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January 27th: Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Swing of Ezio and Renato Levi: musicologist Luca Bragalini tells us the story behind his surprising investigation into two tragically forgotten figures of Italian jazz.
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Iiro Rantala: I Play Because I Enjoy It
A conversation with the Finnish pianist whose deepening ties with Italy have led to a new duo album with Stefano Bollani
Jan Lundgren: Melody Transcends All Borders
On the eve of the release of the new Mare Nostrum album - the long-running collaboration with Paolo Fresu and Richard Galliano - the Swedish pianist speaks with us about his recent work with Brazilian virtuoso Yamandu Costa
The Voice of Tierney Sutton
After fifteen years, we return to interview the singer from Nebraska - a refined and elegant performer - one of the best-kept secrets in jazz vocalism.
Couturier & Pifarély: Preludes and Songs
Two of Europe’s most significant contemporary musicians, François Couturier and Dominique Pifarély, reunite after more than twenty-five years of artistic crossings and encounters to record an album that is at once fragile and abrasive—an act of beauty in a fractured world.
Eddie Henderson: Sound and Spirit
At 84, trumpeter and psychiatrist Dr. Eddie Henderson remains a force of nature—a lyrical innovator with a deep reverence for tradition and a commitment to shaping jazz’s future. He returns to Italy this March for the 46th edition of Bergamo Jazz, under the artistic direction of Joe Lovano, performing with The Cookers, one of today’s most vital ensembles
Darius Brubeck: Jazz Against Social Injustice
We speak with Darius Brubeck - pianist, educator, and one of Dave Brubeck’s sons - whose career has long been marked by a commitment to the transformative power of jazz, from South Africa to Poland to Turkey.
Improvisation according to Solal
True freedom is playing alone. Franco Fayenz is probably the Italian journalist who knew Solal best, and he also produced three of his records between 1974 and 1983. It is therefore only right and proper to present his historic interview with the pianist
Marco Pennisi: Handmade
The new life of a historic label like Red Records in the words of its new owner: how the work is done behind the scenes and what's in store for 2025
Keith Jarrett: the Man of the Year
Our Man of the Year is the maestro from Allentown. To celebrate him, we reproduce a historic interview from 1971—now more than half a century old.