Luciano

Luciano: Tell It From The Heart

by AAJ Staff
October 4, 2003

There are weird musical combinations, and then there are the downright freaky. Jamaican reggae superstar Luciano falls into the latter category. While his music may not have penetrated all that far into the international market, he's put out over 20 records and in the process acquired a solid reputation for doing his own thing. Tell It From The Heart takes one more step down this road with a bolus of inviting, user-friendly soul jams.

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Luciano Troja: Second Earl Zindars Tribute

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
May 22, 2023

Fans of pianist Bill Evans know that one of his favorite composers was Earl Zindars. The American songwriter's work recorded by Evans includes Elsa, How My Heart Sings, Mother of Earl, Lullaby for Helene, Quiet Light and Sareen Jurer. Today, one of the most exquisite interpreters of Zindars' music is Italian pianist Luciano Troja (above). Luciano recorded his first Zindars tribute album—At Home With Zindars—in 2010, which I mentioned in a 2018 post (here). Now he has issued his second ...
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Clarinettist Luca Luciano's new album "Partenope" is now out!

Source: Chang Management
March 5, 2011

The new album , contemporary music for solo clarinet, by the Italian clarinettist/composer Luca Luciano is now out (“Masterful Clarinet!" by Musician Magazine). Continuing the journey started with the album “Neapolis" (Red Kite Records, 2005) and “Clarinet" (MCPS, 2008-2010), the compositions (all Luciano's) included in this release are also part of an on-going academic research that focuses on extended techniques for the contemporary repertoire and new music for solo clarinet that Luciano has also presented during the masterclasses and workshops ...
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Buy One CD, Get the Other for Free Feat. Mark Turner, Dave Binney, Michel Godard, Luciano Biondini and Others

Source: Michael Ricci
May 10, 2010

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Buy the CD SAMO SALAMON TRIO feat. MICHEL GODARD & ROBERTO DANI: Live! (Samo Records SSCD 04, 2009), which received amazing reviews:

“Samo Salamon has recorded live successfully before, on Ela's Dream (Splasch, 2005) and Kei's Secret (Splasch, 2006). Live! is another worthy addition to a significant body of work, one that can only enhance Salamon's reputation as a distinctive composer and original guitar stylist." ALLABOUTJAZZ (Jakob Baekgaard, December 2009)

“All in all, the disc is an exceptional ...
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Luca Luciano: The New Voice of the Clarinet

Source: Chang Management
February 14, 2010

Clarinetist/composer Luca Luciano is a champion of contemporary music and his compositions, part of his academic research, have been premiered at the Bristol Cathedral and the prestigious St Martin in the Fields in London, England. They've also been presented at workshops and master classes in the U.K. and overseas. Luciano came to the U.K. completely alone and with no logistical support whatsoever, starting from the very bottom (first as a part-time barman to make a living)--despite a promising start in ...
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Luciano Berio & Edison Denissow "Works for Voice and Chamber Ensemble" (Hat(Now)Art 168)

Source: All About Jazz
March 24, 2009

Luciano Berio & Edison Denissow Works For Voice And Chamber Ensemble performed by Ensemble Fur Neue Musik Zurich Hedwig Fassbender - mezzo-soprano hat(now)ART 168

Luciano Berio: ‘Time after time, I find myself returning to folk music. I want to take possession of this treasure-store, using my own resources. Even though I know it cannot come true, I have a utopian dream, namely to forge a single entity from our own ...
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The Music of Clarinettist Luciano at the BBC Radio!

Source: Chang Management
March 12, 2009

The BBC Radio 6 show “Fresh on the Net" by Tom Robinson has featured Divertimento #8 “Thamon" from the CD “Clarinet" by Luca Luciano and you have the chance to listen to Sunday show again till this end of the week on BBC.co.uk clicking on the “listen again" section on the right. Those were the words Tom Robinson used to describe Luca's music:

“Something I have been dying to share with you all week......such a virtuoso musical performance ...
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Luca Luciano in Concert at the National Portrait Gallery

Source: Chang Management
March 10, 2009

The Friday Evening concert series at the National Portrait Gallery of London is one of the most established and long-running series in the UK and on March 6th the Luca Luciano Duo amazed the audience with an outstanding performance of improvised music.

Luca Luciano specialises in small ensembles and performs in duo with piano featuring Mark Donlon and presenting a programme completely different from what is generally proposed by other jazz ensembles. The performance presents new and challenging music, unique ...
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Download Luca Luciano's Music!

Source: Chang Management
February 17, 2009

" target=_blank>Luca Luciano</b> is very much appreciated in the UK and overseas for his unique style and the quality of his compositions (“Masterful Clarinet" by Musician Magazine) and this latest project keeps faith to his uncompromised and sometimes controversial approach to jazz and the will to experiment and promote contemporary music.

Luciano strongly believes in the “internet revolution" and the chance it gives to independent artists. His latest recordings Clarinet", in fact, are available to the public in limited edtion ...
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"Clarinet", the New CD by Luca Luciano

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2008

We are pleased to introduce “Clarinet", the latest album by the clarinetist/composer and Professor of Clarinet Luca Luciano “classically trained Italian virtuoso resident in London" ("Jazz UK").

Luca is very much appreciated in the UK and abroad for his unique style and the quality of his compositions and this latest project keeps faith to his uncompromised and sometimes controversial approach to jazz and the will to experiment.

Luciano's sound has been built on a vintage “Bb" Buffet clarinet which bears ...
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The Clarinettist Luca Luciano at the National Theatre of London

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

The Maestro Luca Luciano is back at the National Theatre after the overwhelming appretiation of his last recital. The performance is held at the “Djanogly Concert Pitch" on September 5th from 6pm to 7.20pm and features the pianist Frank Harrison. Luciano is going to perform his own compositions published in the album “Neapolis" produced by the Red Kite Records (more on www.redkiterecords.co.uk). Here is what the journalist Jo Laverty wrote about the recital on “Musicians": “We saw skilled Neapolitan clarinettist/composer ...
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