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Ralph Alessi & This Against That: Wiry Strong
by AAJ Italy Staff
Musicista atipico, Ralph Alessi. Fuoriuscito dalla fucina M-Base negli anni novanta e coinvolto in diversi tra i gruppi più innovativi del downtown newyorchese nel decennio successivo (Uri Caine, Don Byron, Jason Moran, etc), Alessi difficilmente viene etichettato come musicista d'avanguardia. Perché nella sua continua ricerca di una musica che vada oltre i confini di etichette e ...
Fifth Annual Longwood Gardens Wine and Jazz Festival, June 4, 2011
by Victor L. Schermer
Fifth Annual Longwood Gardens Wine and Jazz FestivalKennett Square, PAJune 4, 2011 Longwood Gardens is a horticultural conservancy spread over the countryside in Kennett Square, Chester County, PA. It is one of those beautiful meccas with the potential to serve memorably for a summer music festival, as anyone who has attended Juan Les ...
Vision Festival 16 Monday Night Vocals and Much More
Monday night at this years Vision Festival is like a miniature of the festival overall. We have a panel event, a special vocal project, and participation from gifted people of many cultures. And there will be a panel to lead off. Most Vision Festivals include an ad hoc vocal ensemble and this year is no exception. ...
Ralph Alessi and This Against That: Wiry Strong
by Mark Corroto
Born out of the jazz laboratory of Brooklyn's M-Base experiments of the 1990s, trumpeter Ralph Alessi has always seemed to be a farouche player. Never hankering for the spotlight, he always seems satisfied to turn in solid deliberate efforts that don't court flattery. Maybe it is his subtle nature, but what some might have missed has ...
Lucian Ban - John Hébert: Enesco Re-Imagined
by AAJ Italy Staff
È dedicato al violinista e compositore romeno George Enescu [qui Enesco secondo il nome alla francese] questo interessante progetto condiviso dal pianista Lucian Ban - connazionale del compositore - e dal contrabbassista John Hébert [che molti ricorderanno con Andrew Hill e ora, tra gli altri, con Mary Halvorson]. Registrato al festival che ogni due anni viene ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Vibraphonist Randy Sutin at the Collingswood Community Center on May 5th
To close out the 2010/2011 Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts Series in Collingswood, vibraphonist and composer Randy Sutin will be appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on May 5th with percussionist Gabriel Globus-Hoenich, guitarist Dan Hanrahan, and bassist Justin Sekelewski. Vibes player Randy Sutin was born in Great Falls, Montana, ...
Call for Artists: Summer Jazz Master Classes "SIM at Zatoka Sztuki" in Sopot, Poland
Summer jazz master classes SIM at Zatoka Sztuki" August 21-27 2011 Sopot, Poland Multidisciplinary Centre of Culture and Arts MCKA Zatoka Sztuki" in Sopot, Poland announces a call for summer jazz workshop led by the faculty from renown School of Improvisational Music in Brooklyn, New York: Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Ravi ...
Jim Hart: The Art of Juggling
by Alan Bryson
Jim Hart is one of the hottest young musicians on the U.K. jazz scene. His impressive skills are matched by a level of experience and maturity that belie his age. His musicianship elicited this praise from vibes heavyweight Joe Locke: Some of the best music I've heard in a long time. Definitely the best vibes playing ...
Fred Hersch Trio + 2: New York City, March 5, 2011
by Victor L. Schermer
Fred Hersch Trio + 2Jazz Standard,New York CIty, NYMarch 5, 2011 Fred Hersch is one of today's most prominent jazz pianists, extending the limits of the jazz idiom with rare finesse and a sense of meaning and implication in every note he plays. This was one of five consecutive evenings ...
Scott Colley: Empire
by Mark F. Turner
Empire is another exceptional release by Scott Colley, the first-call bassist whose deep strings have been the mainstay with numerous leading artists and a part of several fine recordings including drummer Antonio Sanchez's outstanding Live in New York at Jazz Standard (Cam Jazz, 2010). January," the album's opener, sets a mood that is as cinematic as ...



