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MUSICIAN Born: June 19, 1959

Roberto Magris

International jazz pianist and composer Roberto Magris (b. 1959) from Trieste, Italy, has over 35 recordings to his credit and has toured in over 42 different countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia, performing at top jazz clubs, theatres and festivals around the world. Since 2006, Magris has mainly focused his musical interests in the USA by becoming the leading recording artist and musical director of JMood Records, the Kansas City jazz label, releasing 19 CDs under his name (“Suite!”, “Shuffling Ivories”, “Sun Stone”, “World Gardens”, “Roberto Magris Sextet Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery”, which was chosen by Down Beat magazine as one of the best recordings of 2018, “Enigmatix”, “Aliens in a bebop planet” and “Morgan Rewind”, among the others)

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Shuffling Ivories

By ROBERTO MAGRIS

Label: JMOOD* RECORDS
Released: 2021
Track listing: Shuffling Ivories, I've Found A New Baby, Clef Club Jump, Memories Of You, The Time Of This World Is At Hand, Quiet Dawn, Laverne, Anysha, Italy, The Chevy Chase, Laverne-Take 2

NEWS: RECORDING February 10, 2021

JMood Records Releases Pianist Roberto Magris' 'Shuffling Ivories'

JMood Records is pleased to announce the CD release of Shuffling Ivories by Roberto Magris.” “This project is a fantastic voyage from, Eubie Blake to Andrew Hill, spanning over 100 years of jazz history and over one hour of amazing music”, says jny: Kansas City jazz impresario Paul Collins. “Although this project reflects music from several ...

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A Step Into Light

Label: JMOOD* RECORDS
Released: 2020
Track listing: A Step Into Light; The Meaning of the Blues; What is this thing Called Love; Waltz for Sonny; Continued Light; Italy; Giulio; Lush Life; Our Blues; Here We Are.

ARTICLE: YEAR IN REVIEW December 20, 2020

R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2020

By R.J. DELUKE

Everyone knows how odd 2020 was. Nonetheless, artists around the globe put out some outstanding music as struggles to meet the new challenges continued. Creativity reigns supreme. There was a lot of music I didn't get to here, but here are some recordings that registered high marks. Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride ...

ARTICLE: YEAR IN REVIEW December 9, 2020

Karl Ackermann’s Best Releases of 2020

By KARL ACKERMANN

2020 abridged: A staggering loss of lives and livelihoods. We had worldwide social unrest, wildfires, locust swarms of Biblical proportions, killer hornets, killer drones, kids in cages; an impeachment, an election, an attempted insurrection. Oh, and Poland accidentally invaded the Czech Republic. It was not exactly the Gilded Age. Yet, amid doom-scrolling, the creative music community ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW November 30, 2020

Roberto Magris: Suite!

By JEROME WILSON

Roberto Magris, the Italian pianist who spends a good bit of time in the United States, records prolifically. His latest release is a 2CD set that covers a lot of ground, encompassing sparkling hard bop, spiritual jazz, solo piano work and soulful excursions that feature electric keyboards. For much of the CD Magris plays ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW September 18, 2020

The MUH Trio: A Step Into Light

By JACK BOWERS

The “MUH" in the MUH Trio is an acronym depicting the surnames of its members, pianist Roberto Magris, bassist Frantisek Uhlir and drummer Jaromir Helesic. Magris is from Italy, Uhlir and Helesic from the Czech Republic. A Step Into Light isn't their first walk around the block; they've been working together on and off for years, ...

TRACK OF THE DAY June 6, 2020