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Brian Marsella Trio: Buer: Book Of Angels Volume 31
by Dan McClenaghan
How many angels are there? Alto saxophonist/composer John Zorn started his Masada Book Two, Book of Angels endeavor in 2005, with Astaroth: Book of Angels, Volume 1, by the Jamie Saft Trio. Thirty recordings and twelve years later, he offers up Buer: Book Of Angels, Volume 31, by the Brian Marsella Trio. A tune for every ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Uri Caine
All About Jazz is celebrating Uri Caine's birthday today! Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied music composition ...
Vicenza Jazz Festival 2017
by Libero Farnè
Vicenza Jazz Festival 2017 Vicenza, varie sedi 12-21.05.2017 Dipanandosi per una decina di giorni in vari spazi, per larga misura luoghi di alto valore storico-monumentale, il festival diretto da Riccardo Brazzale ha confermato la sua linea possibilista, alla ricerca di certezze e sorprese, di nomi noti e proposte più specialistiche, ...
Alchemy Sound Project: Further Explorations
by Neri Pollastri
Un settetto di ottimi musicisti provenienti dalle più diverse esperienze, per sviluppare cooperativamente un repertorio che unisca il jazz con la musica da camera: questo è l'Alchemy Sound Project, qui al debutto disccografico. In realtà la formazione originale è un quintetto, singolarmente -ed è una buona notizia -compsoto da tre donne e due uomini, ...
David Binney: The Time Verses
by Geannine Reid
Acclaimed as a significant and extremely unique compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Binney has created an alternative jazz scene that focuses on playing adventurous and original music, which has been key to his journey as a player. He possesses a distinctive saxophone sound and ...
Dave Douglas and the Art of Festival Direction
by Libero Farnè
Dave Douglas' fame as a forward looking musician is well-known. His contribution to today's music scene, however, is not limited to his playing. Besides having pioneered in 2005 a unique model of musician-run label with the progressive Greenleaf Music, he has been artistic director of the Banff Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music from 2002 to ...
Dave Douglas, direttore artistico di Bergamo Jazz Festival
by Libero Farnè
Basta un'occhiata veloce al programma di Bergamo Jazz 2017 per rendersi conto di alcune prerogative caratterizzanti. Innanzi tutto spicca la diffusione degli eventi in diversi spazi della città, più che nelle edizioni passate. Ai collaudati luoghi da concerto principali, in primis l'Auditorium di Piazza della Libertà e il Teatro Sociale, oltre al prestigioso Teatro Donizetti, si ...
Listening to Jazz Knowingly and Authentically: The Epistemology and Ontology of Jazz
by Victor L. Schermer
"What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought.'" --David Hume I deliberately used the words “epistemological" and “ontological" in the title in order to attract your attention. If you don't know what they mean, you're going feel put off or curious. If you do know, you're going ...
Erik Friedlander: A Little Cello?
by Ian Patterson
Normally lumped into the 'miscellaneous instruments' category of jazz awards, the cello has been something of a bit player in the colorful history of jazz. That said, today there are arguably more cellists in jazz and contemporary improvised music--and some extraordinary ones at that--than ever before. One of the best known cellists is undoubtedly Erik Friedlander, ...
Fresh Cut Orchestra: Mind Behind Closed Eyes
by Vic Albani
Come dice spesso Uri Caine che di Filadelfia se ne intende giacché ci è nato, una delle migliori caratteristiche dei musicisti di quel posto è il senso del ritmo che, sorprendentemente, tutti i musicisti dell'area portano quasi geneticamente con sé. La Fresh Cut Orchestra è il risultato dell'incontro che il trombettista Josh Lawrence, il ...
