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Abruzzo Radio

From previous posts you’ll realise that I’ve a keen interest in music. I like most forms, and when I’m visiting any country or region I like to get a feel for their musical style. I’ve talked about Abruzzo folk CDs that I’ve identified, and having only bought one so far, I don’t feel that I [...]

Abruzzo Folk Music: CD Reviews

It’s taken me longer to buy some more Abruzzo folk music CDs than I initially thought it would. I’m not aware of many, just the Italian Treasury Abruzzo CD, part of the Alan Lomax Italian collection, and CDs published by Taranta and listed here.

Since I haven’t heard these CDs yet, it isn’t possible for me to [...]

Pescara Jazz 2009

The line-up for the 2009 Pescara Jazz festival is impressive. Ahmad Jamal, George Benson, Chick Corea, Simply Red (not Jazzy enough for me) are the big name international stars I recognise. But you also get the Roy Haynes Trio and Maurizio Rolli.

From what I can tell Maurizio Rolli is local, based in Pescara. I [...]