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Bucharest-International-Jazz-Competition-2012 Atmosfera exploziva in primele 2 zile la Bucharest International Jazz Competition 2012 publicat 14.05.2012, 10:17
It ended with the special guests of the evening, Mandolin’ Brothers; their harmonica,
accordion and mandolin are the main attractions. The band is made of six Italians. The music they play is
country blues. The sound was great and so was the atmosphere that have managed to create. |
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(di Carmen Velcu) EUROPAfest, l’unico festival dell’Europa che riunisce 4 generi musicali - jazz, blues, pop e musica classica - si svolge ogni anno a Bucarest. Sotto il motto "It’s all about live quality music!" l’EUROPAfest torna anche quest’anno con artisti e musica di qualità, con un’immagine fresca, ma anche con una maggiore durata - 16 giorni. All’edizione 2012, la 19ma, partecipano oltre 300 invitati di 45 paesi. Oltre ai concerti di debutto e finale del festival, i bucarestini hanno l’occasione di partecipare ad altri 10 eventi, tra cui: i concerti jazz, blues e pop, la sesta edizione di Bucharest International Jazz Competition che ospita 25 gruppi di 24 paesi, JEUNESSES INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION che ha registrato un numero record di partecipanti ad un concorso in Romania - 138 di 38 paesi e CAFFE FESTIVAL, concerti in spazi nonconvenionali. |
La capitale romena, Bucarest, ospita il Festival di jazz, uno dei tre più importanti d’Europa. La prima serata ha gremito la sala del Teatro ODEON di un pubblico curioso di ascoltare tre complessi eccezionali: Artbeaters, della Slovenia, un puro "jazz fusion", abbinando ritmi funk con reggae, blues, afro e insert di drum’n’bass. La serata e continuata con Olah Krisztian Trio, dell’Ungheria, che ha puntato sul format classico, un approccio tecnico e una virtuosita particolari. La terza band, Mandolin’ Brothers, formata di 6 italiani, virtuosi della fisarmonica e del mandolino, ha ricreato con grande successo l’atmosfera del blues. Dopo le prime serate di concorso, Wayne Brown, direttore artistico e presidente della giuria, si e detto molto contento del talento degli artisti in gara e dell’aflusso del pubblico. La Romania celebra 15 anni dall’adesione al Programma europeo "ERASMUS" nell’ambito dell’evento organizzato dall’ Agenzia Nazionale per Programmi Comunitari nel campo dell’Educazione e Formazione Professionale e da Erasmus Student Network Romania.
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![]() Posted by Gerry Ranson on April 26, 2012 at 15:30 View Blog | |
I’ve just returned from Northern Italy where I’ve been working on the debut
solo release by the violinist, singer and songwriter Chiara Giacobbe.
Formerly of the roots-rock band Lowlands, Chiara’s recently been guesting
with local heroes, The Mandolin’ Brothers, and I was lucky enough to catch
one of their gigs while I was out there. Fronted by singer-songwriter Alessandro ’Jimmy’ Ragazzon and hailing from the town of Voghera, the Mandolins are something of an Italian Americana institution, having formed back in 1979. Releasing four albums, they cover a broad sweep of American influences, from country to blues and rock’n’roll, delivered with impeccable musicianship based around buzzing slide guitar, Hammond organ and, yes, mandolin. |
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Playing mostly original songs, they round their live set out with classic heart-on-sleeve covers from the likes of
Steve Earle, Little Feat and The Band. On the occasion I saw them, we’d just learned of the passing of the great
Levon Helm and accordingly ’The Weight’ was covered not once but twice! The band’s most recent release is the mini-album Moon Road, featuring six original songs recorded in Austin, Texas in 2010 with such luminous guests as Cindy Cashdollar, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band drummer Merel Bregante, renowned session guitarist Kenny Grimes and Reckless Kelly’s Cody Braun. The package comes complete with a DVD ’postcard’ of their trip. There does seem to be quite a little scene going on in Italy. There are of course Lowlands themselves, whose Gypsy Childalbum caused a few ripples last year, and whose working relationship with the likes of Chris Cacavas and Joey Huffman does them great service. And then there’s Stiv Cantarelli, formerly of the MoodFood-signed Satellite Inn, whose latest album Innerstate boasts backing from Richmond Fontaine. The Wild Boars from Turin are a driving mix of bluegrass, country-rock and Pogues-ish revelry. And of course in the UK we have our own Italian-born singer -songwriter in the form of Trent Miller, whose albums on the Bucketfull Of Brains label have received wide acclaim. | |
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Sadly, such acts feel under-appreciated on their home turf.
The Italian economic situation has increased difficulties
for bands who are disinclined to sing in their own language
yet play the music they love and, not unreasonably, they
crave recognition further afield. There’s a healthy
Americana market in the rest of Europe and the UK, and
such acts deserve to be part of it. The Mandolins have a dream to play in London and I’d like to help make that happen. Shouldn’t be too hard - Barry Marshall-Everitt’s magnificent House Of Mercy radio show has been featuring their stuff for a year or more, so there is certainly a germ of support. But if any other promoters, journalists or DJs or people with a floor to kip on are interested in lending a hand, do please get in touch. And everybody else, if you fancy a summer holiday with good food, good wine, good company and - above all - good music, consider a musical tour of Northern Italy. Italian hospitality is, after all, second to none! Lastly, I apologise for the rather corny title of this post... |
Same article published also in: NO DEPRESSION | |
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RE. IBC
R: paolo from Mandolin Bros Band (IBC) |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ****************************************************************** 1/23/10 Playing the lead off set at B.B. Kings was the Mandolin’ Brothers. A stage full of beautiful Italians singing and playing some down home gritty blues, with solid vocals, some great mandolin, and infectious energy. Couldn’t understand a word they said between songs, but when they sang, and played, they spoke the universal language of the blues to a packed dance floor.
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![]() | Il blues batte quattro colpi Piacenza |
![]() Edizione del: 28 novembre 2008 I Mandolin’ Brothers al Milestone In serata il concerto del gruppo per la rassegna "Icy Blues" |
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Piacenza - Quarto appuntamento per Icy Blues, la rassegna musicale organizzata da Blues in Piacenza con la direzione artistica di Fedro Cooperativa e la collaborazione tecnica di Groove Company. A chiudere il primo mese di Icy Blues, un mese di grandi successi e grande partecipazione di pubblico, tra appassionati del genere blues, neofiti e semplici curiosi che hanno affollato gli ultimi venerdì sera al Milestone, saranno i Mandolin" Brothers di Jimmy Ragazzon, band che vanta una carriera quasi trentennale. |
Lo spettacolo proposto dai Mandolin" Brothers vedrà un alternarsi di cover e brani originali, tratti principalmente da Still got dreams, ultimo lavoro discografico del gruppo, pubblicato proprio quest’anno. Still got dreams esprime benissimo, giàdal titolo, la filosofia del gruppo: "siamo in giro da trent’anni, abbiamo avuto successo, abbiamo faticato ma abbiamo ancora sogni . . . m. d. |
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