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Ralph Towner / Wolfgang Muthspiel / Slava Grigoryan: Travel Guide
by John Kelman
Following an early series of ensemble releases for ECM (the label he's called home as a leader since 1973), Ralph Towner ushered in the new millennium by focusing on solo explorations with Anthem (2001) and Time Line (2006). Not that there's anything wrong with that, but after classic records like Solstice (1975) and Batik (1978), there ...
Pierluigi Balducci: Blue from Heaven
by John Kelman
Traveling the world from South Africa to Svalbard, a harsh truth is revealed: despite challenges facing recorded music--and, paradoxically, the sheer volume being released--an increasing number of musicians deserving broader recognition are unable to transcend their native countries. Hiring internationally renowned players might seem a good tactic, but the result too often reflects exactly what it ...
Oregon: Family Tree
by AAJ Italy Staff
All'uscita dell'ennesimo disco degli Oregon (quello precedente era stato In Stride quello che stupisce di più è non tanto la longevità del gruppo (in attività da più di 40 anni con i tre quarti della formazione attuale) quanto la freschezza e la vitalità che la loro musica ancora esprime. Ad ascoltarla ben difficilmente si riuscirebbe ad ...
Burghausen Jazz Festival 2013
by John Kelman
Burghausen Jazz Festival Burghausen, Germany March 12-17, 2013 Located almost exactly halfway along the border of the province of Bavaria (located in Germany's southeast) and Austria, the town of Burghausen might seem an odd place for a jazz festival, especially one now celebrating its 44th year. But this town of just 18,000 people, ...
Pierluigi Balducci: Blue from Heaven
by AAJ Italy Staff
Le ance liquide, sinuose, oniriche di Paul McCandless segnano da subito questo nuovo lavoro del bassista pugliese. Che stavolta si attornia di musicisti di primissima grandezza per illustrare la sua musica (in realtà il CD include anche un tema di Brad Mehldau, “Unrequited," e uno di Charlie Haden, “Our Spanish Love Song"), che proprio nei caratteri ...
Eberhard Weber: Positive Pragmatism
by John Kelman
There are plenty of positives about getting older: wisdom, maturity and a more balanced outlook are just three of them. But it would be unrealistic to suggest that there aren't a few negatives thrown in there. When bassist Eberhard Weber woke up in his hotel room on the morning of April 23, 2007, in Berlin, Germany, ...
Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble In Live Concert Recording Session And Birthday Celebration
Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble Performs at the Freight and Salvage, Berkeley Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Sextet (clockwise: Mariah Parker, Matthew Montfort, Paul McCandless, Kash Killion, Brian Rice, Ian Dogole). Collage by Mettagraphics. Live Concert Recording Session and Birthday Celebration Sunday, January 20, 2013, 8:00 PM Freight and Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley, CA ...
Jimmy Herring: Talkin' Blues, Bluegrass and More
by Alan Bryson
The spark of bringing together unusual combinations, like a classically trained bluegrass fiddler, a Cameroonian bassist, and a high energy guitarist, could have resulted in a musical culture clash, but for Jimmy Herring the bet paid off. While he might be modest and deferential on a personal level, his latest album is bold and expansive. It ...
Oregon: Family Tree
by John Kelman
OregonFamily TreeCam Jazz2012Some things change; some things stay the same. As Oregon celebrates its 42nd year of existence with the release of Family Tree, it also reaches another milestone: its longest period of stability. Of course, the group already trumps any other contemporary jazz group, with three of ...
Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2012: October 5-6, 2012
by John Kelman
Dutch Jazz & World Meeting Amsterdam, The NetherlandsOctober 5-6, 2012With Jazzahead! 2012--the annual European jazz trade fair--demonstrating that jazz is, if not exactly big business, then certainly bigish business, it's no surprise to find that The Netherlands' biannual Dutch Jazz & World Meeting is making the same salient point, albeit more narrowly ...
