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Nicola Caminiti: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self?-?Portrait

By Angelo Leonardi
September 27, 2024
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Nicola Caminiti: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self?-?Portrait

? un debutto da leader impressionante quello del sassofonista

Nicola Caminiti

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Nicola Caminiti che sta ottenendo riconoscimenti dalla stampa specializzata statunitense ed europea. Siciliano di nascita e formazione, Caminiti s'�� diplomato nel 2015 al conservatorio di Messina, ha proseguito gli studi alla Manhattan School of Music dove ha conseguito il Bachelor's of Music in sassofono Jazz nel 2019 studiando con

Dayna Stephens

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Dayna Stephens,

Stefon Harris

vibraphone
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Stefon Harris,

Vincent Herring

saxophone, alto
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Vincent Herring e altri.

Nicola ha vinto numerosi premi e suonato in vari festival italiani e in noti club di NYC (il Village Vanguard, il Birdland, The Jazz Gallery ecc...); s'�� fatto le ossa in prestigiose orchestre latine (O'Farrill, Sanabria), s'�� messo in luce accanto a

Seamus Blake

saxophone
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Seamus Blake,

Billy Childs

piano
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Childs,

Stefon Harris

vibraphone
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Stefon Harris e con la bella incisione del Retrospective Quintet (Retrospective, 2023).

In quest'album Caminiti impressiona per la tecnica scintillante, la sottigliezza interpretativa e la felice vena compositiva. Tutti i brani sono suoi e molti si distinguono per fascino melodico e senso della forma. Il suo eloquio, al sax tenore o al soprano, sa essere tanto torrenziale quanto lirico; evidenzia anche inflessioni coltraniane e lo scriviamo come apprezzamento per il timbro ricco di sfumature e gli interventi passionali.

L'album �� una bella vetrina anche per i suoi partner: la relazione col pianista

Lex Korten

piano
b.1994

" data-original-title="" title="">Lex Korten �� empatica e l'apporto ritmico/percussivo di

Ben Tiberio

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Tiberio e

Miguel Marcel Russell

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Miguel Marcel Russell esemplare. I brani rappresentativi del percorso sono l'esplorativo "Eternal Return," dove tradizione e avanguardia si toccano, il multiforme "Adam Arturo" (dedicato a figlio e padre O'Farrill), il ricercato "Worlds of Equality (mb)" e le radiose ballad "City Lights" e "Crowded Solitude."

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Track Listing

A Fully Blank Canvas; Elliptical Biking; Crowded Solitude; Worlds of Equality (mb); Adam Arturo; City Lights (and deep darkness); Warmer Cold War; Cloudy In(to) The Sky; Just Find a Reason To; Farewell Too Soon; Eternal Return.

Personnel

Nicola Caminiti

saxophone

Lex Korten

piano

Ben Tiberio

bass

Miguel Marcel Russell

drums

Album information

Title: Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self?-?Portrait | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Self Produced

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