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  • Art & Culture

    ITALIAN JAZZ: A Macho Music No More

    Enzo Capua(June 24, 2014)
    Jazz was considered macho music for far too long. People believed it could only be understood, appreciated and played by men. Of course there were female singers, but they were considered an ornament, an addition – even if in many cases an essential addition– to the great tapestry of jazz woven by men.
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    ITALIAN JAZZ. The influence of John Coltrane

    Enzo Capua(January 20, 2014)
    Today our jazz has seen the fruit of his influence. I don’t want to name too many names and then have to apologize for forgetting others, but musicians like Francesco Cafiso, Max Ionata, Rosario Giuliani, Pietro Tonolo – if we stick to saxophonists – are the young Italians who have fully absorbed this spiritual lesson in jazz and have given it back to us with great artistry and profound beauty
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    Stylish Grand Opera for Summertime Umbria

    Judith Harris(August 29, 2011)
    The rapturous musical heart of Italy, Umbria boasts over twenty annual festivals in which music is the centerpiece, from the renowned Spoleto Festival created by the late composer Gian Carlo Menotti to Umbria Jazz and the Classical Music Foundation concert series in Perugia.
  • Improvvisatore Involontario in NY
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    Improvvisatore Involontario: Contemporary Italian Jazz in New York

    Luca Delbello(March 02, 2011)
    They come from Italy ready to face the discerning public of the Big Apple. They are the artists of the project “Improvvisatore Involontario”; a true revelation of contemporary jazz scene, this project reunites some of the most innovative artists of the European and International scene

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