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Fran Vielma: Fran Vielma & Venezuelan Jazz Collective: Tendencias
by Angelo Leonardi
Il latin jazz continua a rinnovarsi, alimentato da nuove sintesi col folklore sudamericano. Venezuelano di nascita e formazione (studi ed esperienze in gruppi folk del suo Paese, perfezionamento dal 2010 al Berklee College e al New England Conservatory), il percussionista Fran Vielma debutta da leader con la formazione Venezuelan Jazz Collective. L'album è il ...
Miguel Zenon: Yo soy la tradicion
by Maurizio Zerbo
I più creativi jazzisti di estrazione latino-americana sono da qualche anno impegnati nel ripensamento delle proprie radici musicali, facendole interagire con altri mondi espressivi. Oltre naturalmente al jazz, le risorse timbriche della musica eurocolta sono qui il trait d'union di un progetto ambizioso, rivolto a sottolineare l'evangelizzazione cristiana degli spagnoli in terra caraibica. Estendendo ...
Stu Mindeman: Woven Threads
by Angelo Leonardi
"Wowen Threads" è una metafora per intrecciare cose diverse in un'unica dimensione. Lo considero un lavoro molto intimo in quanto lega le mie esperienze di musicista jazz nord americano con quanto ho appreso lavorando in Sud America, specialmente in Cile." Con queste parole Stu Mindeman presenta quest'album registrato sia in Cile con musicisti locali ...
Brother Thelonious Re-Released At California North Coast Jazz and Ale House
by Arthur R George
"Brother Thelonious," an ale named in tribute to pianist Thelonious Monk using a Belgian Trappist brew style, is flowing again out of the North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California and its jazz-devoted performance venue, The Sequoia Room. An intermission in production occurred after a dispute between North Coast Brewing and the Estate of the ...
61st GRAMMY Awards: Jazz Winners
And the winners of the 2019 GRAMMY Awards are... 31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only. ...
2018: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The year 2018 was a busy one for the jazz world. The genre's version of the #MeToo movement resulted in a new Code of Conduct and other efforts to make the music workplace more equitable. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage to St. Petersburg, Russia. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which ran a high-profile ...
Yo Soy La Tradicion
By Miguel Zenon
Label: Miel Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: Rosario; Cadenas; Yumac; Milagrosa; Viejo; Cadenza; Promesa; Villalbeno.
Miguel Zenon: Yo Soy La Tradicion
by Jerome Wilson
Alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon has undertaken several projects over the years exploring the folk music traditions of Puerto Rico, but he takes that to a new level with this work featuring the string playing of Chicago's Spektral Quartet. The interplay of saxophone and strings here sometimes recalls the lush conversations of the classic Stan Getz / ...
Miguel Zenon: Yo Soy La Tradicion
by Mark Corroto
As a rule, it is best to encounter a piece of music with an appreciation of its provenance. For jazz listeners, even though the act of listening is an exercise in discovery, roots are rarely an issue. That is, until an artist delivers something novel. Such is the case with Yo Soy La Tradicion by saxophonist ...
Miguel Zenon: Yo Soy La Tradicion
by Dan McClenaghan
With You Soy La Tradicion, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon digs deep into his Puerto Rican roots with an exploration of his take on the “jazz with strings" genre. This is his eleventh CD release as a leader. He dabbled in the approach with Awake (Marsalis Music, 2008), adding a string quartet to his jazz quartet on ...
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