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Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn: Second Half
by Dan Bilawsky
The life-as-football-game metaphor is central to this stunning album from pianist Emilio Solla. In 2012, Solla had an epiphany. He awoke to the realities of his existence, the finite nature of things, and the passage of time. He realized that he'd already played the first half of this game called life, working his ...
Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival: 19-20 May, 2012
by Ian Patterson
KL International Jazz Festival Kuala Lumpur Convention CenterKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMay 19-20, 2012The 19th and 20th of May, 2012 will long be remembered by jazz lovers in Kuala Lumpur as the day jazz came to town. The 13 acts that performed on the stage of the KL Convention Center made history by ...
Naima
By Meg Okura
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Track listing: Naima; Hannah's Vocalese; Caprice; Afrasia, San San Nana Byoshi; Lu Chai I: Empty Mountain; Lu Chai II: Echo of Voices; Lu Chai III: Sunlight; Lu Chai IV: Green Moss.
Alan Ferber Nonet Plus Strings at Jazz Gallery on December 16, 2010
by Daniel Lehner
Alan Ferber Nonet Plus StringsThe Jazz GalleryNew York City, USADecember 16, 2010 Despite having fewer members than an average big band, the concept of a nonet plus an eight-piece string section seems like a huge undertaking. Even the sight of violins and cellos in front of the large small group in ...
Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble: Naima
by Raul d'Gama Rose
John Coltrane's original recording of “Naima" is extraordinarily beautiful, and it's possible that he never envisioned such a breathtaking version being played so many years after it had been composed. So hats off to the Japanese-born violinist and erhu player, Meg Okura, for conjuring up that version. As wave after wave of the song's melody unfolds ...
Meg Okura: Naima
by Dan Bilawsky
Chamber jazz is often a misunderstood label and balance is to blame for it. Classical-leaning projects bearing this descriptor often lack passion and strong improvisational elements, but jazz artists who try to play swinging takes on pieces by J.S. Bach also miss the mark. Fortunately, violinist Meg Okura avoids these potential pitfalls and manages to find ...
Meg Okura: Naima
by Dan McClenaghan
Naima is the name of one of saxophonist John Coltrane's more famous compositions. It's also the name of Japanese violinist Meg Okura's CD release. Joined by her nine-piece Pan Asian Jazz Ensemble, Okura has honed a finely-crafted set of chamber jazz, with all players being equals, and all players getting their chances to play the melody, ...
Take Five with Meg Okura
by AAJ Staff
Meet Meg Okura:Hailed by The Guardian as “improvisational virtuosity," Meg Okura is “equally comfortable playing classical chamber music, rock and everything in between," (The New York Times). She is the founder and the leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, and has won numerous grants and awards as a composer.
Oy Vey... Olé!!!
By Meg Okura
Label: Tzadik
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. El Danzon de Moises - 5:52; 02. A Turkish Chasseneh - 2:39; 03. El Polaco - 5:28; 04. Miami Beach rumba - 3:05; 05 Dice
el Sabio Salomon - 5:42; 06 Elephant Tap Dance - 3:34; 07 Paseo del Prado - 3:55; 08 Managua Nicaragua - 3:27; 09
Piruli - 5:16; 10 Pago Pago (Pango Pango) - 2:59; 11 Wolfie’s Corner - 6:39; 12 Song of Manila - 2:28;
Brani 2,4,6,8,10 Irving Fields; Brani 1,3,5,7,9 Roberto Rodriguez
Irving Fields - Roberto Rodriguez: Oy Vey... Olé!!!
by AAJ Italy Staff
E’ ormai assodato che la cosiddetta “jewish-latin fusion” ha trovato nel percussionista Roberto Rodriguez il suo principale esponente. E’ altrettanto certo però che egli non ha inventato nulla. C’è stato un pianista ebreo, tal Irving Fields che già negli anni ’50 imperversava nelle scalette radiofoniche con il suo, allora davvero originale, crossover di “Bagels and Bongos” ...
