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Richard Nant / Alan Plachta: Un Viaje

Read "Un Viaje" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Things are happening right now in Argentina. There is a jazz scene that just seems to keep on growing and growing. Fortunately, international collaboration has also started to happen and Argentinian musicians are travelling around the world to share their special take on the jazz tradition. For instance, cutting edge pianist Paula Shocron has recently been to New York. Another musician that is familiar with the city is guitarist Alan Plachta. In fact, his sextet with pianist ...

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Interview

Richard Nant: Berklee and the Group Concept

Richard Nant: Berklee and the Group Concept

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson

Trumpeter and percussionist Richard Nant grew up in the mountainous province of Cordoba, studied at Berklee with Guillermo Klein and Juan Cruz de Urquiza, and leads one of Buenos Aires's best and longest-running jazz groups, Argentos. Eric Benson: When did this jazz movement start? Richard Nant: It's hard to find the point of departure. There was a point of departure for me. Guillermo had another. But at some point our paths met. That was in Boston at Berklee. EB: You ...

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The Argentine Invasion, PT. 2: Richard Nant

The Argentine Invasion, PT. 2: Richard Nant

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson

When Guillermo Klein plays the Village Vanguard next month, his old friend and collaborator Richard Nant will be coming along. The trumpeter/percussionist Nant has been a fixture in Klein's flagship group, Los Guachos, for as long as its been in existence; and he's also a crucial contributor to Base de Nave, the band the Vanguard will host this time around.

In Buenos Aires, Nant leads his own ensemble, Argentos—a vigorous unit that deploys its horns in an intricate, constantly shifting ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Un Viaje

Club Del Discos
2016

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