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Fabrizio Bosso and Julian Oliver Mazzariello: To Pino – A Heartfelt Tribute to Pino Daniele
Fabrizio Bosso is a world-class trumpeter with a strong post-bop style and unquestionable technical, interpretive, and improvisational skills. We met with this internationally acclaimed musician to discuss his artistic career and the new album by the duo Tandem, dedicated to Pino Daniele. Fabrizio, how does it feel to be the most recorded and sought-after trumpeter in Italy? I don’t know if that’s really the case, but it makes me happy to collaborate with so many wonderful musicians and play music that I like and that makes me feel good. I consider myself very lucky. When I’m on tour with Julian and my quartet, something magical happens that allows me to fully express my technical potential on the instrument and in the musical context. There is a lot of trust, and we all want to share the stage, be together, make music, and connect with the audience. Throughout your career, you’ve […]
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Samara Joy: Portrait
We spoke with the singer - now a true star in the jazz firmament - on the occasion of her new album release.
Rosario Bonaccorso: Senza Far Rumore (Without Making Noise)
An interview with the famous double bass player from Liguria, a fine instrumentalist but also a composer with a strong melodic and emotional vein, as his latest album, recorded with Fulvio Sigurtà, Fausto Beccalossi, Olivia Trummer and Roberto Taufic, shows
Enrico Rava: Fearless Five
A new group and a new album from the sharp-eyed trumpeter who continues to keep a watchful eye on the present. Here's what he told us.
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Andrea Grossi: Axes
We speak with the young and increasingly in-demand double bassist, a key figure in Italy’s new jazz scene - and beyond.
Chris Potter: Eagle’s Point
On the eve of the release of his "Eagle's Point" with Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci and Brian Blade, the saxophonist came to Milan to play with Craig Taborn and Eric Harland. There was no shortage of topics to discuss
Cecil McBee: Playing with Alice
Thanks to the recent release on Impulse! of the extraordinary unreleased recording of Alice Coltrane from February 1971 at Carnegie Hall, we were able to interview a great double bass master, the only survivor of that memorable evening, along with Archie Shepp
Charles Lloyd: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
At the age of eighty-six, the Memphis saxophonist gives us one of his most beautiful records, an extraordinary meditation on existence in the company of a dream group
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Bill Frisell: Orchestras
The guitarist's new album is one of the most successful of his long and distinguished career, which in itself is no small feat, but the renewed collaboration with Michael Gibbs and the continuation of the telepathic relationship with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston are also topics that deserve special attention.
Ada Rovatti: The Hidden World of Piloo
The Lombardy-born saxophonist, who has been living in the United States for a long time with her husband Randy Brecker, is back to talk to us about her new album, a project that includes prestigious collaborators such as Kurt Elling