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Christoph Stiefel: Isorhythms and Circus Clowns
by Bruce Lindsay
It's the end of a lengthy but enjoyable telephone interview with Christoph Stiefel and things are drawing to a close. Then the pianist asks if he can add one more comment: “This is my year. This is a really happening year for me: it's incredible. I've developed my style solo and with my Inner Language Trio ...
Andy Sheppard: Thoughts and Trio Libero
by Sammy Stein
Andy Sheppard is pleased to be back; not back, as in making a return to music--he has never left--but back in Suffolk and, more particularly, back in Snape. Snape was where Trio Libero--consisting of French double bassist Michel Benita, drummer Sebastian Rochford and saxophonist Sheppard--was born. The trio released its self-titled debut earlier in 2012 on ...
Sax Massive
by Sammy Stein
Saxophonist and composer Andy Sheppard was asked, a couple of years ago, to come up with an idea for the 200th anniversary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In particular, Bristol City Council wanted an event to start fundraising for lights for the Clifton Suspension Bridge.Being a saxophonist, Sheppard suggested 200 saxophones somehow get together in ...
Palatino: Back in Town
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il gruppo italo-francese Palatino (il nome deriva dal treno che collega Roma e Parigi) è un progetto che ha visto impegnati il nostro trombettista Paolo Fresu accanto alla coppia ritmica formata dai francesi Michel Benita e Aldo Romano (di origine italiana) e al trombonista Glenn Ferris (americano, ma trapiantato a Parigi da trent'anni) nell'arco di tempo ...
Andy Sheppard / Michel Benita / Sebastian Rochford: Trio Libero
by John Kelman
Sometimes unexpected connections yield the most wonderful results. Saxophonist Andy Sheppard, bassist Michel Benita and drummer Sebastian Rochford all have more than enough cred to suggest capability in any context, but none of their individual pursuits could presage a collaboration like Trio Libero, quite possibly the finest saxophone trio recordings of the new millennium, and one ...
Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2011: April 27-May 2, 2011
by Bruce Lindsay
Cheltenham Jazz FestivalCheltenham, EnglandApril 27-May 2, 2011 The Cheltenham Jazz Festival, now in its sixteenth year, is one of the more eclectic of British jazz festivals, this year featuring major jazz figures such as vocalist Dame Cleo Laine and singer/pianist Jamie Cullum, cutting-edge bands like Outhouse Quartet and Curios, and throwing in ...
Drastic
Label: BHM Productions
Released: 2006
Track listing: 01. This Is The Moment; 02. Kpt'n; 03. Sky Screen; 04. Something's Wrong; 05. Drastic tone; 06. Alles Ist Möglich (intro); 07. Alles Ist Möglich; 08. Made Already; 09. Steel Flown; 10. Translating; 11. Dub Team; 12. Sky Screen (instrumental); 13. Whispering
Michel Benita: Drastic
by AAJ Italy Staff
Un groviglio di fili. Dallo strumento a pedali, amplificatori e computer. Un groviglio di frequenze campionate, un impasto di suoni che si attorciglia alle orecchie gravido di suggestioni. È questo il jazz elettronico di Michel Benita. Con alle spalle un’esperienza di primo piano (collaborazioni con Rita Marcotulli, Peter Erskine e tanti altri musicisti) il bassista francese ...
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