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 “Mescalina”
Review from February 21, 2023, on Mescalina.it by Pietro Cozzi. Formed in 2020, Yugen is a rather atypical trio—especially when compared to classic jazz configurations—featuring
Review on “Pinocchio Magazine”
Review from March 25, 2023, on the Irish portal Pinocchio Magazine. The sound range of the trio develops a playful concept of space and time.
Guests at “AnimaJazz”
Guests on the radio show Animajazz & Blues Fires on Friday, March 24. Hosted by Bruno Pollacci.
Review on “Gazzetta di Parma”
Review from April 11, 2023, in Gazzetta di Parma (p. 33) by Alessandro Rigolli.
Review on “Redapolis Music”
Review from April 8, 2023, on the Redapolis Music portal by Luca Redàpolis Paoli.
Review on “Corriere del Mezzogiorno”
“Review from April 15, 2023, in Corriere del Mezzogiorno, with very positive feedback by Fabrizio Versienti. Yugen: New Paths for Apulian Jazz After years of
Review on “AUDIOreview”
Review in AUDIOreview magazine issue no. 451 (March 2023) by Enzo Pavoni.” If “Tears And Light” bore the ECM stamp, no one would raise an
Review on “MuMag”
“Review from June 2023 in the periodical MuMag, with feedback by Francesco Peluso. Goethe described architecture as “frozen music.” Inspired by this notion, Katia Fiorentino
Review on “MusicalNews”
Review from July 2023 on the MusicalNews.Com portal, with very positive feedback by Giancarlo Passarella. In the CD booklet, Davide Ielmini writes—quoting Goethe—that “architecture is
Segment on “La Montana Rusa”
Radio segment on La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz on 02/04/2023, episode 13.2023
Segment on “Radio Start”
Radio segment on Radio Start, episode 206, aired on March 26, 2023
Review on “Jazz Convention”
Review published on September 24, 2023, on the Jazz Convention portal, with very positive feedback by Fabio Ciminiera. In “Tears and Light”, Katya Fiorentino, Stefano