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Article: Live Review

Saalfelden Jazz Festival, 2018

by Stefano Merighi
September 3, 2018

Jazz Festival SaalfeldenJazzfestival Saalfelden 2018 Saalfelden, Austria Casa del Jazz 23-26.08.2018 Il Jazzfestival di Saalfelden garantisce di solito un combinato efficace di musica avventurosa, inedita, ed esibizioni invece legate a nomi “sicuri," sempre di gran qualità. Quest'anno la formula si è rivelata meno felice del solito, pur contando su un ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Aretha in Jazz & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 29, 2018

This week we pay homage to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, looking into her early jazz forays and her influence on many jazz musicians. We'll then dive into a bin full of extraordinary new albums. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" from ...

Article: Live Review

Elogio Del Violoncello A Napoli

by Francesca Odilia Bellino
August 29, 2018

Elogio del violoncello MAN -Museo che suona Museo archeologico di Napoli, 31 maggio--3 giugno 2018 Sdoganare la musica classica è impresa titanica. Lo ha ben detto Benjamin Zander (tra le altre cose direttore della Boston Philharmonic Orchestra) in un TED che è sempre consigliato vedere per chi ama la musica, non ...

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An Evening with ECM al Ravello Festival

by Francesca Odilia Bellino
August 28, 2018

An Evening with ECM Ravello Festival Belvedere di Villa Rufolo Ravello 21.7.2018 Serata d'eccezione al Ravello Festival di quest'anno che ha ospitato nella straordinaria scenografia del Belvedere di Villa Rufolo an Evening with ECM una produzione speciale che ha coinvolto il trio Theo Bleckmann, Stefano Battaglia, Michele Rabbia e un'esclusiva ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dida's Touch: The Remarkable Artistry of Dida Pelled

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 21, 2018

Whatever material she touches --be it a Horace Silver standard, a Wes Montgomery blues, a Johnny Cash country tune, a Randy Newman heartbreak song, or one of her disarming originals --New York-based Israeli guitarist and vocalist Dida Pelled leaves her indelible mark on it. Her signature style is a mix of playful warmth and remarkable guitar ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Spoken Jazz & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 17, 2018

Spoken word is performance art that goes hand in hand with jazz because words often sound great and notes can speak loud and clear. In this episode we will explore the best of it, together with outstanding new releases that are making our summer even hotter than it already is! Happy listening!

Article: In Pictures

Jazz em Agosto 2018

by Petra Cvelbar
August 17, 2018

For the first time in its history, the entire Jazz em Agosto programme was organised around a single musician. And the choice could hardly fall on a more striking name--both for the history of the festival and for the fundamental course of music he helped shape in the last decades: John Zorn, an artist with a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz & Poetry

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 8, 2018

The best of jazz is aural poetry. The best of poetry swings and grooves. So it's not surprising that jazz and poetry have had a long and fruitful synergy. We decided to explore intriguing collaborations between jazz musicians and poets, from the icons of the Beat Generation to Amiri Baraka, from Federico Garcia ...

Article: Musician 2 Musician

Marcus Rojas: Dancing with a Tree

by Michael Blake
August 5, 2018

Sometimes musicians transcend what is considered normal technique. They discover new worlds of sound and establish concepts previously unknown; concepts that even defy the practical methods that the inventors of the instrument intended. One person I know that has done just that is Marcus Rojas. In third grade he decided to play the tuba and, even ...

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Hal Willner, Nino Rota & Beyond

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 1, 2018

For Today's episode we go back in time to 1981, the year in which Amarcord Nino Rota by producer Hal Willner was released. 37 years later it remains a reference record and one of the greatest tribute albums ever produced, and recently remastered and re-released by Corbett vs. Dempsey. We take a look back at the ...