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Mauro Bardusco, ovvero: della passione per la musica
by Neri Pollastri
Sabato 5 giugno 2024 ci ha lasciato a soli settant'anni Mauro Bardusco, da sempre Direttore Artistico del festival Jazz&Wine of Peace di Còrmons, del quale era stato tra gli ideatori, così come era stato tra i fondatori dell'associazione che lo gestisce, il Circolo Controtempo. Ma Mauro era molto di più di un organizzatore e ...
Ahmad Jamal Plugs In: Funk, Fusion and the Fender Rhodes
by Chuck Lenatti
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 During the politically and culturally turbulent late 1960s and '70s, many jazz musicians attempted to appeal to a younger and more diverse audience that grew up listening to artists such as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone rather than Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington or Charlie ...
Marshall Allen: A Century of Joyful Noise
by Ian Patterson
Marshall Allen turned 100 years old on May 25, 2024. Back in 1995, when Allen inherited the leadership of the Sun Ra Arkestra at the age of 71, you would have got pretty good odds that he would not be holding the chair nearly thirty years hence. But the cosmology of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and ...
Ahmad Jamal: After Poinciana
by Chuck Lenatti
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 On Location and at the Penthouse In an apparent effort to capitalize on the new-found popularity from his 1958 record, At the Pershing, But Not for Me (Argo LP628), Ahmad Jamal released a flurry of albums between 1958 and 1970, many of them recorded on location. ...
Ahmad Jamal: An American Classic
by Chuck Lenatti
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 1930-1958: From Pittsburgh to The Pershing Frederick Russell Jones was born on July 2, 1930, to a working-class family in jny: Pittsburgh. His friends called him Fritz. As a boy, he delivered newspapers to Billy Strayhorn's family. He converted to Islam around 1950 and took the ...
Dickey Betts: Another Man Done Gone
by Doug Collette
Although Forrest Richard 'Dickey' Betts did not share the surname of the Allman Brothers Band to which he contributed so significantly, in terms of success both creatively and commercially, he was arguably as responsible for the seminal blues rockers' legacy as the two namesakes of the group, Duane and Gregg. And it does not ...
Petr Kotik: Beyond Race, Beyond Genre, There’s Music
by Kurt Gottschalk
Petr Kotik has walked among giants. To the extent that he is recognized in jny: New York City, where he has made his home for 41 years, it is as an associate of John Cage and Morton Feldman with an apparent fixation on Gertrude Stein. In his Czech homeland, he is held in higher esteem--in part, ...
Bernardo Sassetti: The Pianist Who Danced With Silence
by Nathalie Tamara Freson
If a musician's degree of brilliance is measured by the emotions they awakens in his listeners, then Bernardo Sassetti was a genius. And that he certainly was. With a prolific career (which resulted in a discography and filmography of close to 30 CDs), Sassetti spent the first few years playing alongside illustrious figures of ...
Ain’t Nothing Stopping Us Now: The Tower Of Power Story
by Jason Elias
For over 50 years Tower of Power has been the favorite of those who love R&B/soul, funk and sophisticated jazz. While the band is often known for its revolving door of lead singers, the band's founders, Emilio Castillo (saxophone) and Stephen Doc" Kupka (baritone sax) have remained their constant. The Bay Area band's first album East ...
Camilo Valencia: One Heart At A Time - A Remembrance (1959-2003)
by Dr. Alex Sino
Camilo Valencia, a soul brimming with boundless passion, sadly died on September 6, 2023 after undergoing a third heart transplant. He thus carried the weight of four hearts throughout his journey, each pulsating with an ardent desire to share his musical gifts with the world. During his career, Camilo Valencia racked up credits working ...
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