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On her first jazz quartet "Visions", award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Inspired by the life and works of Frida Kahlo, Aldana creates a parallel between her experiences as a female saxophone player in a male-dominated community, and Kahlo’s experiences as a female visual artist working to assert herself in a landscape dominated by men. On her first jazz quartet recording, Aldana adds a new dimension to her sound, resulting in a transformative movement of expression and self-identity
Words Fall Short
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: A Message To Unsend; So It Goes; Words Fall Short; Borrowed Eyes; Icarus; Over
The Jelly-Green Sky; She Knows; Era’s End.
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
by Artur Moral
Not so young, but still foolish: arduous is the path chosen by pianist, composer and singer Franck Amsallem, a lesser-known figure--outside his immediate performance circle--even among some of the jazz world's most avid and encyclopedic enthusiasts. Nevertheless, this musician's name should appear in that roster of outstanding French baby boomer keyboardists mentioned in Pierre de Bethmann: ...
Pianist Paul Cornish, saxophonists Melissa Aldana, Felipe Salles, Nicole Glover and Jane Ira Bloom
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Blue Note's Paul Cornish, Felipe Salles joined by Jaques Schwarz-Bart, a chestnut from Chet Baker and introducing Ukrainian pianist Anton Mikhailov. Playlist Fabia Mantwill “Sleeping Giant" from In Sight (Initiative Musik) 00:00 Paul Cornish “Queen Geri" from You're Exaggerating (Blue Note) 5:53 Jaimie Branch “Theme 001" from Fly ...
Siena Jazz 2025
by Paolo Peviani
Siena Jazz--International Summer Workshop--55th Edition Siena Jazz International Academy Siena, Italy July 26-August 7, 2025 Fifty-five editions, more than ninety students from around the globe, and some thirty faculty members who are also acclaimed performers on the international scene. Listing them all is not mere name-dropping, but a way to ...
Kaisa M?ensivu: Moving Parts
by Vincenzo Roggero
Di origine finlandese, da tempo residente a New York, la contrabbassista e compositrice Kaisa Maensivu fonda l'ensemble denominato Kaisa's Machine nel 2015 e, dopo l'album di esordio nel lontano 2017, approda alla prestigiosa Greenleaf di Dave Douglas nel 2023 con Taking Shape ed ora con il recentissimo Moving Parts. Nel corso degli anni e ...
Siena Jazz - International Summer Workshop – 55a Edizione
by Paolo Peviani
Siena Jazz--International Summer Workshop--55a Edizione Siena Jazz International Academy Siena 26 luglio--7 agosto 2025 Cinquantacinque edizioni, oltre novanta studenti provenienti da ogni parte del mondo, una trentina di docenti che sono anche affermati musicisti in ambito internazionale. Li elenchiamo tutti, non per gusto declamatorio, ma per dare contezza della portata dei ...
Terry Callier, Tobias Meinhart, and The Thing
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features jazz hybrids by Terry Callier, Tone Forest, and The Thing as well as purer genre sounds from the likes of Melissa Aldana, Tobias Meinhart, and Mose Allison. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...
Umbria Jazz 2025
by Libero Farnè
Umbria Jazz 2025 Varie sedi Perugia 11--20 luglio 2025 Basta scorrere il cartellone di Umbria Jazz 2025--soprattutto gli appuntamenti succedutisi al teatro Morlacchi, al Teatro Pavone e alla Sala Podiani della Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, ma anche le serate jazzistiche all'Arena Santa Giuliana--per rendersi conto di quanto quest'anno la programmazione fosse nutrita ...
Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short
by Doug Collette
After extended tenures on Warner Brothers and Nonesuch Records, saxophonist/composer/bandleader Joshua Redman debuted on the Blue Note jazz label in 2023 with Where We Are. And while its successor, Words Fall Short, is right in line with that record by featuring vocals, it initiates a new phase in the leader's career by showcasing his new quartet ...
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