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Intervista a Beppe Scardino
by Angelo Leonardi
Sassofonista baritono, clarinettista basso e compositore quanto mai versatile, Beppe Scardino è da un decennio una figura centrale del jazz italiano più creativo. Lo abbiamo incontrato nei giorni dell'ultima edizione di Young Jazz, nel maggio 2015, e ci ha gentilmente concesso quest'intervista: ricorda alcune tappe centrali della sua carriera e ci parla dei progetti futuri.
Bob Mintzer: Seeing the bigger picture
by Ben Scholz
"To be a great musician one must zoom out and be a part of the big picture when playing in an ensemble. The primary focus is on the greater whole. Only by doing this does a significant band sound emerge. If people of the world could only grasp this way of looking at things, we would ...
Max Johnson, Kirk Knuffke, Ziv Ravitz: Something Familiar
by Karl Ackermann
New York native Max Johnson does not appear to require sleep. The bassist/composer, whose career spans the wide terrain from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Lollapalooza to Anthony Braxton consistently delivers fresh, adventurous, high-quality music against an ambitious output. With his now-regular working trio of Kirk Knuffke on cornet and drummer Ziv Ravitz, the group has released ...
Brownie Speaks At Newport! A Special Night Of Film And Music
Brownie Speaks at Newport: July 30, 2015, 7:30pm (Eve of the Newport Jazz Festival) at the Jane Pickens Theater and Event Center (49 Touro Street Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840). Free and open to the public. “Now it’s our pleasure to present a young man who has astounded the jazz world with his amazing talent in ...
Jeff Denson Trio: Jeff Denson Trio + Lee Konitz
by Dan Bilawsky
Part of the beauty and challenge in following the late career recordings of saxophone icon Lee Konitz can be traced to the way he continues to grow and evolve, inspired by the many and varied musicians he works with and, in turn, inspiring them. Anybody who's heard him wildly deconstruct a standard with pianist Dan Tepfer, ...
Jeff Denson Trio/Lee Konitz: Jeff Denson + Lee Konitz
by Mark Corroto
Let us celebrate the life of 87-year old jazz master Lee Konitz. The alto saxophonist has been recording music for seven decades now. While his tone is not as strong these days, his music is arguably more expressive now than ever. Heard here as a guest with bassist Jeff Denson's trio, he adds a new dimension ...
Francois Carrier/Michel Lambert: iO
by Mark Corroto
Listening to the nine improvised duets on saxophonist François Carrier and Michel Lambert's latest release iO, one gets the sense the creative process comes not from friction, but from friendship. The music isn't forged from a skirmish, like, say a Peter Brotzmann/Han Bennink record might be. It has more in common with Charles Lloyd's duo with ...
Brisbane International Jazz Festival 2015
by Ian Patterson
Brisbane International Jazz Festival Various locations Brisbane, Australia June 3-8, 2015 Celebrating its third edition, the Brisbane International Jazz Festival may be one of Australia's youngest jazz festivals but the state of Queensland is no stranger to jazz. The non-profit organisation Jazz Queensland has been curating concerts, developing audiences and working ...
Just Because: Evans, Konitz, NHØP & Dawson
In the fall of 1965 pianist Bill Evans, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, bassist Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Alan Dawson toured parts of Western Europe. It was both a time of Cold War tension and a time when jazz enjoyed popularity in every part of the continent. In countries behind the Iron Curtain, jazz devotees ...
Scottish Bassist And Composer Euan Burton Releases "Too Much Love" The Deluxe Edition With Two Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks
Whirlwind Recordings announces the release of the Too Much Love – Deluxe Edition album from Euan Burton & Occurrences. Too Much Love was released in November of 2014 to critical acclaim and the new Deluxe Edition contains an additional two bonus tracks that were previously unreleased. It’s available as a digital album only on the Whirlwind ...
