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Michel Petrucciani: The OWL Years
by Maurizio Zerbo
Magistero tecnico, swing, cuore palpitante sono i tratti caratteristici di questo cofanetto, che di Michel Petrucciani)) mette a nudo le pieghe espressive più recondite. C'è il mondo evansiano sostenuto dalla cantabilità mediterranea, per proiettare la tradizione jazzistica lungo i sentieri di una magniloquente fantasia esecutiva. Svetta l'incedere lirico e trasognato di un artista inimitabile, che appartiene ...
Take Five with Josh Hanlon
by AAJ Staff
About Josh Hanlon Josh Hanlon's love of music has spanned five continents. He has played piano with luminaries of country music, musical theatre and film, and almost every other genre, but he is first and foremost driven by a love of jazz. He has two albums to his credit as a leader and several ...
Steven Wilson at Theatre St-Denis
by John Kelman
Steven WilsonThéâtre St-Denis Montréal, Canada March 2, 2016 Perhaps one of the biggest signs of multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson's continued upward trajectory is this: less than nine months after selling out two nights at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in 2015, he brought his top- drawer band back to Montreal ...
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by John Kelman
While it's true that, in the rock world, there are relatively few female guitarists, especially those leaning towards the heavier and more progressive side of the equation, that doesn't mean that those intrepid enough to enter what has traditionally been a man's world should be assessed on anything but their own merits. Good guitarists are good ...
Take Five with Cesar Orozco
by AAJ Staff
Meet Cesar Orozco: Orozco, a prolific pianist, composer, and arranger, fuses jazz with Cuban and Venezuelan musical styles in unexpected ways that fans in North and South America find irresistible. Born in Cuba in 1980, he moved to Venezuela in 1998, then to the United States in 2012. He has performed and recorded with ...
Steve Gadd: Consummate Drummer
by R.J. DeLuke
It might be easier to list who drummer Steve Gadd hasn't played with since he got a pair of drum sticks at the age of three at his home near Rochester, NY, right up to the age of 70, where this year his tour of duty includes Eric Clapton, James Taylor and his own band. Gadd ...
Charles Lloyd: Wild Man Dance
by Dan Bilawsky
Wonders seem to never cease where Charles Lloyd is concerned. In a career spanning more than half a century, Lloyd's well of creativity has never run dry. He remains peerless when it comes to producing transcendent music. While plenty of musicians tend to slow down as they get older, the opposite seems to ...
Kekko Fornarelli: Outrush
by Angelo Leonardi
"Il cono d'Otranto non è molto diverso in termini ambientali dalle lande nordeuropee -diceva Kekko Fornarelli qualche mese fa in un'intervista a “Musica Jazz" -Dunque capita di poter vivere sensazioni musicali simili...." Nell'organico del pianista pugliese si respira una compostezza e un lirismo che trovano riferimenti in analoghe formazioni contemporanee d'area scandinava o anglosassone ...
Chiara Izzi: Motifs
by Angelo Leonardi
Segnamoci il suo nome perchè ne sentiremo parlare. Chiara Izzi supera in modo brillante il debutto discografico e, se avrà pazienza e determinazione, raggiungerà alti obiettivi. Nonostante la giovane età, il suo curriculum è già ricco di riconoscimenti prestigiosi, come la vittoria nel 2011 al Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition, la selezione finale ...
Charles Lloyd Signs To Blue Note
More than 50 years into an already legendary career, 2015 is shaping up to be a momentous year for Charles Lloyd. As reported today in The New York Times, the esteemed saxophonist and composer has signed with Blue Note Records and will release his first album for the iconic label in 30 years with the April ...
