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Lilian Terry: Forever Sisters Of The Soul - Renaissance Jazzwomen
by Kerilie McDowall
I was warmly accepted by a giant such as Duke Ellington during his last seven years. He chose to be my friend, demanding my annual presence during his concert tours in Europe as his good luck charm," and as his sounding board for all the phrases he would dictate to me, to be used later in ...
Cusa - Groder - Grosso - Miano: Human Pieces
by Neri Pollastri
Rientrato nella natia Sicilia dopo una lunga permanenza negli Stati Uniti, il pianista, compositore e didatta Tonino Miano non ha perso tempo e ha prontamente messo in piedi una formazione con due corregionali-- Riccardo Grosso al contrabbasso e Francesco Cusa alla batteria--e un suo frequente collaboratore dell'area newyorchese--il trombettista Brian Groder. L'album si articola ...
England vs. Italy: A Jazz Re-match, First Half
by Ludovico Granvassu
A few days ago, England and Italy faced each other in the finals of the European Soccer Cup. It was a compelling match with a nail-biting end between two teams that exceeded expectations and that promise to have a brilliant future. Italy won in a penalty shootout because in sports--especially in the finals of a tournament--there ...
Franco D'Andrea: sfumature di una vita dedicata al jazz
by Paolo Marra
Abbiamo intervistato in occasione dei suoi ottant'anni, compiuti lo scorso 8 marzo, il pianista e compositore Franco D'Andrea. Ne è scaturito il racconto di un uomo dedito con inesauribile curiosità, studio e talento alla poetica del jazz. Come afferma lui stesso-"Il jazz mi ha dato una direzione, ha reso la mia vita coerente con un obiettivo ...
James Bond and other Secret Agents, Spies and Detectives - Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
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 ...