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Article: What is Jazz?

Jazz Meets Death

Read "Jazz Meets Death" reviewed by Matt Lavelle

by Matt Lavelle

There once was a great music. It was born in America and branded with the name Jazz. The music was later re-named madam Zzaj, by one of her lovers, the Duke. She grudgingly accepted the moniker of Jazz over the years. It was how she was bought and sold after all. Jazz had several intimate relationships ...

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Article: Album Review

Dave Liebman: Ceremony

Read "Ceremony" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal

The most distinguished characteristic of Afro-Caribbean music--as well as its greatest contribution to the jazz idiom--has been the drums. If we take this one step further, the Afro-Cuban tradition of drumming has had the highest degree of influence, and has been readily identifiable, since the Latin dance crazes of the mid twentieth century brought these diverse ...

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Article: Rediscovery

Vince Mendoza: Start Here

Read "Vince Mendoza: Start Here" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Vince Mendoza Start Here World Pacific1990 In the fall of 1990, I was visiting Amsterdam for four days between business engagements in other European countries and, as usual, the first order of the day was to scope out a good music store. Luckily, there was one within walking distance of the ...

Article: Album Review

The Aperturistic Trio: Truth and Actuality

Read "Truth and Actuality" reviewed by Luigi Sforza

by Luigi Sforza

L'Aperturistic Trio possiede la vocazione a esprimere concetti mainstream con rigore tecnico impeccabile e superficiale tendenza a modernizzare la tavolozza espressiva. Senza sconvolgere nulla nel panorama generale, Truth and Actuality stabilisce l'assoluta centralità del fraseggio boppistico e la conseguente aderenza ad un'idea di pulsazione swing. Non mancano aperture di credito al free -come nella ballad ...

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Article: Album Review

George Cables: Icons and Influences

Read "Icons and Influences" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo

by Maurizio Zerbo

Pochi CD come questo trasmettono all'ascoltatore emozioni e swing di incommensurabile intensità. È questa la chiave di lettura di un magnifica prova pianistica, sviluppatasi nel segno di una olimpica leggerezza di tocco e fluidità di fraseggio. Una quintessenza della raffinatezza armonica e della tecnica sopraffina, non gridata solo sussurrata. Una lezione di jazz da parte del ...

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Article: Album Review

Yoni Kretzmer: This Is Our Very First Album Together

Read "This Is Our Very First Album Together" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Distinguished Israeli improvising, avant-jazz saxophonist Yoni Kretzmer has several albums to his credit with fellow countrymen and American notables, such as drummers Mike Pride, Andrew Drury and bassist Jason Ajemian. Since he's recently moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., the artist ingratiates his faculties into the region's intensely fertile improvising scene, where almost anything goes when the studio ...

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Article: Live Review

simakDialog at Shapeshifter Lab

Read "simakDialog at Shapeshifter Lab" reviewed by John Mark McGuire

by John Mark McGuire

simakDialog Shapeshifter Lab Brookyn, NYC November 10, 2014 The music of simakDialog represents a voyage of discovery: exploring new sonic landscapes through their ambitious, unpretentious but highly skilled approach to playing as individual musicians, and their corporate trust in one another's ability to grasp the subtle dynamics of a given moment ...

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Article: Album Review

Pat Mastelotto / Tobias Ralph: ToPaRaMa

Read "ToPaRaMa" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

The King Crimson connection is inherent on this program by two powerhouse drummers Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, David Sylvian) and Tobias Ralph (Defunkt, Adrian Belew Power Trio). After performing via a dual-drumming attack for the spinoff The Crimson ProjeKCt, they sensed profuse synergy and capitalized on this aura by venturing into the studio, here featuring contributions ...

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Article: Album Review

Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble: Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto

Read "Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Violinista originaria di Tokio, la poco più che quarantenne Meg Okura è un'apprezzata jazzista che ha lavorato con nomi di primo piano della scena statunitense. In questo curioso lavoro borderline la musicista è alla testa del suo Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble -quintetto atipico con flauto e violino accanto alla ritmica--con il quale riproporre in forma ...

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Article: Album Review

Mario Castro: Estrella De Mar

Read "Estrella De Mar" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal

Though the concept of augmenting a jazz quintet with a string section may not be anything new, the direction saxophonist Mario Castro takes this combination on Estrella De Mar is quite novel in its sophisticated, yet hip, arranging. The strings are not utilized merely as accompaniment, but are engaged in the front line of harmony and ...


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