Tyrone Allen II’s debut as a bandleader introduces Italian audiences to one of the most promising bassists on the New York scene, a musician we have already had the pleasure of hearing in Sullivan Fortner’s trio. We introduce him here through an excellent interview conducted by Matt Merewitz, reproduced with his kind permission, followed by a further conversation focusing specifically on his recently released album Upward, which offers a deeper understanding of his musical “ecosystem.” (MM) I have a feeling we’ve only met once, briefly, at Bar Bayeux. I haven’t been out much in Brooklyn lately, and when I’m in town I usually only go to the Jazz Gallery or the Village Vanguard. I first became aware of you through Kazemde George and Miki Yamanaka. Then I found out you were playing with Sullivan Fortner, and I also saw you working with Joy Guidry, Wendy Eisenberg, and even appearing on […]
Musica Jazz is the first Jazz magazine in Italy.
It has been published continuously since July 1945.
It is the second longest running Jazz magazine in the world and among the longest running in Italy.
In December 2015, it was awarded the prestigious Ambrogino d'oro by the mayor of Milan.
It is published monthly and has been published with an accompanying record since November 1981.
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