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Monk & More - Richard Andersson With Rudi Mahall, Artur Tuznik & Kasper Tom

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
Published: February 28, 2026

Throughout the last half a century, there have been many Jazz artists worldwide that have revered and paid musical tributes to one of the giants of the genre, the great American pianist and composer Thelonious Monk.

Some of said tributes have been, at times, very respectful of Monk's enormous music catalogue, some other times more imaginative and creative, two aspects that Thelonious Monk would have certainly loved, given Monk's innate tendency to go totally free-form in his playing style, on lots of the pieces the American Maestro composed in his exceptional career.

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Tinsley Ellis - Labor Of Love

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
Published: February 07, 2026

It happens to many music artists to go back to their roots, after a certain amount of time and once their careers have reached the highest reachable artistic pinnacle.

The same can be said for the American Blues-Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Tinsley Ellis, a well-known and internnationally well respected artist that, for more than 4 decades, has impressed and very much still impresses to these days thousands of lovers of the genre, thanks also to his razor-sharp ability in Ellis' guitar playing style and for his deep and powerful vocal delivery.

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Cory Wong - Lost In The Wonder

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Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
Published: February 03, 2026

For the last two decades, the fame and reputation of the American Funk/Jazz/Rock Guitar Maestro, songwriter, producer and podcaster Cory Wong has increased exponentially, thanks not only to the undisputable multifaceted talent of the 40-years-old's artistry and ability, but also to his well-known association with bands like Vulfpeck or Dave Matthews Band, amongst other, with whom Wong has worked with on numerous occasions.

Whilst running his solo career and running at the same time a remarkable instrumental side project called The Fearless Flyer, Wong finally managed to find the time to get back to studio and to work on the follow-up of his successful 2024 solo album called Starship Syncopation, a record that was unanimously received by the worldwide music press as a superb contemporary display of the finest quality of Jazz, Funk and Fusion.

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