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Govinda + Ananda Gari feat. Mark Turner: Incipit

Read "Incipit" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Come il titolo lascia immaginare, Incipit è l'album d'esordio del quartetto dei fratelli Govinda e Ananda Gari - completato da Luca Nostro alla chitarra e Gabriele Pesaresi al contrabbasso. A dar man forte ai quattro giovani musicisti italiani troviamo il sassofonista Mike Turner, fuoriclasse e autentico asso nella manica espressivo di questo lavoro prodotto dalla da ...

Article: Album Review

Billy Hart: All Our Reasons

Read "All Our Reasons" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Dopo aver debuttato con questo quartetto nel 2006 (Quartet, High Note) Billy Hart ha mantenuto in vita la formazione, esibendosi regolarmente fino a raggiungere con questo disco uno dei lavori più significativi dell'anno e uno dei momenti più elevati della sua carriera di leader. Hart è tra i migliori e più versatili batteristi del nosto tempo: ...

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Fly: Year of the Snake

Read "Year of the Snake" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

While there are numerous jazz trios, few leave a lasting impression. This is not the case for Fly, consisting of younger but fully established jazz artists-- saxophonist extraordinaire Mark Turner and his equally talented cohorts, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard. At just over ten minutes, the episodic “Kingston," from the trio's ...

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Article: Live From New York

Henry Cole, Joe McPhee & Ravi Coltrane

Read "Henry Cole, Joe McPhee & Ravi Coltrane" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley

Henry Cole & The Afrobeat Collective 92Y Tribeca May 30, 2012 The Checkout is a monthly live broadcast for the WBGO radio station, presented by DJ Josh Jackson. The deal down at 92Y Tribeca always involves two formidable combos, often featuring a very familiar act coupled with a surging ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Year of the Snake

Read "Year of the Snake" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

When a group of musicians works together more often in extracurricular configurations with other leaders, what do they do when they come together for their own project? In the case of saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard-- who, individually and collectively, have worked with everyone from pianist Brad Mehldau and guitarist Kurt ...

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Article: Album Review

Daniel Ori: Emuna

Read "Emuna" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

Since moving to New York in 2008, Israeli-born bassist Daniel Ori has labored hard to forge for himself a reputation as one of today's up-and-coming jazz musicians. While certainly an excellent bassist, this winner of the 2009 ASCAP Jazz Composers Award is slowly cementing a reputation as a dynamic composer. His debut as a leader, So ...

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Article: Album Review

Daniel Ori: Emuna

Read "Emuna" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

Bassist Daniel Ori's early upbringing has colored his work as a musician. Exposed first to classical music by his grandmother, he was later influenced by rock music. But these were just two posts on a journey that now finds Ori firmly established on the New York contemporary jazz scene. A winner of the 2009 ASCAP Jazz ...

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Article: Opinion

BAM: Bremen Art Music?

Read "BAM: Bremen Art Music?" reviewed by Francesco Martinelli

by Francesco Martinelli

[Editor's Note: It's been quite a few years since Italian writer, music educator and general provocateur Francesco Martinelli last contributed to All About Jazz. Having recently returned home from Jazzahead! 2012 in Bremen, and with the current debates about the meaning, future and relevance of the word “jazz" fresh in his mind, Martinelli posits an alternate ...

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Article: Album Review

Billy Hart: All Our Reasons

Read "All Our Reasons" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

In a career spanning work with saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and trumpeter Miles Davis to pianists Tommy Flanagan and Marian McPartland, drummer Billy Hart has pretty much seen it all, from the most centrist mainstream to the outer reaches of free playing and beyond. But as he approaches 72 later in 2012, there's one thing Hart hasn't ...

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Article: Album Review

Johnathan Blake: The Eleventh Hour

Read "The Eleventh Hour" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Some debut recordings encapsulate all of an aspiring artist's diverse interests; others are less ambitious, and merely document a particular ensemble or performance. The Eleventh Hour, an expansive tour de force by rising drummer Johnathan Blake, is a prime example of the former. Blake's successful merger of styles should come as no surprise; in addition to ...


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