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Porta Palace Collective: Neuroplastic Groove
by Alberto Bazzurro
Non riconferma la felice impressione destata un paio d'anni fa col suo album d'esordio il collettivo torinese, pur in presenza (o magari proprio per questo?) di un nutrito quanto prestigioso parterre di ospiti, oltre a quel Giancarlo Schiaffini che già illuminava il primo lavoro (intitolato appunto come il gruppo stesso). Il fatto è che questo seguito si rivela piuttosto in fretta eccessivamente dispersivo, con ampie aree in cui accade veramente troppo poco, fasi di stanca, insomma, che ...
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by Eyal Hareuveni
The Italian Porta Palace Collective began its work as a Torino-based quintet led by trumpeter Johnny Lapio releasing its self-titled debut album last year (Rudi Records, 2015). This album offered European abstraction of modern jazz with with touches of free jazz and avant-garde, featuring the Collective augmented by veteran trombonist Giancarlo Schiaffini, known from the Italian Instabile Orchestra and many collaborations with European free-improvisers, as the main composer.The follow-up album, Neuroplastic Groove, expands the already established aesthetics, continues ...
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