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Ananda Gari: T-Duality
by Alberto Bazzurro
Il trentenne batterista pugliese Ananda Gari (nome di origine indù) riunisce un quartetto coi controfiocchi e confeziona un album senz'altro degno di attenzione. Con un Tim Berne e lo stesso Michael Formanek, si dirà, è più o meno un gioco da ragazzi. Probabilmente sì, e tuttavia intanto bisogna convincere gente di questo calibro--oltretutto avvezza a suonare ...
Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival 2014
by Bruce Lindsay
Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival Barcelona October 31-November 6, 2014 The 46th Barcelona Voll-Damm Internacional Jazz Festival proved once again that jazz is a crucial contemporary art form--one that encourages us to think; one that engages with many, many cultures around the world; one that can create surprise; one that can ...
Kiran Ahluwalia: Sanata: Stillness
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by Ernest Barteldes
On this inventive album, Canadian vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia brings forth a different approach to Indian music. While the tablas, percussion and the characteristic singing are all present, those are the only Eastern elements you hear. Backing her are rock-tinged electric guitars and an accordion. This is clearly not an attempt to “Westernize" the music ...
Ananda Gari: T - Duality
by Karl Ackermann
The young Italian drummer Ananda Gari has been solidifying his credentials in some prestigious company. As part of the quartet Fool Circle, he recorded Moving Thoughts (Rai Trade--Videoradio, 2011) with pianist Stefano Battaglia. With his brother, pianist Govinda Gari, he recorded Incipit (Goodfellas, 2013) featuring saxophonist Mark Turner. On T-Duality--his first outing as a leader--Gari has ...
Tom Chang: Tongue and Groove
by Vincenzo Roggero
L'incontro tra musica indiana e musica improvvisata è da qualche anno una presenza tutt'altro che sporadica nelle vicende jazzistiche grazie anche all'affermarsi di una schiera di musicisti di primo piano quali Rudresh Mahanthappa, Rez Abbasi, Vijay Iyer e alle loro differenti visioni espressive. Il chitarrista di origine coreana Tom Chang si aggiunge alla schiera con la ...
Tom Chang: Tongue and Groove
by Mark F. Turner
It's a natural extension of New York guitarist Tom Chang's repertoire to combine heavy metal with jazz improvisation in “Spinal Tap/Goes to 11" the opening track of his release Tongue and Groove. Born in South Korea, he moved to Canada with formative teen years listening to rock icons like Joni Mitchell and Led Zeppelin. What comes ...
Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio: Thwirl
by Dave Wayne
Some groups just have chemistry, no matter what their instrumentation or musical background. Something about them just works. Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio is one such group. Comprised of two guitarists-one electric and one acoustic-plus Crump's own resonant acoustic bass, the Rosetta Trio straddles the worlds of jazz, avant garde, and modern folk music with consummate ease ...
Pi Recordings: Dedicated to the Innovative
by Mike Oppenheim
In the pantheon of American music, jazz is especially noted for its rapid and drastic evolution. Considering that jazz evolved from big bands and swing, to bebop, to free jazz within thirty years, it is a history marked by distinct stylistic eras. For some time, the trajectory and potential development of jazz has been in question. ...
Continuous Beat
By Rez Abbasi
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Introduction; Divided Attention; Major Major; Rivalry; Itexture; The Cure; Off Minor; Back Skin; Star Spangled Banner.
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Integrity
by George Colligan
[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth] I had only met Rudresh Mahanthappa once briefly; we played with different bands at a gig at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. I was subbing with Miguel Zenon [while] he was performing with Vijay Iyer's quartet. I always found ...
