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Alessandro Bertinetto - Il pensiero dei suoni
by Neri Pollastri
Il pensiero dei suoni Alessandro Bertinetto 170 pagine ISBN: 978-88-6159-658-0 Bruno Mondadori 2012 La filosofia si occupa essenzialmente di ridefinire il significato delle parole, aggiornandolo alla luce della crescita della conoscenza e della diversificazione delle attività umane. E ciò è quanto fa anche la filosofia della musica, sebbene in questo campo la filosofia abbia spesso mostrato forti pregiudizi culturali, finendo per essere o troppo criptica, o poco utile per tutti coloro che la ...
Continue ReadingJose Castro Is Creating Music For A World Without Borders
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Frank Gazerro, Journalist
Jose Luis Castro, who also performs under the stage name “J. Jeaux," came up in a music business that no longer asks artists to stay in one lane. The old categories — recording artist, producer, composer, sound designer — still exist, but for many modern musicians, those lines have started to blur. Castro, who records under the name J. Jeaux, is one of those artists: a Mexico-born composer, producer, and sound designer who is widely-recognized in the music industry for ...
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Grammy-Nominated Composer And Pianist Donald Vega Debuts New Sextet And Original Music At Jazzcultural
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Donald Vega
May 15–17 | 7PM & 9PM | New York City Grammy-nominated composer and pianist Donald Vega brings a powerful new chapter of his artistic vision to the stage this weekend, May 15–17, with the debut of his Latin Jazz Sextet at JazzCultural. Performances will take place nightly at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, with tickets available at jazzcultural.com. New Music. New Band. Experience NYC Jazz—Live at Jazz Cultural. This three-night engagement marks the NYC unveiling of Vega’s latest body of ...
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Now Available: 'Invisible Piano' Featuring Grammy Winning Artists John Beasley And SWR Big Band (O-Tone Music)
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AMT Public Relations
Invisible Piano (Release Date: 05.08.26) is a bold, behind-the-scenes journey into the creative mind of GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley. Commissioned by the SWR Big Band, Beasley was given a rare invitation: begin at the piano, improvise without boundaries, and transform those raw sparks into sweeping, orchestrated works. The first musical sketches emerged in an unexpected place: the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Museum. Moved by the visual art surrounding him, Beasley began quietly singing melodic ideas into his iPhone—capturing inspiration ...
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Psychedelic Cowboy Gary Van Miert Returns With 4th LP Of cosmic Gems On 'Music Sounds Better When You're Stoned'
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1888 Media
Gary Van Miert, the New Jersey-based “Psychedelic Cowboy," is at it again as he continues to snatch melodies from the cosmos for his project The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! This time out, he expertly validates the age-old adage that “Music Sounds Better When You're Stoned" with a crafty set of modern day classics hitting the ether June 19. “The songs on his latest album are about time, weed, the universe, and mortality," explains Van Miert. Channeling Hank Williams on a ...
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Calm And Collected Music Group Expands Into Podcasts With Launch Of 'Jazz Language'
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Ann Braithwaite
Calm and Collected Music Group (CACMG) is expanding into podcasts with the launch of Jazz Language, a new project produced by its jazz label, Chill Tone Records. The 10-part series, available in both audio and video formats, features candid conversations with artists and notable figures shaping modern jazz, offering insight into their creative process, influences, and evolving sound. Hosted by acclaimed saxophonist Noah Preminger, Jazz Language will release new episodes biweekly on Fridays at midnight ET. The first episode, available ...
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NEC's Contemporary Musical Arts Spring Ensemble Festival Highlights Students Performing Music From A Range Of Traditions including West African, Middle Eastern, Jewish, American Roots, And Indie/Punk/Art Rock
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Join a trio of joyful celebrations of community, tradition, and great music at the CMA Spring Ensemble Festival, a series of end-of-semester events featuring student ensembles from across the program. The performances present the work NEC students have developed throughout the semester in collaboration with faculty mentors and fellow performers. The festival highlights the CMA program’s wide-ranging musical approaches, including original compositions, experimental works, collaborative projects, and innovative interpretations of contemporary repertoire. The festival culminates in a day-long event showcasing ...
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Bassist/Composer John Pachnos Introduces Himself With A Fully Formed Vision On 'John Pachnos,' Arriving May 15 On Avgonyma Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Just 25 years old, John Pachnos announces himself to the jazz world with a remarkably mature and bracingly individual artistic profile on his stunning debut John Pachnos, set for a May 15 release on his own Avgonyma Music label. A quintet album featuring saxophonist/flutist Carter Vames, guitarist Caleb Heinze, pianist Frankie Midnight, anddrummer Justin Vedovelli, it also includes seven original compositions, collectively offering an immediately distinctive and compelling new voice. Despite his youth, Pachnos’s development as a musician has been ...
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New Music From Chicago Soul Jazz Collective And Dee Alexander On Calligram Records
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Calligram Records
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective returns with No Wind & No Rain (Calligram Records, 2026) No Wind & No Rain, their fourth album and most fully realized artistic statement to date. A seven-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Fournier and featuring the acclaimed vocalist Dee Alexander, CSJC has spent years seeking that elusive sweet spot where Chicago soul and jazz converge with blues, gospel, and folk to create a sound that echoes throughout the history and the present moment of the ...
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Lee Mendelson Film Productions Celebrates 75 Years of Vince Guaraldi Music with the Premiere Release of the Soundtrack to the Classic PEANUTS Specials
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Michael Ricci
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown All Stars! Available March 20, 2026, on Vinyl, CD, and Digital TWO SOUNDTRACKS on One Album, Plus Bonus Tracks not used in the Peanuts Animated Specials Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of 1976’s It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown AND the 60th Anniversary of the second Peanuts special, 1966’s Charlie Brown All Stars!, this Extended Soundtrack is Perfect for Any Peanuts or Guaraldi Fan. 2026 marks the 75th Anniversary of Vince Guaraldi starting ...
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Ted Rosenthal Caps His 4-part Piano Trio Cycle With 'The Good Old Days,' Set For May 1 Release On TMR Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Ted Rosenthal offers up yet another side of his rich, expansive approach to the jazz piano with the May 1 CD release of The Good Old Days (TMR Music). The capstone of Rosenthal’s monumental tetralogy Trios in 4 Acts, it finds him leading his two longtime trios in putting a contemporary twist on early jazz styles. The album also features joyful cameos on two tracks by the late, great clarinetist Ken Peplowski. Recorded in summer 2024, the Trios in 4 ...
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