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Highlighting Brand X, Usein Bekirov, Kick The Cat, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, Chick Corea
by Len Davis
A highlight on today's show is Brand X with music recorded in1977 North American Tour and and taken from reel to reel tapes from Robin Lumley archive, restored by Percy Jones. New music from Usein Bekirov and Italian bassist Federico Malaman, along with a long-awaited new track from Kick The Cat and Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard ...
Peter Sprague: Guinnevere
by Jim Trageser
Peter Sprague, the San Diego-based guitarist who has gigged with everyone from Chick Corea to Hubert Laws, Charles McPherson to Dianne Reeves, seems to be accelerating his recording output of late. He is averaging more than two albums a year as leader the past half-decade, plus guest appearances on numerous others. And all of this is ...
Joeykeysade: Orisun (Origin)
by Mike Jurkovic
On his smoothly cool debut Orisun (Origin), New York-based pianist/composer JoeyKeySade--pronounced JOH-ee KEYS SHAH-deh"--certainly exhibits deft mastery and understanding of the myriad of musics between Broadway and West Africa. The problem presented, of course, is which style inevitably comes to the fore and dominates. What dominates the overall sound of Orisun (Origin) is an ...
Thirty Essential Transformative Guitarists
by Alan Bryson
"Best guitarist" lists are inherently subjective--often nonsensical. They rank the unrankable, folding popularity, technique, cultural impact, sales, and personal taste into a single hierarchy. This list takes a different approach, acknowledging thirty guitarists who transformed the instrument itself: they created new techniques, pioneered fresh concepts, expanded its sonic vocabulary, and changed how those who followed them played. ...
Charlie Haden: Anatomy of a Jazz Classic
by John Ephland
It was a phoner from the suburban Chicago offices of DownBeat to bassist Charlie Haden in L.A. Our talk, which was held on September 15, 1991, was periodically interrupted by his needing to say, Hold on one second." The occasion? The 30th anniversary of the release of saxophonist Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking LP Free Jazz: A Collective ...
Francesco Diodati in primo piano
by Angelo Leonardi
Figura centrale da un decennio dei gruppi di Enrico Rava, Francesco Diodati è tra i più creativi chitarristi europei della sua generazione. Artista eclettico, sempre aperto a nuove esplorazioni, ha guidato due ensemble centrali del jazz italiano contemporaneo, Neko e Yellow Squeeds; ha anche fatto parte dei progetti di Bobby Previte, Matteo Bortone, Julien Pontvianne, Paolo ...
Birthday Remembrances for Jack DeJohnette, Mulgrew Miller, and others
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the musicians named in the headline, we recognize the birthdays of Ben Sidran, Patti Austin, Oscar Peterson, and others. More classic jazz from Sonny Rollins, Gene Krupa wih Anita O'Day, and additional artists. Newly released music from Tommy Smith, Joe Alterman, David Sanchez, and more.Playlist Grachan Moncur III Sonny's Back!" from ...
Aubrey Johnson: The Lively Air
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo il notevole debutto di Unraveled (Outside in Music, 2020), penalizzato nella diffusione dalla tempesta pandemica, Aubrey Johnson ritorna alla testa di un proprio ensemble, in cui va oltre il ruolo di cantante accompagnata ma è parte integrante delle dinamiche strumentali, nonché autrice di metà del repertorio. Dal passato organico ritroviamo solo il violinista ...
Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Tohpati, Jeremy Green, Manuel Gamez, Michael Manring, alan Pasqua
by Len Davis
A nostalgic trip back to 1979 with two pieces of music which opened my first Radio Show in Melbourne on PBSFM. Pat Metheny and Weather Report. New releases feature Indonesian guitarist Tohpati, German guitarist Pete Roth with drummer Bill Bruford and more from the excellent work by guitarist Jeremy Green. Some impressive work by pianist from ...
Voo Voo Runs the Voodoo Down
by Maciej Stasiowski
Voo Voo is the faux-phonetic transcription of how Wojciech Waglewski's initials should be pronounced in English--instead of the default double U" times two. By no mere coincidence, it is also the name of a group he has been running since 1985. Having secured his band this way for sailing on international waters already at the outset, ...

