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Evan Parker

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Evan Parker was born in Bristol in 1944 and began to play the saxophone at the age of 14. Initially he played alto and was an admirer of Paul Desmond; by 1960 he had switched to tenor and soprano, following the example of John Coltrane, a major influence who, he would later say, determined "my choice of everything". In 1962 he went to Birmingham University to study botany but a trip to New York, where he heard the Cecil Taylor trio (with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray), prompted a change of mind. What he heard was "music of a strength and intensity to mark me for life ... l came back with my academic ambitions in tatters and a desperate dream of a life playing that kind of music - 'free jazz' they called it then." Parker stayed in Birmingham for a time, often playing with pianist Howard Riley

Album

Etching the Ether

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: At Altitude; Drawing Breath; Engaged In Seeking.

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Article: Album Review

David Maranha / Rodrigo Amado: Wrecks

Read "Wrecks" reviewed by Mark Corroto


There was a children's television show that aired every Saturday morning in the 1960s where the host faced the camera while holding up a looking glass. He would say something to this effect: “Hello friends, today I see Billy, Allison, Teddy, etc." Those watching thrilled to hear their name or the name of a sibling or ...

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Article: Interview

Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space

Read "Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Born in Oxford in 1981, Alexander Hawkins is one of the leading musicians of his generation and a significant figure on the contemporary international scene. Personable and approachable, he is one of the few musicians of his age who engage meaningfully with the pioneering spirit of the African-American music tradition from the 1960s onward. His stylistic ...

Article: Interview

Mario Mariotti, ricerca e improvvisazione tra contemporanea e jazz

Read "Mario Mariotti, ricerca e improvvisazione tra contemporanea e jazz" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Trombettista milanese di formazione accademica e dalle diversificate esperienze, appassionato esploratore dei multiformi scenari dell'improvvisazione, Mario Mariotti negli ultimi anni ha proposto lavori diversi tra loro, ma tutti molto interessanti. Abbiamo conversato con lui per conoscere meglio la sua personalità artistica. All About Jazz: Comincerei dal tuo interesse per Bill Dixon al quale ti ...

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Article: Album Review

Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaučič: One Foot In The Air

Read "One Foot In The Air" reviewed by John Sharpe


Most jazz lovers will likely remember an occasion when the musicians played as if their lives depended on it to an almost empty room. Judging from the applause, the audience on 14 June 2022 at Kulturhalle Eggersdorf in Austria was not the biggest, but those present were lucky enough to witness a veritable feast of improvised ...

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Article: Interview

Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso

Read "Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Nato a Oxford nel 1981, Alexander Hawkins è musicista di punta della propria generazione e della scena contemporanea internazionale. Persona di grande disponibilità e affabilità, è tra i pochissimi musicisti che nella sua fascia di età si confrontano in modo congruo al temperamento dei pionieri che dagli anni Sessanta in poi si sono avvicendati sulla scena ...

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Article: Album Review

Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis: Practical Dreamers

Read "Practical Dreamers" reviewed by John Sharpe


Practical Dreamers is the fifth collaboration between Discus label boss multi-instrumentalist Martin Archer and veteran saxophonist Ron Caines, and like the others, situates the latter's largely introspective reeds within varied electro-acoustic soundscapes. Caines was a founding member of progressive British rock band East Of Eden back in 1967, but after leaving to pursue jazzier endeavors, he ...

Article: Album Review

Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy: The Mighty Warriors

Read "The Mighty Warriors" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero


Alcune note per inquadrare il contesto di questa registrazione: il concerto eseguito ad Anversa il 30 settembre 1995, per il settantesimo compleanno di Mal Waldron, non era mai stato pubblicato prima; le esecuzioni dell'intero set sono inedite; l'audio rimasterizzato è stato trasferito dalle bobine originali con eccellenti risultati; l'elegante e ricco libretto contiene testimonianze di Reggie ...

Article: Live Review

Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2024

Read "Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2024" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


14th Brda Contemporary Music Festival Sala Cinematografica Medana Medana, Slovenia 12-14 settembre 2024 Festival unico nel suo genere, interamente dedicato com'è all'improvvisazione più libera, il Brda Contemporary Music Festival era quest'anno alla sua quattordicesima edizione, la seconda svoltasi nel piccolo paese di Medana, una manciata di chilometri dalla frontiera italiana e ...


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