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Jacob Young

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Born in Lillehammer in 1970, Young was introduced to jazz by his American father. At the age of 12 he took up the guitar and was, initially, self-taught on the instrument. After studying music at the University of Oslo, he received a scholarship to the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. His years there were devoted to learning the standard jazz repertoire as a starting point for a broader understanding of improvised harmonic music. Young’s principal teacher was the great guitarist Jim Hall, Jacob’s warm, glowing, rounded tone acknowledges the influence, with whom he studied both privately and in ensemble settings

Album

Eventually

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1. "Eventually" 2. "I Told You In October" 3. "Moon Over Meno" 4. "One For Louis" 5. "Schönstedtstraße" 6. "Northbound" 7. "The Dog Ate My Homework" 8. "The Meaning of Joy" 9. "Inside"

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Article: Play This!

Siril Malmedal Hauge and Jacob Young: Little Wing

Read "Siril Malmedal Hauge and Jacob Young: Little Wing" reviewed by Geno Thackara


"Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and fairy tales"--even if they're separated by decades, Siril Malmedal Hauge has just the kind of voice Jimi Hendrix could have written those dreamy lines about. She and Jacob Young are a sleeper duo that rarely need anything but voice and guitar, but use those simple means to a wide and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Few of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3

Read "A Few of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Last week we focused our playlist on some of our favorite tracks from the first six months of 2023. Evidently two hours were not enough and we could not play them all... so here we are going through the rest of the best.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kaisa Mäensivu, Jacob Young, Debora Petrina, Mowgli & More

Read "Kaisa Mäensivu, Jacob Young, Debora Petrina, Mowgli & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


This week we focus on a bunch of projects that put lots of seemingly disparate elements into a blender and come up with distinctive sounds, from the smooth to the edgy.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Kaisa's Machine “Dream Machine" Taking Shape (Greenleaf) 0:16 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Purple Jazz: A Tribute to Prince, Part 1

Read "Purple Jazz: A Tribute to Prince, Part 1" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Prince who would have turned 65 this year. He may have left us over seven years ago, but the influence of his music continues unequalled, including on the world of jazz, with which he's often flirted. Here a selection of some intriguing examples of “purple jazz," including some extended jamming by Prince himself. Happy ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Royston, Lema & Ojeda, Courvoisier & Smythe, And More

Read "New Releases From Royston, Lema & Ojeda, Courvoisier & Smythe, And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


Listen for new releases from Rudy Royston, Germán Lema & Nicolás Ojeda, Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe, Jacob Young Mats Eilertsen & Audun Kleive, Brian McCarthy, Blue Moods, Roxy Coss, Dave Moss, Michael O'Neill Quintet, Cazayoux, Cut Beetlez Quartet with Rodney Chapman, Daniel Carter with Leo Genovese William Parker & Francisco Mela, and, Sébastien Parent.

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Moon Over Meno

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Label: ECM Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 05:51

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Article: Album Review

Mathias Eick: When We Leave

Read "When We Leave" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


Per il suo quinto album da titolare per la ECM, il trombettista norvegese Mathias Eick riparte da Ravensburg, il precedente lavoro pubblicato nel 2018, mantenendo quelle atmosfere rendendole un po' più sognanti e malinconiche, e confermando in toto i musicisti che vi avevano preso parte. A questi si aggiunge il chitarrista Stian Carstensen, già presente sul ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Poetic Duos

Read "Two Poetic Duos" reviewed by Geno Thackara


Siril Malmedal Hauge and Jacob Young Chasing Sunsets Oslo Session Recordings 2020 Siril Malmedal Hauge and Jacob Young are no strangers to finding beauty in simplicity. They made a sleeper highlight of 2018 when they first teamed up for Last Things (Oslo Session Recordings), and their second outing offers more of ...


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