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Steve Lacy, one of the greatest soprano saxophonists of all time and a New England Conservatory faculty member since fall 2002, died Friday [June 4th, 2004] at New England Baptist Hospital. The jazz master who once defined his profession as “combination orator, singer, dancer, diplomat, poet, dialectician, mathematician, athlete, entertainer, educator, student, comedian, artist, seducer and general all around good fellow” was 69. He leaves his wife and collaborator, the Swiss singer Irene Aebi. Born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, Lacy was the first avant garde jazz musician to make a specialty of the soprano saxophone--an instrument that had become almost completely neglected during the Bop era
Giovanni Maier: 5 album tra contrabbasso e violoncello, improvvisazione e standard
by Neri Pollastri
Fortemente impegnato nella didattica, coinvolto in alcune formazioni importanti e di lungo periodo --Enten Eller, Eternal Love --e in vari progetti più ristretti, il contrabbassista Giovanni Maier conserva tuttavia un'autonoma vena produttiva che gli permette di registrare ogni anno diversi album in formazioni estemporanee, editi da varie label e dalla sua stessa etichetta indipendente, Palomar Records. ...
Zlatko Kaučič: il rigore della libertà
by Neri Pollastri
Reduce dall'uscita del cofanetto di quattro CD Inklings (Fundacja Słuchaj) e alla vigilia della quindicesima edizione del Brda Contemporary Music Festival, da lui fondato e diretto, il batterista, percussionista, compositore e didatta Zlatko Kaučič continua una carriera ultraquarantennale che l'ha visto collaborare con i più grandi improvvisatori europei. Musicista appassionato e persona schietta, sensibile ai temi ...
Fosterchild, Jim Black, Mathieu Donarier & Armaroli/Piccolo/Sharp
by Maurice Hogue
Drummer Fabian Arends' quintet Fosterchild highlights this edition of One Man's Jazz with a killer of an album--Order At Agan Live. This German/Danish band of Arends, Kasper Tranberg on trumpet, Sebastian Gille on saxophone/clarinet, Jacob Anderskov on piano, and David Helm on bass exude power, energy and an original language throughout the music, recorded at the ...
Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation
by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
Josh Sinton: Couloir & Book of Practitioners, Volume 2 (Book W)
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Josh Sinton returns once more to the work of Steve Lacy, crafting a two-disc set that bridges meticulous study and spontaneous creation. One disc features interpretations of Lacy's exercises, the other, titled Couloir, presents a series of free improvisations. Lacy (1934--2004), who began his musical journey in Dixieland jazz before becoming a seminal figure in ...
Chad Eby: A Closer Look at His Life, Work, and Tribute to a Legend
by La-Faithia White
Saxophonist Chad Eby has been a vital presence in the North Carolina jazz scene. Since 2006, he has served as Associate Professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies program at the university of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he plays a key role in shaping the next generation of jazz musicians. In addition to his work ...
Enrique Thompson, Artemis, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
by Jerome Wilson
This wide-ranging program of modern jazz features work from Enrique Thompson, Gerry Gibbs, Artemis, Marc Ribot, Houston Person, and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextet “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Houston Person “Minton's" from The Melody Lingers ...
Jason Stein: Anchors
by Giuseppe Segala
Il clarinetto basso vanta nel jazz contemporaneo una rosa di solisti eccellenti, a partire da Eric Dolphy, che ha letteralmente inventato un modo di interpretare lo strumento, di valorizzarne colori e incisività espressiva. Però la sua frequentazione, con lo stesso Dolphy e con personalità quali Michel Portal, John Surman, Vinny Golia, Marty Ehrlich, Don Byron, si ...
Bacchette Magiche
by Neri Pollastri
Bacchette Magiche Sergio Armaroli, Andrea Centazzo 190 Pagine ISBN: 978-88-3617-287-0 Manni Editori 2023 Due percussionisti, compositori, improvvisatori e creativi, esploratori della musica a trecentosessanta gradi, ma anche amici di vecchia data, due spiriti critici che non le mandano a dire, i quali, vivendo in due ben diversi e distanti ...
