What They say about us
Review on “Il Manifesto”
Review by Guido Festinese on Alias for “Il Manifesto”. A great album from a great band, even if the adjectives must be measured against the paltry landscape of a music scene that’s certainly not particularly attentive to true, long-standing talent. A perfect omen to kick off the new year with good music. Yugen seem to be coming full circle with the lessons of E.S.T., Nik Bärtsch, and Bad Plus: feverish and poetic constructions of ostinato repetition, a maximalist minimalism, one might say. When the trio’s soundscape also incorporates wind instruments, strings, and electronics, it’s a real celebration. (Guido Festinese)
Review on “All About Jazz”
“Picture #2” Album Review by Neil Duggan, July 13, 2026 Following their 2023 release Tears and Light (Dodicilune), Italian trio Yugen continue to refine a distinctive sound world
Review on “MusicMap”
Sometimes, music is not merely to be heard; it demands to be seen. This is certainly the case with “Picture #2”, the second release from
Live Jazz 2022 Forum
We had the honor of being co-winners of the fourth edition of the Festival Forum Live Jazz 2022.
Guests at “Jasmine” Podcast
Guests for four consecutive episodes of the radio podcast ‘Jasmine – Nei dintorni del Jazz,’ hosted by Guido Festinese, starting February 12, 2023, available on
Review on “Doppio Jazz”
Review from February 10, 2023, on the Web Magazine DoppioJazz // by Kater Pink Released by Dodicilune and distributed from February 7th in Italy and
Review on “Jazz’Halo”
Review on the Belgian online portal Jazz’Halo: “Yugen – Tears and Light” is the title of the new album by the Yugen Trio, hailing from
Guests at ContattoRadio FM89.800
Guests on ContattoRadio FM 89.800, in the episodes of Misterioso, on February 11-12 and 18-19, 2023, hosted by Giacomo Faggioni.
Guests at “Ritmo Sincopato”
Segment on “Ritmo Sincopato: il Jazz in Italia”, episode 37, aired on February 14, 2023, at approximately minute 25:48.
Guests at “YastaRadio”
Guests on YastaRadio in the program Storie di Jazz, hosted by Nicola Barin, on February 14, 2021.
Review on “Spettakolo.it”
A beautiful review for ‘Tears and Light,’ the new CD by the Salentinian band YUGEN, by Raffaello Carabini for the portal Spettakolo.it. Shortly after graduating
Review on “MusicaNews”
In the periodical MusicaNews, a brief feature by Amedeo Furfaro dedicated to some of the latest releases from Dodicilune, including YUGEN’s “Tears and Light”.
Review on “MusicMap”
Review by Piergiuseppe Lippolis on MusicMap Yugen is a trio from Salento formed by Katya Fiorentino (piano), Stefano Compagnone (bass), and Maurizio De Tommasi (drums).