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Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space
by Giuseppe Segala
Born in Oxford in 1981, Alexander Hawkins is one of the leading musicians of his generation and a significant figure on the contemporary international scene. Personable and approachable, he is one of the few musicians of his age who engage meaningfully with the pioneering spirit of the African-American music tradition from the 1960s onward. His stylistic ...
Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaučič: One Foot In The Air
by John Sharpe
Most jazz lovers will likely remember an occasion when the musicians played as if their lives depended on it to an almost empty room. Judging from the applause, the audience on 14 June 2022 at Kulturhalle Eggersdorf in Austria was not the biggest, but those present were lucky enough to witness a veritable feast of improvised ...
Tiziano Tononi, Emanuele Parrini: Other Interactions... On July 5th
by Neri Pollastri
Non sbagliano un colpo Emanuele Parrini e Tiziano Tononi: forti di mille collaborazioni, dopo The Many Moods of Interaction, il loro lavoro in duo di un paio di anni orsono, adesso allargano le interazioni e la formazione, accogliendo il contrabbasso di Andrea Grossi, il sax soprano di Roberto Ottaviano e il trombone di Steve Swell, regalandoci ...
Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso
by Giuseppe Segala
Nato a Oxford nel 1981, Alexander Hawkins è musicista di punta della propria generazione e della scena contemporanea internazionale. Persona di grande disponibilità e affabilità, è tra i pochissimi musicisti che nella sua fascia di età si confrontano in modo congruo al temperamento dei pionieri che dagli anni Sessanta in poi si sono avvicendati sulla scena ...
Three types of albums from ezz-thetics
by John Eyles
In 1975 Werner X. Uehlinger founded the Swiss-based HatHut label which mainly released jazz by such illustrious names as Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Joe McPhee, Max Roach and Cecil Taylor. The labels Hat MUSICS and Hat ART followed in 1981. !997 brought hatOLOGY and hat(now)ART, the latter issuing modern compositions by the likes of John Cage ...
Immanuel Wilkins At Bordeaux Jazz à Descas
by Artur Moral
Immanuel Wilkins QuartetChâteau Théâtre Descas Jazz À Descas Bordeaux, France October 7, 2024 It's easy to find an excuse to visit Bordeaux, the capital of the French department of Gironde. In addition to the world-famous wines made in its legendary terroirs the region has many geographical, historical and cultural ...
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis: Practical Dreamers
by John Sharpe
Practical Dreamers is the fifth collaboration between Discus label boss multi-instrumentalist Martin Archer and veteran saxophonist Ron Caines, and like the others, situates the latter's largely introspective reeds within varied electro-acoustic soundscapes. Caines was a founding member of progressive British rock band East Of Eden back in 1967, but after leaving to pursue jazzier endeavors, he ...
Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy: The Mighty Warriors
by Vincenzo Roggero
Alcune note per inquadrare il contesto di questa registrazione: il concerto eseguito ad Anversa il 30 settembre 1995, per il settantesimo compleanno di Mal Waldron, non era mai stato pubblicato prima; le esecuzioni dell'intero set sono inedite; l'audio rimasterizzato è stato trasferito dalle bobine originali con eccellenti risultati; l'elegante e ricco libretto contiene testimonianze di Reggie ...
Carlos Bica, Sulida, Gayle / Parker / Graves & Giovanni Guidi
by Maurice Hogue
This episode that tilts heavily to the “freer" side was enjoyable to put together. Highlights are provided by new albums from the new Norwegian trio, Sulida, England's Paul Dunmall & Laura Jurd (saxophone and trumpet), Italy's fine pianist Giovanni Guidi's trio with guest James Brandon Lewis, an excerpt of a live recording by Yoni Kretzmer & ...
Nasheet Waits, Jenny Scheinmann, Roberto Ottaviano, Lux Quartet & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time around we start with a rendition of “Portrait of Jennie" with strings, followed by a portrait by a string player named Jenny... a portrait of Ornette Coleman by violinist Jenny Scheinman to be precise. After that, the latest album by the Lux Quartet, as well as tributes to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Steve Lacy ...
