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Michael Carvin Experience: Flash Forward
by Dan Bilawsky
In 2006, oft-unsung drummer Michael Carvin broke a decade-long silence as a leader on record, releasing one of the strongest dates of his career through Marsalis Music's Honor Series. Fast-forward eight years and you have Flash Forward, another quartet-based album that stands as a testament to Carvin's skills as drummer, bandleader, and musical catalyst.
PerfecTrio Gatto, Santimone, Ranieri: Starship for Lovers
by Luigi Sforza
A quanti attendevano, lecitamente, un riscontro discografico del nuovo Perfect Trio di Roberto Gatto risponde la Parco della Musica Records documentandone il sodalizio con Alfonso Santimone alle tastiere e Pierpaolo Ranieri al basso elettrico, sperimentatori fantasiosi, mossi alla comunicazione sonora da diversa passione, rispettivamente quella per la manipolazione dei media elettronici, per la musica sperimentale e ...
Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1 – Blue Note 1510
by Marc Davis
There's bebop, there's hard bop--and then there's Thelonious Monk. It's not hard to imagine where the bebop pioneers found their new sound in the late 1940s, after World War II. It emerged from the big bands, which were dying. It was a natural progression. Hard-charging, uber-fast soloists pushed the limits of speed and rhythm, ...
Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition
by Ian Patterson
1st Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music Luslawice/Krakow Poland July 16-19, 2014 He was one of the great jazz virtuosos, right up there some would say with Django Reinhardt, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker. Most frequently, however, he was compared to John ...
Enzo Rocco New Trio
by Vincenzo Roggero
Clusone Jazz 2014 Darfo/Boario Terme 18.07.2014 Mettete insieme tre maestri dei rispettivi strumenti come il chitarrista Enzo Rocco, il batterista Cristiano Calcagnile, il clarinettista Simone Mauri, accomunati dallo stesso spirito iconoclasta, da una curiosità senza limiti, dal piacere contagiosamente esibito del suonare insieme, dal giusto tocco di autoironia e probabilmente ...
J.J. Wright: Inward Looking Outward
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist J.J. Wright has catholic tastes in more ways than one. He's the Director of Music at Sacred Heart Parish, the crypt church beneath the University of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and his musical interests range far and wide; Wright's inspired and influenced by everything from the music of J.S. Bach to the ...
Meade Lux Lewis: The Blues Piano Artistry of Meade Lux Lewis
by Marc Davis
In three decades of professional writing, I don't think I've ever used the word twee." But I'm about to. Look it up. Dictionary.com says twee" means affectedly dainty or quaint." Put another way: Unnaturally cute. That's the celeste in jazz. It's cute and dainty and thoroughly unnatural. What's more, it's a mood ...
Dan Phillips BKK Quartet: Bangkok Edge Live
by Ian Patterson
Guitarist Dan Phillips has long been a leading figure in nurturing jazz in his adopted home of Bangkok. Whether teaching in the city's universities or through his club gigs, Phillips has mentored and inspired many of Thailand's upcoming jazz musicians. With the excellent pairing of drummer Chanutr Techatana-nan (aka Hong) and bassist Pornchart Viriyapark, the trio's ...
Hendrik Meurkens/Misha Tsiganov: Junity
by Dan Bilawsky
Junity? No, that's not a misprint. Take junto," the Brazilian word for together, and marry it with unity"; that's how you get junity," a hybridized term that accurately describes the relationship between harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens and pianist Misha Tsiganov. These two men have been playing together for nearly a decade, appearing together ...
Steve Khan: Subtext
by Glenn Astarita
Steve Khan has always been a consummate, story-telling improviser. His extensive resume and distinguished solo career spans jazz fusion, modern mainstream, and with Subtext, he delves a bit deeper into the Latin element, when looking back at his days recording and performing with former Weather Report percussionist Manolo Badrena who was a member of Khan's early ...

