“Sounds seems perfectly placed without strenuous effort. There is a clear sense of two musicians being very familiar and relaxed in each other’s presence.[…] the music glows.” — Chris Kennedy, Musicworks #104, Summer 09. Continue reading
Long time friends and college mates, Edoardo Marraffa and Tonino Miano meet again in New York after fifteen years. They had initially met in Bologna (Italy) in 1991, and collaborated until 1993. That year Mr. Miano moved to the US, and although the lines of communication were kept open, the duo never really got a chance to play together until June 2008, when Mr. Marraffa and his quartet were invited to perform at the Vision Festival in NYC. Continue reading
“A gaze into the timeless concept of journey and self discovery. An idyllic and haunting musical voyage where Loriot and Miano make use of all the tools at their disposal to read in between the lines of Homer’s creation. Lyrical moments give way to cascading dissonances and pounding obstinacy, maintaining a pulse that oscillates between a roaring rebelliousness and a sweet tempered longing for familiarity”. — iR
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Despite the diversity typical of each individual originator (composer/improviser) Cardinal seems to breathe the same air throughout, as if its four points were inherently aware of the fact that the fabric of the soundscape was constantly shifting, and were adjusting to it as to preserve an overall sense of balance. — Impressus Records Continue reading
“These guys rewrote the Declaration of Independence. Homegrown and sky high. To me, jazz generally speaks of big cities. Here we have a breakthrough to the language of the high mountainous deserts & sagebrush of New Mexico. Music rating: organic.” — Mark Weber Continue reading
“These guys are Roswell Rudd’s back-up band when he comes to New Mexico. Luxuriant maelstrom. Blissful chaos. No trivial corridor. Heraldic trombones !” — Mark Weber Continue reading
J. A. Deane – conductor, sampler | Carla K. Barlow – sampler | Stefan Dill – electric guitar | Steve Feld – double bell euphonium | Tom Guralnick – soprano … Continue reading
Great fine instantaneous music from this excellent duo! Recorded live at Conservatorio de Musica Gilardo Gilardi and at Bachillerato de Bellas Artes/UNLP, La Plata, Argentina. Pablo Ledesma has a long career that brought him to play with musicians such B. Morris, H. Greene, W. Mathews, B. Rainey, R. Weber, C. A. Dato, G. Lenoci, A. Fernàndez, P. Hollinger, E. Dean, L.Coxhill, P. Hession, J. Edwards, S. Waterman, Teatro Argentino Orchestra and many more. Guitarist Enzo Rocco has also a long career as improviser and composer. He plays, among others, with C. A. Dato, G. Schiaffini, S. Noble, J. Edwards, L. Coxhill, T. Bancrofti. Continue reading
I am a Polish singer and I love music. I have been singing for some time, at the age of 18 I recorded my debut cd which you can listen to here, with the top Polish musicians such as Joachim Mencel, Andrzej Cudzich, Lukasz Zyta, Piotr Wojtasik, Leszek Szczerba, Ryszard Styła. With this band I had a lovely time performing at different places, among which the most important Era Jazzu Festival in Poznan 2000 as a support to Archie Shepp. Then I spent 3,5 years at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria, where I studied under Jay Clayton, Mark Murphy, Stjepko Gut, Fritz Pauer, Renato Chicco, Laurie Antonioli and others. Since then a few years have passed and I’m again in Krakow, still singing, hoping to do more in music. Continue reading
Piotr Lemańczyk – leader, bass guitars, voices | Dariusz Herbasz – tenor saxophone | Sławomir Jaskułke – keyboards | Tomasz Łosowski – drums | Maciej Sikała – tenor and soprano saxophones (8, 2/solo) | Mieczysław Szcześniak – vocal (2) | Leszek Dranicki – guitar (7) | Cezary Paciorek – accordion (1, 3) Continue reading