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Article: Interview

Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space

Read "Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

Born in Oxford in 1981, Alexander Hawkins is one of the leading musicians of his generation and a significant figure on the contemporary international scene. Personable and approachable, he is one of the few musicians of his age who engage meaningfully with the pioneering spirit of the African-American music tradition from the 1960s onward. His stylistic ...

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Article: Interview

Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso

Read "Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

Nato a Oxford nel 1981, Alexander Hawkins è musicista di punta della propria generazione e della scena contemporanea internazionale. Persona di grande disponibilità e affabilità, è tra i pochissimi musicisti che nella sua fascia di età si confrontano in modo congruo al temperamento dei pionieri che dagli anni Sessanta in poi si sono avvicendati sulla scena ...

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Article: Profile

Yana Purim: Intimate Jazz, Deep Feelings And Raw Emotion

Read "Yana Purim: Intimate Jazz, Deep Feelings And Raw Emotion" reviewed by Trevor Spiro

by Trevor Spiro

You're sitting in your happy chair at home, just mooching a magazine, when the phone rings. It's a good friend you haven't seen in a long time, and she would like to see you for old time's sake. She turns up and it's like the last few years never existed--you talk heart to heart about old ...

Article: Album Review

Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy: The Mighty Warriors

Read "The Mighty Warriors" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero

Alcune note per inquadrare il contesto di questa registrazione: il concerto eseguito ad Anversa il 30 settembre 1995, per il settantesimo compleanno di Mal Waldron, non era mai stato pubblicato prima; le esecuzioni dell'intero set sono inedite; l'audio rimasterizzato è stato trasferito dalle bobine originali con eccellenti risultati; l'elegante e ricco libretto contiene testimonianze di Reggie ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Cedar Walton One Flight Down

Read "Cedar Walton One Flight Down" reviewed by Thomas Conrad

by Thomas Conrad

They are thinning out: the ranks of pianists who can trace their lineage directly back to primary sources like J.J. Johnson, the early Jazz Messengers of Art Blakey, and the Jazztet of Art Farmer and Benny Golson. In the last few years, we have lost Tommy Flanagan, Mal Waldron, Roland Hanna, Dodo Marmarosa, Russ Freeman, Frank ...

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Article: Album Review

Frank Ambrosetti & Strings: Sweet Caress

Read "Sweet Caress" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Swiss flugelhornist/trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti teamed with pianist/arranger Alan Broadbent in 2022 for the exquisite Nora (Enja Records), a top-shelf orchestral jazz album with a core group of mainstream all-stars. Listening back to the history of the 'jazz with strings' sub-genre--the shot across the bow, Charlie Parker With Strings (Verve, 1950), followed in short order by Chet ...

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Article: Live Review

Samara Joy at The Carver

Read "Samara Joy at The Carver" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright

Samara Joy The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, Texas June 1, 2024 Samara Joy, 24, describes herself as a rookie despite her numerous awards, including three Grammys and the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, not to mention her acclaimed recordings as a leader, all ...

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Article: Album Review

Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil

Read "Live at Sweet Basil" reviewed by Scott Gudell

by Scott Gudell

If one wanted to capture a 'who's who' snapshot of the jazz icons of the mid-'70s, into the '80s and beyond, one of the best ways to start was to see if they had added their name to the list of artists who recorded and/or released a 'Live at Sweet Basil' collection. The New York City ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Leigh Pilzer, Patricia Brennan, and Mark Masters

Read "Leigh Pilzer, Patricia Brennan, and Mark Masters" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This episode features recent releases by Leigh Pilzer and the duo of Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy. It also includes older music by Patricia Brennan, Michael Gibbs, and the Mark Masters Ensemble. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & ...

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Article: Album Review

Threeway with special guest John Etheridge: Harken!

Read "Harken!" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Threeway. This chamber jazz trio without drums consists of bassist Ben Crosland, pianist Steve Lodder and Steve Waterman on trumpet and flugelhorn. They have released three previous albums on the Jazz Cat label: Conversations (2005), Songs of the Year (2009) and Looking Forward, Looking Back (2013). For this recording, they ...


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