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Roberto Ottaviano

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Roberto Ottaviano is an Italian saxophonist.

He started extremely young as a self-taught percussion and flute player, but at the age of five he began to take clarinet classes at the Conservatory of Bari, Italy. Influenced by {{m: Lester Young = 11573}} and {{m: John Coltrane = 5851}}, he later chose the saxophone. After studying classical saxophone in Perugia with Federico Mondelci, between the end of the 1970s and the early 1980s he attended several workshops taught by {{m: Evan Parker = 10117}} and {{m: Jimmy Giuffre = 7059}}, undertook harmony and classical composition studies with Walter Boncompagni and attended courses held by Giacomo Manzoni and Luigi Nono. Thanks to a fortuitous encounter with {{m: Steve Lacy = 8532}}, he focused on the soprano saxophone. During a stay in the United States, he studied jazz composition and arrangements under {{m: Ran Blake = 5065}}, {{m: Bill Russo = 144366}} and {{m: George Russell = 3978}}.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Final Batch of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things - Part 6

Read "The Final Batch of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things - Part 6" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Enjoy the last installment of our retrospective dedicated to the songs discovered over the past six months that left a lasting impression.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Five Corners Quintet “Lighthouse" Chasin' the Jazz Gone By (Columbia) 0:16 Host talks 5:29 Makiko Hirabayashi ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kris Davis with The Lutosławski Quartet, Carolyn Trowbridge, Shifa شفاء

Read "Kris Davis with The Lutosławski Quartet, Carolyn Trowbridge, Shifa شفاء" reviewed by Cheryl K.


During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by pianist/composer Kris Davis with Poland's Lutosławski Quartet; guitarist Dave Stryker; saxophonist Roberto Ottaviano; vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Trowbridge; the Joe Policastro Trio; and the trio Shifa شفاء. Playlist Matthew Shipp Trio “Ball in Space" from The Conduct of Jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Gulliver + Roberto Ottaviano: The Billia Session

Read "The Billia Session" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Quattro musicisti eccezionali, ai vertici della nostra musica creativa; un'intesa affinata attraverso collaborazioni trasversali; un'occasione ideale per incontrarsi; un programma condiviso di musiche splendide e significative: quando una serie di eccellenti tessere come queste hanno modo di trovare perfettamente il loro posto, il mosaico che ne vien fuori non può che essere un piccolo capolavoro.

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Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

Read "I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

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The Billia Session

Label: Dodicilune
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sèikilos; En voi sua unhoitaa poies; Nanita nana; Lilliput/Palestin Song; Misirli; Brobdingnag/Palestine Song; Apure en un viaje; Kinder-Yorn; Laputa/Palestine Song; El pueblo unido; Houyhnhnm/Palestine Song; Ethiopian Song.

Album

Plays Ellington

Label: Felmay
Released: 2025
Track listing: Come Sunday; Perdido; Cotton Tail; Moon Indigo; The Duke of Medley; Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me; Sophisticated Lady; Take The A Train.

Album

Dark Sides

Label: Dodicilune
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1) A Long Deception 2:53; 2) Preachers and Merchants 4:53; 3) Gabriel's Message 8:19; 4) Dark Sides 2:24; 5) Musk Aroma Therapy for Trumpeters 3:37; 6) Syte 5:48; 7) Waiting the Flood 3:10; 8) Bridal Ballad 3:46; 9) Spinosa Lacrimae 3:51; 10) If You Want to tell me something (shout up) 5:42; 11) Goin' Home 5:30;

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Article: Year in Review

Angelo Leonardi's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

Read "Angelo Leonardi's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


The five U.S. jazz albums and the five Italian jazz albums selected here represent, in my view, the very best of what was released in 2025. They stand out for their innovative spirit, expressive intensity, and interpretive freshness. The list is not ranked: each title fully deserves its place at the top. Patricia ...


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