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Samo Salamon & Stefano Battaglia: windS
by Mark Sullivan
Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon and Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia are not an obvious pairing for a duet recording. Salamon's discography features his own compositions, frequently with an electric, fusion edge; classical/jazz pianist Battaglia's most well known recordings for ECM are in an impressionistic style. There are two Salamon compositions here, but the bulk of the program ...
Dre Hocevar: Collective Effervescence
by Glenn Astarita
Slovenian drummer Dre Hocevar has expanded his trio via the 2015 Clean Feed release Coding of Eventuality with a quintet format for an electro-acoustic freely improvised set, where the artists operate within avant-garde circles while incorporating microtonal and minimalist forums and abstract classical persuasions. Electronics performer Phillip White intertwines subtle nuances and treatments yet does not ...
Kaja Draksler e il Questionario di Proust
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Kaja Draksler: Impulso, pausa. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. K.D.: La fiducia. AAJ: Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice. K.D.: Quando ho capito che potevo ...
Dre Hocevar Trio: Coding Of Evidentiality
by Glenn Astarita
With his multinational trio, Slovenian drummer Dre Hocevar molds unorthodox instrumentation into a branded musical statement. He integrates an asymmetrical configuration of structure and improvisation, offering fragmented and rolling thematic designs with similes of gravitational pull during the artists' exchanges. Electronics performer Sam Pluta makes his lone contribution to “Critical Discourse Analysis" and ignites ...
Samo Salamon Bassless Trio: Little River
by Angelo Leonardi
Trentasette anni, nato a Maribor (Slovenia), Samo Salamon è un prolifico chitarrista, compositore e leader, che dal 2003 a oggi ha realizzato 18 album alla guida di propri gruppi. Il valore dei partner che l'hanno affiancato in questi anni chiarisce bene la considerazione che ottiene tra i colleghi, anche se presso il pubblico e gli addetti ...
Samo Salamon: Ives
by Hrayr Attarian
In addition to being a prolific recording artist, each one of guitarist Samo Salamon's projects is uniquely inventive. Quantity with Salamon is never at the expense of quality. Ives, his fourth release as a leader for the year 2014 is a collaboration with two other guitarists, each with his own distinct style.Their individualities contrast ...
Samo Salamon: 2Alto
by Hrayr Attarian
Slovenian guitarist Samo Šalamon is ever the intrepid adventurer of modern music. With each release he explores new sonic textures and harmonic ideas. The 2014 2 Alto on Steeplechase is no different. Šalamon combines his polyphonic guitar-work with the contrasting and complementary sounds of saxophonists Loren Stillman and John O'Gallagher and the propulsive beats of frequent ...
4th Brda Contemporary Music Festival
by Neri Pollastri
Fesstival di Musica Creativa e Improvvisata Šmartno, Slovenia 11-13.9.2014 È giunto alla quarta edizione il Brda Contemporary Music Festival, piccola quanto preziosa rassegna di “musica creativa e improvvisata" organizzata a Šmartno, nella regione slovena di Brda, da Zlatko Kaucic, percussionista, compositore, didatta e operatore culturale ricco di passione e idee. Il festival, ...
Ljubljana Jazz Festival 2014
by Henning Bolte
2014 Ljubljana Jazz Festival 2014 Ljubljana, Slovenia July 2-5, 2014 Ljubljana--capital of the Republic of Slovenia, member of EU, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy--hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe, which held its 55th edition this year. The event is usually organized by Cankarjev House--Cankarjev Dom, in Slovenian--a prestigious, state-run ...
Roberto Magris Septet: Morgan Rewind: A Tribute To Lee Morgan Vol. 2
by Dan McClenaghan
Italian-born pianist Roberto Magris gets deep into the music of his influences. He recorded two volumes of the music written by or associated with the somewhat overlooked bop pianist Elmo Hope, and in 2011 he released Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan, Vol. 1 (JMood Records) , an exuberant nod to the hard bop trumpeter ...
