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Naked City

James Bond and other Secret Agents, Spies and Detectives - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 27, 2020

In the first part of the show [click here to listen to it] we focused on jazz inspired by the music composed by James Barry for the James Bond series. Here we switch our attention to other great soundtrack composers like Lalo Schifrin, or Quincy Jones, and other movie characters like Sherlock Holmes, Ms. Marple, Nero ...

John Zorn and The Downtown Scene (1983 - 1995)

by Russell Perry
June 16, 2020

Never far from the pulse of jazz innovation, New York in the 1980s incubated what has become known as the “downtown scene." Radically multi-stylistic, the resulting music was unabashedly eclectic, celebrating influences from bebop to punk rock to cartoon music and eventually klezmer and Balkan music “From the shrill, colorful legacy of noise music and new ...

Wayne Horvitz: Those Who Remain

by Mario Calvitti
July 8, 2019

Conosciuto principalmente per le sue partecipazioni a vari progetti di John Zorn (in particolare nel gruppo Naked City), le collaborazioni con Bill Frisell, Bobby Previte e altri, e i gruppi da lui guidati come Zony Mash (e la versione acustica Sweeter Than the Day), Pigpen e Presidents, il tastierista Wayne Horvitz può vantare anche una intensa, ...

John Zorn

Born: September 2, 1953

Drawing upon his experience in classical, jazz, rock, hardcore punk, klezmer, film, cartoon, popular, world and improvised music, John Zorn has created a controversial and influential body of work that often defies academic categories. He has earned great respect within his own community and beyond by going his own way without compromise, developing a large network of supporters world wide, often in unexpected places. Born in 1953 and raised in New York City, Zorn has been a central figure in the Downtown Scene since 1975, incorporating a wide variety of creative musicians into various compositional formats

The indefatigable Bill Frisell

by Mario Calvitti
September 12, 2017

Since he first appeared on the international scene in the late '70s, Bill Frisell has shown considerable originality and strong individuality. Thanks to an instrumental voice that is both immediately recognizable and immensely versatile, he continues to stand out among the artists that have contributed to rewriting the role of guitar in jazz and beyond.

Bill Frisell, l'infaticabile

by Mario Calvitti
July 31, 2017

Tra gli artisti che negli ultimi decenni hanno maggiormente contribuito a rinnovare il ruolo della chitarra nella musica jazz (ma non solo) spicca sicuramente il nome di Bill Frisell. Fin dal suo primo apparire sulla scena internazionale alla fine degli anni '70 ha dimostrato grande originalità e una spiccata individualità, con il timbro del suo strumento ...

Bill Frisell: A Portrait

by John Kelman
March 14, 2017

Bill Frisell Bill Frisell: A Portrait A Film by Emma Franz2017 Not long after the film Bill Frisell: A Portrait begins to roll, Bonnie Raitt--one of the many high profile names that lend their thoughts about one of the most influential guitarists and composers of the past forty years to ...

Young Jazz 2015

by Angelo Leonardi
June 1, 2015

Young Jazz 2015 Foligno 20-24.05.2015 Giunto all'undicesima edizione, lo Young Jazz Festival si conferma il massimo appuntamento italiano dedicato ai giovani talenti del jazz internazionale, in una logica che privilegia le sperimentazioni e le nuove tendenze. Accanto alle consuete aperture al contesto cittadino e al sociale (con la mostra ...

Get Naked

By Naked City

Label: Narrator Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Ptica; Flea market; Lutanja; Morning Song; Havla; Dvorište; My-Ska; Too Fun'k 4 ya; 3kg; Duga Devetka; Ada Kaleh.