Results for "Sven-Ake Johansson"

The Worlds of Ignaz Schick

by Mark Corroto
March 11, 2024

It may be a bit of hyperbole to call Ignaz Schick a Renaissance man. If, though, we take architect Leon Battista Alberti's (1404-72) definition “a man can do all things if he will," then labeling Schick with that epithet is not such a stretch. The German composer, musician, turntablist, visual artist, label chief, and inventor has ...

Vinyl Box

Label: Ni Vu Ni Connu
Released: 2023
Track listing: When Will The Blues Leave? (EP): Take 1&2, Take 3&4; Drastic Plastic: Corsica 1, Corsica 2, Corsica 3, Drastic Plastic; Reality: Sigurd Rascher Variatoner, Reality; Natural Music: Bird Notes And Folk Tunes, Spontaneous Creation; Någonting: P, Någonting; To Bengt (10 inch): Det Behöver Inte Va Mer, Det ÄrBara En Fras, Alltså, Den Här Har Jag Inte Övat På; Vacker Men Kort, Alltså, Det Är Konkret musik Det Här, Alltså, Short I, Short II, Short III, Cellar Fright I, Cellar Fright III, Otterberget I, Otterberget II, Otterberget III, Rrrhhmmmm rrrrrrrhhhhmmmmm!; Flickorna I Smäland.

Andy Emler, Cécile Broché, Ember Trio & Maurice Louca

by Maurice Hogue
September 19, 2023

No visa or passports required for this edition of One Man's Jazz as the music is on a bit of European jaunt with artists from France: pianist Andy Emler, pianist Bruno Angelini & Papanosh; Belgium: violinist Cécile Broché & saxophonist Jordi Grognard; Norway: drummer Gard Nilssen; Switzerland: drummer Gerry Hemingway & saxophonist Christoph Irniger; Germany: drummer ...

Sbatax: Spires

by John Sharpe
July 10, 2023

On their third album the Swiss-French pairing of saxophonist Bertrand Denzler and drummer Antonin Gerbal dishes up a double helping of fiery free jazz. While Denzler revels in the exquisitely sparse detail of outfits such as the electro-acoustic Trio Sowari, he also has a track record in weightier realms--witness his contributions to Neuköllner Modelle with veteran ...

David Virelles, Flora Carbo, Transatlantic Five & Anthropology Band

by Maurice Hogue
July 4, 2023

Highlights of a very packed show: pianist David Virelles and trio (Ben Street bass & Eric McPherson drums); Australian saxophonist Flora Carbo; England's Anthropology Band; pianist Russ Lossing with NYC's King Vulture; the powerful German-American quintet, Transatlantic Five (Ken Vandermark sax, Nate Wooley trumpet, Christopher Dell vibes, Christian Ramond bass & Klaus Kugel drums), and a ...

Elastic Bricks: Oùat

by Mark Corroto
March 2, 2022

The Berlin-based piano trio Oùat releases their first album with the seemingly paradoxical title Elastic Bricks. If you listen closely, there is nothing incongruent nor oxymoronic about the music. The studio recording from 2021 by pianist Simon Sieger, bassist Joel Grip, and drummer Michael Griener is an all acoustic instrumental affair with a twist. The vinyl ...

Moers Festival 2020

by Martin Longley
June 18, 2020

Moers Festival Eventhalle Moers Germany May 29-June 1, 2020 Under the lockdown, this year's Moers Festival wasn't able to welcome its accustomed audience in the flesh, but artistic director Tim Isfort refused to cancel or postpone, instead opting to livestream the entire four-day proceedings, with artists ...

Peter Hansen - Peeter Uuskyla: JULY 1, 1979

by Mark Corroto
June 11, 2020

The year was 1979. Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols died, so did jazz legend Charles Mingus. While punk rock was in a duel with disco, jazz as commercial music was dying the death of a thousand cuts. Miles Davis was in hiding, as jazz fusion (the disco equivalent in jazz) was forcing the retirement of ...

Neuköllner Modelle: Zyklus 1

by Mark Corroto
March 19, 2019

The third release by the trio Neuköllner Modelle, saxophonist Bertrand Denzler, bassist Joel Grip, and drummer Sven-Åke Johansson, Zyklus 1 might be considered a zen chronicle. The four lengthy tracks reveal the true nature of improvised sound, group interaction, and thus, the essence of meditation. Like meditation, their music is very simple, yet extremely hard to ...

Mads la Cour Quartet: Hule

by Mark Corroto
June 4, 2018

Danish cornetist (who doubles on flugelhorn) Mads la Cour maintains a fluid conception of his band Almugi. Almugi has been large, as in his eight piece Almugi Large Ensemble (WhyPlayJazz, 2015) and small as in Duo (WhyPlayJazz, 2015) with drummer Anders Mogensen. With Hule, he settles on a quartet line-up featuring saxophonist/clarinetist Lars Greve (August Rosenbaum, ...