Is it possible to be too reverent to one's roots? Over the course of three prior releases for Blue Note, Italian saxophonist Stefano di Battista has honoured a number of players who have informed his ...

"La vita è bella" ("life is beautiful" in Italian) is one tune whose title truly captures its essence. Alto saxophonist Stefano Di Battista leads his quintet through this peppy, hummable bebop piece, ...

Italian saxophonist Stefano Di Battista could spill a can of paint onto a canvas, only to find he has made a beautiful picture. In other words, every breath that passes through his horn is attractive.

Stefano di Battista(born February 14, 1969 in Rome) is an Italian jazz saxophonist who plays soprano and alto. He began playing at thirteen with friends and became interested in jazz on hearing Art ...

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Recreating a bit of jazz history, Stefano di Battista displays the kind of blazing-fast technical wizardry that brought Charlie Parker to our attention when bebop was just a youngster. Alternately, he ...

Stefano Di Battista’s 3rd recording Round About Roma captures the alluring romanticism of Rome. A talented and expressive saxophonist, Di Battista has a distinctive sound that has captured the ...

1. Salt Peanuts 2. Embraceable You 3. A Night in Tunisia 4. Parker's Mood 5. Confirmation 6. Donna Lee 7. Laura 8. Hot House 9. Congo Blues 10. 'Round Midnight ...

Stefano Di Battista sparkles with his quartet, a full symphonic orchestra, and a lush string ensemble on this new release. Capturing the romantic spirit of an exotic Roman holiday, the saxophonist’s ...

It is hard to settle down and write a well-measured review of any album that opens with "Salt Peanuts." The tune is so full of natural zest that it would even sound glorious played by an orchestra of ...

The spirit of Charlie "Bird" Parker continues in recent recordings from the deconstructed interpretations of Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project to the modern techno-manipulation of Bird Up! — ...

Coming on the heels of another prominent Bird dedication, Anothony Braxton's recently reissued Charlie Parker Project, Parker's Mood is not only a change of pace but a totally distinct look at the ...