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Vula Viel: Do Not Be Afraid

Read "Do Not Be Afraid" reviewed by Gareth Thompson

by Gareth Thompson
January 15, 2019

Having once wowed audiences at the London Jazz Festival, Vula Viel acquired a more unlikely fan in the shape of Iggy Pop. Maybe it's this trio's post- punk verve that grabbed the Stooges frontman, or Pop might have been seduced by hearing the gyil (Ghanaian xylophone) in such an original context. Bex Burch was ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Stephan Thelen and Sonar: Minimal Grooves at Maximum Volume

by Geno Thackara
January 12, 2019

Sonar Live at Moods 7d Media 2018 Imagine the gamelan-infused minimalism of 1980s King Crimson crossed with the droning heavy-rock menace of Sunn O))). Imagine Steve Reich if he discovered metal and turned to devil worship. You may be approaching the distinct neighborhood of Sonar, though their strange brew is far ...

Album

Pulse/Quartet

By Steve Reich

Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Pulse; Quartet Mvt I; Quartet Mvt II; Quartet Mvt III.

Article: Live Review

Live Harps From Birmingham: FitkinWall, Robin Williamson & Alina Bzhezhinska

by Martin Longley
October 31, 2018

FitkinWall Royal Birmingham Conservatoire June 25, 2018 In an uncanny bending of happenstance tendencies, we found ourselves with three harp gigs in less than one week, even though manifested as moderne classical, folk troubadour and spiritual jazz styles. Harpist Ruth Wall and keyboardist Graham Fitkin regularly work together ...

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Keith Jarrett: La Fenice

Read "La Fenice" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti
October 22, 2018

La pubblicazione di questo CD era attesa da molto tempo, già programmata quando il concerto fu registrato nel Luglio 2006 nel prestigioso scenario del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, dove il pianista si era esibito in precedenza solo una volta come membro del gruppo di Miles Davis ben 35 anni prima. Non sappiamo quali siano stati ...

Article: Live Review

Ars Ludi al Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

by Francesca Odilia Bellino
October 19, 2018

Miti di Musica 2018 -Ritmi del Mito. Piccole drammaturgie per percussioni-attori Ars Ludi Museo Archeologico Nazionale--Sala del Toro Farnese Napoli 14.06.2018 Il primo appuntamento della rassegna estiva dell'associazione Alessandro Scarlatti dedicata ai Miti di Musica ospita Ars Ludi, un ensemble di percussioni d'eccezione che lavora da trent'anni sul repertorio ...

Article: Live Review

Elogio Del Violoncello A Napoli

by Francesca Odilia Bellino
August 29, 2018

Elogio del violoncello MAN -Museo che suona Museo archeologico di Napoli, 31 maggio--3 giugno 2018 Sdoganare la musica classica è impresa titanica. Lo ha ben detto Benjamin Zander (tra le altre cose direttore della Boston Philharmonic Orchestra) in un TED che è sempre consigliato vedere per chi ama la musica, non ...

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Jazzkaar 2018

by Martin Longley
July 24, 2018

Jazzkaar 2018 Tallinn, Estonia April 20-29, 2018 In the year of Estonia's celebrations, having attained a full century as a Republic, its Jazzkaar festival continues to be amongst the very best of the European range. Held annually in Tallinn, and primarily centred around the Telliskivi Creative City, the festival continued ...

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Sonar with David Torn: Vortex

by John Kelman
May 12, 2018

It might be all too simple to explain away Sonar, the Swiss twin-guitar/bass/drums quartet now in its eighth year together, through a series of touchstones. King Crimson, by way of that band's co-founder/guitarist Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft? Check. The influence of Nik Bartsch and Don Li's innovative meshing of Steve Reich-ian minimalism with deceptively complicated polyrhythmic ...

Article: Interview

Thomas Strønen: Sense of Time

by AAJ Staff
February 6, 2018

Time Is a Blind Guide, the ensemble led by Norwegian drummer and composer Thomas Stronen, has just released its sophomore record Lucus (ECM), three years after its eponymous debut album. With Ayumi Tanaka on piano, Håkon Aase on violin, Lucy Railton on cello and Ole Morten Vågan on double bass, Strønen has built a chamber-like ensemble ...