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West Coast Chamber Jazz Trio: L.A. Strictly Confidential

Read "L.A. Strictly Confidential" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Quarant'anni di Ictus, ventiquattro di States, diciassette come cittadino americano: con alle spalle questi numeri, se vogliamo persino pedissequi (ma significativi), Andrea Centazzo approda a un nuovo album, di rimpatriata jazzistica. Lo certifica lui stesso, affermando: “Il West Coast Chamber Jazz Trio riprende stilemi di quel genere, trasformando composizioni del mio repertorio (dall'opera lirica all'orchestra e dal solo alle formazioni cameristiche) in brani con una spiccata impronta jazz." Il lavoro, uscito a fine settembre, inciso (a Los ...

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Ellen Burr, Michael Unruh: Where Am I From, Where Am I Going

Read "Where Am I From, Where Am I Going" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


La flautista (e didatta) losangelina Ellen Burr, che sembra proprio essere la principale responsabile di quest'incisione, pur del tutto paritaria sul piano squisitamente esecutivo, dichiara di dedicare la stessa ai docenti della Wichita University, che le hanno inculcato l'amore per la musica, nonché a Frances Shelly, flautista, Walter Mays e Arthur Wolff, che l'hanno iniziata alla pratica dell'improvvisazione, in quest'ora e un quarto scarsa di musica (registrazioni del 2011) assolutamente centrale. Il dialogo che impegna i due ...

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Ellen Burr: Duos

Read "Duos" reviewed by Nic Jones


The pleasing paradox at the heart of this music is one which encompasses warm-hearted austerity, but if this is a music of moods it's a damn sight more than mood music. Ellen Burr's conception of flute playing takes in extended technique and the vocalising perhaps most readily associated with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, although the degree of similarity between them is negligible.

This is most evident on the two solo pieces that effectively bookend the disc, where any reservations the listener ...

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Ogt Presents; Ellen Burr's L.A. Collective and the Ogt Ensemble July 11th

Ogt Presents; Ellen Burr's L.A. Collective and the Ogt Ensemble July 11th

Source: SoCal Creative Music

Another great show by Will Salmon at the Open Gate Theatre in Eagle Rock. Check it out!Open Gate Presents:Ellen Burr's L.A. Collective is a multi-disciplinary improvisational ensemble working with structures, textures and the interdependence of the mediums.Ellen Burr, flutes,Laura Osborn, flutes,Bruce Friedman, trumpet,Jeff Schwartz, upright/acoustic bass, Oz, stick,Steve Burr, percussion andCharlie Lowery, percussionfeaturing Anet Ris-Kelman - performanceOpen Gate Ensemble will include:Brad Dutz, percussionVinny Golia, woodwinds

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

L.A. Strictly...

Ictus Records
2019

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Where Am I From,...

Time Music International Limited
2013

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Duos

pfMentum
2006

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