Jazz Articles about Lleuwen Steffan

Lleuwen Steffan: Duw A Wyr

by Chris May
December 15, 2005

While black American gospel music has been a core ingredient in the jazz gumbo since slaves gathered to sing and dance in Congo Square, devotional music from other cultures has remained generally unheard. But as we know, with jazz no longer an exclusively American art form, things are changing, and musicians from all over are bringing their own socio-cultural traditions to the party, including their sacred music.

In retrospect, Jan Garbarek's '93 collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble, Officium, was a ...