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John Cage: Inhabiting Music and Image
The death of Roberto Masotti unfortunately interrupted work on this article, which was dedicated to his last work for Seipersei, John Cage: In A Landscape. The “Cage question”, which had been settled in an early draft of the article, could no longer face a final reflection with him.
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Timeless seductions: Sposin’ by Helen Merrill
Among the many forgotten records of the great singer, there are authentic masterpieces waiting to be finally consecrated: here is one of them
Soul Jazz!
Starting with our CD dedicated to one of the inventors of soul jazz, Bobby Timmons, we trace the history of this singular current that has dominated African-American music for at least a decade.
Nancy Wilson: Sound and Style
For African-American audiences, the magnificent voice from Ohio has long been the quintessential jazz singer, the only one who has managed to maintain a constant popularity and her own diva status through the changing musical scenes.
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John Lurie & Lounge Lizards
A violent, brutal immersion in the New York of the very early 1980s, no longer even decadent, just rotten: a poisoned Apple.
The New Definitive Tristano
The release of a six-CD box set of almost entirely unreleased material scattered over a span of twenty-five years makes it possible to re-examine "the Tristano case" in much greater depth and perhaps, for good measure, definitively.
The Jazz of Kenny Wheeler
An extensive dossier dedicated to the rich oeuvre of the Canadian trumpeter, composer and arranger, a musician of great originality who has always managed to maintain a very strong individuality under all circumstances.
An ambassador of freedom: in memory of Fred Van Hove
The Antwerp pianist (but also church organist, accordionist and composer) died in January 2022. Here we recall some of his many adventures
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Guido Crepax: an improviser in comics
It was Guido Crepax who gave color and elegance to the image of jazz, which until the 1940s and 1950s was perceived in black and white: here's how it happened.
Stomu Yamashta: from prodigy to lost talent
A versatile musician who can move from contemporary to jazz with ease, the Japanese percussionist fell victim to an intense but short-lived popularity.