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Article: Interview

Rita Marcotulli: Crafting a Self-Portrait Through Jazz and Passion

by Marco Iacoboni
August 19, 2025

Before her solo piano performance at the Connetto Festival Jazz 2025, we sat down with acclaimed Roman pianist and composer Rita Marcotulli to discuss her artistic evolution, the influence of technology, and the challenges and opportunities for young musicians in today's jazz scene. All About Jazz: Let's begin with your Autoritratto project, a return ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jason Moran, Fabia Mantwill, Alberto Pinton, ØKSE & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 19, 2025

This playlist kicks off under the banner of “More Is More" spotlighting large ensemble jazz and the creative possibilities that scale can offer. And in doing so it spotlights bands led by forward-looking artists who aren't just writing for big groups but are bringing their own fresh ideas about what big ensemble jazz can sound like. ...

Article: Album Review

Michael Wollny Trio: Living Ghosts

Read "Living Ghosts" reviewed by Vic Albani

by Vic Albani
August 18, 2025

Riconosciuto ormai da anni quale uno dei migliori musicisti tedeschi in circolazione, Michael Wollny, schivo pianista nato nella primavera del 1978 a Schweinfurt (Baviera, Bassa Franconia) ma residente ormai da anni a Lipsia dove è professore alla Hochschule für Musik und Theater, regala con questo Living Ghostsuna sorta di summit di almeno un decennio di lavoro ...

Article: Play This!

Fabia Mantwill Orchestra: Whirl the Wheel

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 16, 2025

German saxophonist Fabia Mantwill is also an adventurous composer and arranger for large ensembles. Her new album, In.Sight, is her most ambitious to date--a wide-ranging and deeply imaginative project recorded with the Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, which features a vibrant mix of young players from Berlin's buzzing jazz scene. The album also marks Mantwill's debut ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz em Agosto 2025

by Stefano Merighi
August 15, 2025

Jazz em Agosto Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, Portugal August 1-10, 2025 Despite the “onda de calor" which hit it, Lisbon remains as peaceful as ever in its saturnine routine--even though invasive tourism in the Baixa neighborhood has already changed its appearance, and not for the better. August, however, is also ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz em Agosto 2025

by Stefano Merighi
August 13, 2025

Jazz em Agosto Fondazione Gulbenkian Lisbona, Portogallo 1-10 agosto 2025 Malgrado la “onda de calor" portoghese stia sfiorando la capitale, Lisbona è al solito pacifica nel suo tran tran saturnino, anche se il turismo invadente della Baixa ha già trasformato certo non in meglio la sua fisionomia. Ma ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Anne Drummond, Dima Bondarev, Tamir Barzilay, Camila Meza & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 12, 2025

Another round of gorgeous releases, with a spotlight on the sonic alchemy emerging from Pete Min's Lucy's Meat Market studio in L.A.--plus a welcome chance to hear Anne Drummond step into the spotlight as a leader.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Anne Drummond “Tell ...

Article: Play This!

Jon Batiste & Randy Newman: Lonely Avenue

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 11, 2025

Enjoy this soulful take on Doc Pomus' “Lonely Avenue"--a song immortalized by Ray Charles, the patron saint of Jon Batiste's musical world. To make this single an even more compelling preview of his upcoming album Big Money, Batiste enlisted a fellow Ray Charles devotee, the legendary Randy Newman. Though Newman has kept a lower ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Paul Cornish, Quite Sane, Silvia Bolognesi, Eric Mingus, Burnt Sugar & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 10, 2025

Enjoy a playlist that bridges past, present and future--celebrating two decades of boundary-pushing music from Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber and Quite Sane, honoring the legacy of Gil Scott-Heron, and spotlighting rising voices like Paul Cornish and Alessio Cazzetta.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...

Article: Play This!

Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake: Boom Boom

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 7, 2025

At a time of daunting provincialism and tribal regression, jazz remains one of the few welcoming oases for the globally minded. If you're one of then, enjoy this track, feauturing a Moroccan oud and guembri player--and vocalist--Majid Bekkas, a Franco Vietnamese guitarist, Nguyen Le, and a living legend of the Chicago scene like drummer ...