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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}}.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Joe Morris, Barry Guy/Roberto Ottaviano & Bill Connors

Read "Joe Morris, Barry Guy/Roberto Ottaviano & Bill Connors" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Bassist/guitarist Joe Morris was recently honored at the annual Vision Festival for his lifetime contributions, and if anyone has any doubts about that, just listen to his new album Counter Spectacle out on the FSR label. With reed players Rob Brown & Anna Webber & drummer Matthew Rousseau, Morris lets freedom reign. This is a true ...

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Article: Interview

Jacopo Fagioli: The Relentless Pursuit of Sound

Read "Jacopo Fagioli: The Relentless Pursuit of Sound" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni


Recently crowned “Best New Italian Talent" in the prestigious Top Jazz 2025 critics' poll organized by the monthly Musica Jazz, Jacopo Fagioli has emerged as one of the most thoughtful and versatile voices on Italy's scene. From the chamber-like restraint of his duo with Nico Tangherlini on Bilico (AMP Music & Records, 2022) to the electric ...

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Article: Live Review

Torino Jazz Festival 2026 - Parte 1

Read "Torino Jazz Festival 2026 - Parte 1" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Torino Jazz Festival 2026 Varie Sedi 30 aprile--2 maggio 2026 Concentrato negli ultimi tre giorni di programmazione, il nostro ritorno al Torino Jazz Festival dopo una lunga assenza, ci ha comunque consentito di ascoltare sei concerti, per lo più di ottimo livello, come vedremo, sempre facendo i conti con una ...

Article: Album Review

Roberto Ottaviano: Dark Sides

Read "Dark Sides" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Lavoro intenso, Dark Sides. Autentico, ricco di sfumature e di contrasti. Spiritualità e bagliori sinistri vi si mescolano come in una tragedia greca. Amarezza avvolge i lati oscuri evocati dal titolo. Lamento e presagio già impregnano l'atmosfera del brano introduttivo, “A Long Deception," un lungo inganno tracciato da intervalli enigmatici, trafitto da suoni metallici con lungo ...

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Article: Interview

Jacopo Fagioli: la Ricerca Permanente del Suono

Read "Jacopo Fagioli: la Ricerca Permanente del Suono" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni


Recentemente incoronato come “Miglior Nuovo Talento" nel prestigioso referendum Top Jazz 2025 di Musica Jazz, Jacopo Fagioli rappresenta una delle voci più lucide e poliedriche della nuova scena improvvisativa italiana. Dalla rarefazione cameristica del duo con Nico Tangherlini in Bilico alla densità elettrica e concettuale del suo ultimo quartetto in Dialogue, il trombettista toscano traccia un percorso ...

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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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