Ralph Towner is great man. Great in everything: composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, pianist, guitarist, band leader. Just think about that legendary group called Orengon which anticipated that at least twenty years, the fashion of the music […]
Review of Singularity by Joe Morris, 2001 AUM Fidelity Joe Morris, American, has begun to play the guitar in 1969, 14 year-old age. He did the usual autodidactic training: playing in different groups, listening to […]
Review of Quadrat D’Or by Stefano Grondona, Stradivarius 2012 “Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner: in this recording project it is intended to concentrate that repertory which sees the guitar raise its gaze to the greatest […]
“Everyone plays the guitar . It’s a great instrument to play because it is not genre-specific, it can be heard in context from classical to folk, to jazz, to rock, and beyond. One’s options are […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni We begin the listening of this cd with a reflection: does the music anticipate, does it suffer or does it follow history? What I want to say, I mean […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni It may be a little strange for an Italian to discover that a label of music classical call Navona Records exists, that is a division of Parma Recordings and […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni If you want to listen to this record, don’t act like me. Don’t choose a summer blinding day of sun. Better listen to it in autumn, even in one […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni I still remember the first time that I have listened to this record. It was 1996, one Tuesday evening, I was in radio. A friend arrives bringing the masterised […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni The repertoire of the classical guitar is a great source for a long time animate discussions: it’s criticized for its small dimensions compared to the musical scores avaible for […]
VisionaryGuitarsReviewsBlog Chitarra e Dintorni French trio Push The Triangle (alias Stephane Payen (saxophone), Franck Vigroux (guitar, guitar fretless and turntables) and Michel Blanc (drums)) is one of that groups that know how to stir in the […]
VisionaryGuitars ReviewsBlog Chitarra e Dintorni Dear Maestro Morricone I know that you are always very busy. Despite your old age You continuous to give us every year new music and new emotions nearly feeding a boundless […]
VisionaryGuitarsReviewsBlog Chitarra e Dintorni Do you remember “concepts albums”? Do they still exist? Records created with an history at thei bases, a long run which to make music moving and flowing, searching for something that is […]
VisionaryGuitarsReviewsBlog Chitarra e Dintorni Spinoza and the jazz. Well .. it may seem a little curious that some jazz players keep themselves busy with one of the most interesting philosophers of 1600 using him and his […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni Premise. In this record you won’t even find a guitar. Percussions, electronics and trumpet yes, but no guitar at all. So why is it on this blog? First because […]
VisionaryGuitarsReviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni Marco Cappelli strikes again. After the exceptional EGP in 2006, still branded Mode Records, Mark returns with a new project and a new album by the magical and cinematic atmosphere […]
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni Yaron Hasson is an Israeli classical guitarist with a solid cultural and technical training. His discography includes recordings of music by Bach and traditional Spanish classical. On this cd […]
VisionaryGuitarsReviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni Musically, how it “plays” a threatening, dangerous corner ? Most likely playing the guitar with the “drones” space background. The drone seems to have been a key element in the […]
We talked about the Australian guitarist Geoffrey Morris during the interview with Maurizio Pisati as involved in his Teathre of a Dawn’s project, now we meet him again in this monographic CD released on Mode […]
“Americans all look the same to me, same to me…” Americans is Scott Johnson’s new album for the prestigious Tzadik, John Zorn project. A new record that adds new chapters to his personal adventure […]
This is the first recording for Paolo Angeli in 2002 for the ReR Records that see Angeli alone playing in solitary with his particular instrument, almost 66 minutes of music, almost a recital to show […]
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