbey
April 4, 2019

Formed in 2018, Scopes comprises a group of musicians hailing from four different European countries, led by Austrian drummer Mathias Ruppnig and German bassist Tom Berkmann. Coincidentally, both leaders have collaborated with Kurt Rosenwinkel and John Hollenbeck. Ruppnig studied or participated in workshops with big jazz names including Kendrick Scott, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Cobb, John Abercrombie, ...

Article: Live Review

Sesto Jazz 2019

by Neri Pollastri
April 3, 2019

Sesto Jazz 2019 Teatro della Limonaia Sesto Fiorentino 1-3.3.2019 Piccolo ma con proposte altamente qualificate, Sesto Jazz si è anche quest'anno articolato su tre appuntamenti nella suggestiva cornice del Teatro della Limonaia, spazio dedicato all'avanguardia artistica e alla sperimentazione della cittadina satellite di Firenze. La prima serata, che ...

Article: Live Review

Bill Frisell Trio at Dublin's National Concert Hall

by Ian Patterson
March 7, 2019

Bill Frisell Trio National Concert Hall Dublin, Ireland February 21, 2019 It was a swift return to the National Concert Hall stage for Bill Frisell, following his guest appearance in May 2018 at the finale of fiddler Martin Hayes' residency. This time Frisell was leading his trio of Tony Scherr ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

South African Saliency: Reza Khota, Carlo Mombelli, Andrew Lilley, and Mandisi Dyantyis

by Dan Bilawsky
February 20, 2019

As sure as the sun will shine on Chapman's Peak and the winds will sweep over Table Mountain, South Africa will continue to flourish and birth new music worthy of worldwide attention. The West may typically pay little to no mind to South African jazz and the artists who shape it, but that has yet to ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ziv Ravitz Trio Live At BIMHUIS Amsterdam

by BIMHUIS
February 11, 2019

Ziv Ravitz has established himself as a reference young drummer thanks to successful collaborations with the likes of Avishai Cohen, Mark Turner and Lee Konitz. For years the Israeli Brooklyn-based musician has performed in the trio of saxophonist Will Vinson, who on this tour hands over the reins to him. In early 2019, Ziv ...

Article: Interview

Ada Montellanico: il jazz militante

by Daniele Vogrig
February 4, 2019

Jazz. Ma non solo jazz. Dentro e fuori la sua musica pulsa un impegno che negli ultimi anni ha rivoluzionato il modo di intendere e, soprattutto, il modo di vivere collettivamente la comunità jazzistica italiana. Perché intorno ad essa possa fiorire una nuova cultura, nel senso più lato e profondo del termine. Abbiamo ...

Article: Interview

Dave Liebman: Archives and Improvisations - The Past and the Now of a Life in Jazz

by Victor L. Schermer
January 29, 2019

Prolific saxophonist, composer, band leader, and educator Dave Liebman is a living legend, an NEA Jazz Master who has been making waves since the 1970s and never stops growing, learning, and discovering. His autobiography, What It Is (Scarecrow Press, 2012, with Lewis Porter) is an honest probing of his more than half century experience as a ...

Article: Interview

Fazzini e Fedrigo: nuove idee per fare musica oggi

by Neri Pollastri
January 21, 2019

Nicola Fazzini e Alessandro Fedrigo sono i direttori artistici di nusica.org, originale progetto che da qualche anno sperimenta un altro modo di sostenere, produrre e promuovere attività artistiche--qualcosa di molto diverso dalla tradizionale “etichetta discografica"--che pian piano ha iniziato anche a organizzare eventi e festival. Ma i due musicisti sono anche l'anima di XYQuartet, una formazione ...

Article: Interview

Ted Rosenthal: Dear Erich, A Jazz Opera

by Ken Dryden
January 7, 2019

Ted Rosenthal is one of the most renowned pianists of his generation. He won first prize at the second Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and has been awarded several NEA grants as a composer. Well known as the pianist in Gerry Mulligan's final quartet, Rosenthal has recorded or performed with many other artists, including Bob ...

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