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David di Nota

(with The Groover Quartet + Big Band)

Q. Anything new in bop? A. Mike LeDonne. The unabashed exuberance of pianist/organist Mike LeDonne, the one-time Savoy Sultan, has struck again. He is flanked here by superb saxophonist Eric Alexander and an impressive collection of stars who summon up [...]

French pianist Gregory Ott’s “Parabole” (Jazzdor) is a modestly understated and deeply personal album. It offers a musical reinterpretation of Wim Wenders’ masterpiece, the 1988 film “Wings of Desire”. Ott has not reworked the original movie soundtrack, far from it. [...]

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