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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Stephanie Nilles, Julian Lage, Charles Mingus, Sons of Kemet & More New Releases

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Our exploration of new and upcoming releases, and reissues continues with the compelling homage to Charles Mingus by Stephanie Nilles (pictured), followed by Mingus' stunning Bremen live recordings recently released by Sunnyside Records. Sandwiched between two beautiful Blue Note albums (the upcoming project by the Julian Lage Trio and an instant classic by Charles Lloyd) and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Bill Frisell Songbook: Part 2

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Bill Frisell's instrumental voice is instantly recognizable, whether displaying its skronky side in John Zorn's Naked City or his sublime and delicate voicings infused of high-end Americana. Equally distinctive are his compositions which more and more of his peers have been incorporating into their repertoires, in a process of metabolization that goes back to the 1990s ...

Article: Extended Analysis

The Boyé Multi-National Crusade For Harmony

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Che trionfo per Julius Hemphill! A dispetto delle poche pagine--o righe--che le recenti storie del jazz dedicano al maestro di Fort Worth, Hemphill emerge da questo cofanetto di inediti come sassofonista-improvvisatore-compositore tra i più profondi della musica afroamericana nei decenni compresi tra gli anni '70 e '90. E questa preziosa edizione non solo ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Bill Frisell Songbook: Part 1

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Every generation has a number of defining musicians who stand out for their innovations and distinctive voices. For us growing up musically in the 1980s and 1990s and interested in forward looking music, Bill Frisell is one of these foundational figures. His instrumental style is certainly unique and has shaped the way the following generations have ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Brubeck: Time OutTakes

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Time OutTakes è il frutto della scoperta dell'insieme dei nastri giacenti nei vaults della Columbia, riguardanti il celebre album di Dave Brubeck, edito nel 1959. Come spesso accade per questo genere di operazioni, il supplemento di materiale che esce fuori dallo scavo coincide con versioni alternative dei medesimi brani della collezione definitiva (outtakes), ma ...

Article: Profile

L'Altra America nella narrativa di Toni Morrison

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Tema centrale nella narrativa di Toni Morrison, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1993), è la descrizione delle strutture emotive profonde e del comune sentire dell'America nera, di cui viene mirabilmente ricostruita la memoria collettiva. Il fine—spiega la scrittrice nel suo Giochi al buio—è l'affermazione del punto di vista afroamericano, che la storiografia ha ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gretchen Parlato, Shabaka Hutchings, Francois Lana, Artemis & More

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There's too much great music to squeeze into two hours a week of Mondo Jazz. Here's a mixtape to share more gems from Roxana Amed; Gretchen Parlato; Lionel Loueke; Artemis; James Brandon Lewis; Francois Lana; Ron Miles; Michael Wolff; Francesco Bearzatti; Shabaka Hutchings; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah. Happy listening! Playlist Roxana Amed ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Josefine Cronholm, Lilly, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Stefano Tamborrino & New Releases

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We might be living in difficult times but the music scene, key to our mental well-being in this challenging phase, is on fire. Literally every day it brings us new voices or new projects. This week we feature a few, with a special focus on vocalists, from the powerful debut of Ve.Nika to Dominique Fils-Aimé's remarkable ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hedvig Mollestad, Wayne Horvitz, Anne Pacéo, Chris Potter & Other New Releases

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This week we put together an energy-packed playlist to boost us towards the finish line of the winter season. At the heart of the show is electric jazz, from a rather guitar-centric set of albums. They oscillate between the shredding power of Hedvig Mollestad or Marbin, and the legacy of the New York Downtown scene that ...

Article: Profile

La Jazz Poetry di Jayne Cortez

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Articolo originariamente pubblicato nel marzo 2003 e ora riproposto in occasione del mese dedicato al contributo femminile al jazz Per la sua spiccata componente di oralità, la Jazz Poetry è probabilmente l'espressione che meglio di altre connota—insieme al jazz stesso—l'esperienza artistica afroamericana del '900, in quanto trait d'union fra improvvisazione e composizione scritta.


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