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Michael Gibbs

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Mike Gibbs - composer, arranger and trombonist has worked with many music luminaries, including Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Narada Michael Walden, Michael Mantler, Gary Burton, Whitney Houston, Peter Gabriel, Bill Frisell. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), he grew up playing trombone and piano and was awarded scholarships to attend Lenox School of Jazz and Tanglewood Summer School, where he studied with Gunther Schuller, George Russell, J.J.Johnson, Lukas Foss, and Iannis Xenakis. Having graduated from Berklee College of Music with diploma in Arranging and Composition in 1962, he moved to the U.K

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Gaia Wilmer, Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Dancing with Elephants

Read "Dancing with Elephants" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Questa collaborazione tra la sassofonista e compositrice Gaia Wilmer e il batterista/bandleader Bob Moses, è stata progettata dieci anni fa, quando i due si sono incontrati al New England Conservatory, nei ruoli di allieva e docente. Il giudizio che Moses esprime in copertina sulle doti di scrittura di Gaia può apparire eccessivo (la paragona ...

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Various Artists: A New Awakening: Adventures in British Jazz 1966-1971

Read "A New Awakening: Adventures in British Jazz 1966-1971" reviewed by Peter Jones


Throughout the 1950s (and beyond), modernist British jazz musicians were in thrall to the American bebop stars they had been trying to emulate since the late 1940s. It was the pinnacle to which they aspired, and gradually their efforts lifted the overall standard of UK jazz. But by the early 1960s, the international success ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kazemde George, Charles Mingus, and Caroline Davis

Read "Kazemde George, Charles Mingus, and Caroline Davis" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features music from a variety of players, such as Kazemde George, Cassandra Wilson, Caroline Davis, and Steve Kuhn, as well as newly collected live performances by Charles Mingus. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...

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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


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: Live Review

Julian Siegel Quartet At Magy's Farm

Read "Julian Siegel Quartet At Magy's Farm" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Julian Siegel Quartet Magy's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland April 27, 2024 Johannes Weege, co-founder of German jazz club Doubletime had traveled all the way from Hamelin. Apart from Double Time, the medieval town is famed for the story of the Pied Piper, who lured the town's children away with his hypnotic ...

Article: Interview

Joe Lovano: da New York a Bergamo

Read "Joe Lovano: da New York a Bergamo" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Joe Lovano è di casa in Italia. Non so quanto in questo possa influire l'origine siciliana della sua famiglia; penso che la ragione sia da ricercare piuttosto, oltre che nell'estroversa giovialità del carattere, nella sua vocazione di globetrotter che lo ha portato in ogni angolo del mondo con le più svariate formazioni, sue o di altri ...

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Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Winter 30

Read "Umbria Jazz Winter 30" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Umbria Jazz Winter 2023 Orvieto Varie sedi 28.12.2023--1.11.2024 Umbria Jazz Winter, tutto concentrato nel centro storico di Orvieto, è un festival a misura d'uomo. Prestigiose le sue sedi, tutte raggiungibili a piedi in trasferimenti di pochi minuti: il Teatro Mancinelli, prezioso teatro all'italiana della seconda metà dell'Ottocento, il maestoso Palazzo del ...

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Article: Live Review

Big Ears Festival 2023

Read "Big Ears Festival 2023" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Big Ears Festival Knoxville, Tennesse March 30-April 2, 2023 The second full edition after the pandemic found the Big Ears Festival still growing in attendance. Organizers responded by increasing the number of venues, including new ones like the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and ones that had not been used for some time, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Allegra Levy, Marion Brown, Roxy Coss and More

Read "Allegra Levy, Marion Brown, Roxy Coss and More" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This varied episode of older and newer modern jazz features tracks by Allegra Levy, Roxy Coss, Marion Brown, Elvin Jones, and many more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 The Coachella Valley Trio “Give Me ...


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