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ROSSANO SPORTIELLO and FRIENDS, TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY
Posted onOctober 14,
When I see the great pianist Rossano Sportiello, I salute him as Maestro, and that title is no exaggeration. He can play Scarlatti with intelligent grace; he can out-stride anyone; he knows bebop inside and out; he is capable of the most endearing lyricism. During the pandemic and continuing on, he has been giving online concerts solo piano up to a sextet at his Flat, and a special one will be happening tomorrow, October 15, At 5 PM, New York time, you can see and hear an hour of the finest jazz on Rossanos YouTube channel and Facebook page. (Free.)
By happy coincidence, I found this performance from September 18, , by Rossano, Dan Block and Scott Robinson, tenor saxophones; Frank Tate, double bass; John Von Ohlen, drums, from the Cleveland Classic Jazz Party (recorded by me) of I GOT IT BAD (And That Aint Good), tender and searching at once. (The man smiling in the background is the superb drummer Ricky Malichi.)
Rossano and friends are heroes of everlasting melodies: we salute the players and their creations.
Posted in"Thanks A Million", Bliss!, Generosities, Ideal Places, Irreplaceable, It's All True
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ROSSANO SPORTIELLO and FRIENDS, TOMORROW AND YESTERDAY
Posted onOctober 14,
When I see the great pianist Rossano Sportiello, I salute him as Maestro, and that title is no exaggeration. He can play Scarlatti with intelligent grace; he can out-stride anyone; he knows bebop inside and out; he is capable of the most endearing lyricism. During the pandemic and continuing on, he has been giving online concerts solo piano up to a sextet at his Flat, and a special one will be happening tomorrow, October 15, At 5 PM, New York time, you can see and hear an hour of the finest jazz on Rossanos YouTube channel and Facebook page. (Free.)
By happy coincidence, I found this performance from September 18, , by Rossano, Dan Block and Scott Robinson, tenor saxophones; Frank Tate, double bass; John Von Ohlen, drums, from the Cleveland Classic Jazz Party (recorded by me) of I GOT IT BAD (And That Aint Good), tender and searching at once. (The man smiling in the background is the superb drummer Ricky Malichi.)
Rossano and friends are heroes of everlasting melodies: we salute the players and their creations.
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Rossano Sportiello: Milano Tread Piano
Edinburgh
August 6,
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