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Alessandro Di Liberto: Roots and Love

Punti di vista (GleAm Records) is both a musical diary and a personal atlas, tracing Sardinia stage by stage – from Castelsardo to Fluminimaggiore – with music that transforms landscapes into states of mind. Each place becomes a song, blending geography and inner life: the sea breeze in “Vento di mare,” the quiet intimacy of “Spiaggia di riso,” the Mediterranean saudade of “Verde e azzurro,” the metronomic flow of “L’Orologio del tempo,” the dialogue of saxophone and piano in “Pan di Zucchero,” and the timeless melancholy of “Tempio di Antas.” Performed with Sebastiano Dessanay on double bass, Roberto Migoni on drums, and Laura J. Marras on alto saxophone, the project was warmly received at Jazzart in Cagliari, where the quartet presented it live before a packed audience. For Di Liberto, music is not only about describing landscapes but about revealing how those landscapes resonate within him – shaping his identity, […]

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David Murray: The Return of the Hero

Hi David, I'd like to start this interview by talking about your latest album, Birdly Serenade. It's a wonderful way to celebrate your 70th...

Barbara Hannigan: Electric Fields

To begin to grasp Barbara Hannigan’s extraordinary musical biography – winner of the 2025 Polar Prize alongside Herbie Hancock and Queen – it helps...

Wadada Leo Smith “Defiant Life”

Smith’s musical biography should be studied by new generations not because it follows the usual arc of humble beginnings, entrance into the mainstream, and...
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Emma-Jean Thackray: Weirdo

Why did you choose Weirdo as the title of your album? Can you tell us how the idea for this record came about? Originally,...

Ferdinando Romano: From One Type of Music to Another

There is no doubt that Romano is one of the most creative and intelligent Italian musicians on the scene. Voted Best New Italian Talent...

Richard Galliano: Mare Nostrum, Twenty Years Later

What began in 2005 as a simple experiment—a handful of trio performances in Sweden bringing together a Sardinian trumpeter, a French accordion virtuoso, and...

Artemis “Arboresque”: Renée Rosnes Speaks

Let's go back to 1964, when two Australian biologists published a scientific paper in Nature discussing the phenomenon of the smell of rain, coining...
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Thirty Years Later: Remembering Luca Flores

Thirty Years Later: Remembering Luca Flores. What remains today of the music and teachings of the pianist who passed away in 1995? We asked three colleagues who knew him well: Fabbri, Di Puccio, and Maccianti.

Emiliano D’Auria “The Baggage Room”

Emiliano D'Auria "The Baggage Room". The release of a new album is the opportunity to catch up with one of Italy’s most intriguing pianists

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