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Tony Moreno

Tony Moreno grew up in New York City. His mother, Nina Dunkel Moreno, was a major influence on his interests in music. She was harpist, musicologist and teacher who studied at Juilliard and the Paris Conservatory with Marcel Grandjany and Nadia Boulanger. She later worked at Charles French Restaurant in Greenwich Village, where she met many great composers (Alec Wilder, Vernon Duke and Burt Bacharach) and musicians (Stan Koor). Stan was Tony’s first drum teacher with whom he began a long apprenticeship at 10, continuing throughout high school. Tony began playing and studying the piano at the Dalcroze School of Music at 4

Jorge Sylvester Spontaneous Expressions: Mayhem At Large--The Last Baha'i Session

by Jack Bowers
May 11, 2026

This two-disc set by saxophonist Jorge Sylvester's Spontaneous Expressions documents the last of the Tuesday evening jazz concerts at the Baha'i Center on East 11th Street in New York City. According to the jacket notes, the event was recorded live in March 2020. If that is so, Sylvester's listeners have earned top prize as the quietest ...

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Ballads Volume 1

By Tony Moreno

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Violets For Your Furs; Remember My Child; The Winter of My Discontent; Loss Of Love; Season or Two Ago; Because of You;Listen To Your Heart; Show Me;Lovers and Loser; Let's Go Home; Garden In The Rain.

Ivanna Cuesta, Phillip Golub, Tony Moreno, 9 Horses & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 12, 2024

A compelling playlist thanks to two generations of drummers who get themselves in very good trouble addressing politics, the environment and our cultural past... plus plenty of strings and young talents.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Matt Wilson “Happy Feet" Good Trouble (Palmetto) 0:16 ...

Darts

By Arnie Sainz

Label: Adhyâropa Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: One's Comeuppance; Bedfellows; Darts; Two Ships; Street Meat; Aubergine; La Pampanga; Change of Heart; B&H; Every Morning

Mayhem At Large--The Last Baha'i Session

By Jorge Sylvester

Label: RedZen Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: CD 1: By Starlight; Blue Abstract; Improvisation; Improvisation II; Improvisation III; Improvisation IV; Improvisation V; Sketch No.One. CD 2: Is Over; Well You Needn't; Improvisation VI; Improvisation VII; Sketch No.Two.

Kaja Draksler, Frank Kimbrough, Berta Moreno, Julien Lourau & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 21, 2021

This week's exploration of new and upcoming releases continues with a special focus on the late Frank Kimbrough through a preview of his posthumous CD Ancestors and some of the best renditions that appear on the monumental tribute conceived by pianist and producer Elan Mehler, Kimbrough, one of the best releases of the year. Punkt vs. ...

Frank Kimbrough: From Now to Forever—A Remembrance

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 8, 2021

On December 30, 2020, pianist Frank Kimbrough passed away at the age of 64. True to form, 2020 wreaked havoc until the end. The cause of death was not Covid-19, but the shock at the untimely loss of a revered artist was not any less powerful. Frank Kimbrough had the rare gift of touching ...