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ENRICO PIERANUNZI “Improclassica” and LUIGI MARTINALE “Invisible Cities”

ARTIST Enrico Pieranunzi and Luigi Martinale ALBUM TITLE "Improclassica" and "Invisible Cities" LABEL Abeat ______________________________________________________________ Swing and symphonic music, opposites that attract. The encounter between a jazz ensemble and a classical...

MUSIC FOR DANCE “Spin”

ARTIST Music For Dance ALBUM TITLE "Spin" LABEL Barly ______________________________________________________________ The trio formed by Tobia and Michele Bondesan with Giuseppe Sardina returns with the second chapter of the Music for Dance...

OUT OF/INTO “Motion II”

ARTIST Out Of/Into ALBUM TITLE "Motion II" LABEL Blue Note ______________________________________________________________ This supergroup was formed last year in honor of Blue Note’s eighty-fifth anniversary. Its name suggests the ongoing dialectic between...

BOBBY WATSON “Perpetual Groove”

ARTIST Bobby Watson ALBUM TITLE "Perpetual Groove" LABEL Red Records ______________________________________________________________ The jazz world will forever be grateful to Art Blakey for showcasing his drumming talent and for welcoming so many...
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LUCIAN BAN / JOHN SURMAN / MAT MANERI “Cantica Profana” and “The Athenaeum Concert”

ARTIST Lucian Ban / John Surman / Mat Maneri ALBUM TITLE "Cantica Profana" and "The Athenaeum Concert" LABEL Sunnyside ______________________________________________________________ These two precious CDs were recorded over a little more than...

JAN BANG & ARVE HENRIKSEN “After the Wildfire”

ARTIST Jan Bang & Arve Henriksen ALBUM TITLE "After the Wildfire" LABEL Punkt Editions ______________________________________________________________ Commissioned by the Skopje Jazz Festival, where it premiered in 2023, the composition that gives the...

GIOVANNI FALZONE & PAOLINO DALLA PORTA “Minimal Duo”

ARTIST Giovanni Falzone & Paolino Dalla Porta ALBUM TITLE "Minimal Duo" LABEL Abeat ______________________________________________________________ This album holds a few surprises, the first of which appears right on the cover. We discover...

NILS PETTER MOLVAER “Khmer Live in Bergen”

ARTIST Nils Petter Molvaer ALBUM TITLE "Khmer Live in Bergen" LABEL Edition ______________________________________________________________ Khmer (ECM, 1997) was undoubtedly a seminal album, capable of redefining the boundaries between jazz, electronic music, ambient,...
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RICHARD GALLIANO “New Viaggio”

ARTIST Richard Galliano ALBUM TITLE "New Viaggio" LABEL BMG France ______________________________________________________________ Richard Galliano had already mentioned it in these pages: “Among my upcoming projects, there is one that is particularly close...

ARMEL DUPAS “Everyday Superheroes”

ARTIST Armel Dupas ALBUM TITLE "Everyday Superheroes" LABEL Self-produced ______________________________________________________________ Looking back on the 1960s in a lighthearted way yet with an eye to the future. With this spirit, Dupas and...

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