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Michiel Borstlap

he music of Michiel Borstlap embraces the rich pianistical heritage of his heroes Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. Michiel Borstlap has worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gino Vannelli, Bill Bruford, Jimmy Haslip, Pat Metheny, the Metropole Orchestra, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Edsilia Rombley, George Duke and Jeff “Tain” Watts. With one of them, or all alone he played the biggest festivals in the world. Michiel Borstlap has received prestigious awards for his music. He is the winner of the 1996 Thelonious Monk/BMI Composers Award (event televised by CNN), the winner of the 1992 Prize for Best Soloist at Europe Jazz Contest, and a nominee for the 2007 Polar Music Prize

Album

Sheer Reckless Abandon

Label: Summerfold Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: CD1 (In Concert In Holland): Prologue; Game of Chess; Conception; Camilla; Two Left Shoes; Mister B.B.; Arabian Quest. DVD1: (In Concert In Holland): Prologue; Game of Chess; Conception; Camilla; Two Left Shoes; Mister B.B.; Arabian Quest: Happenstance (backstages footage); Peacock Strut (backstages footage); Sintar Klaas is Boos (backstages footage); 'Round Midnight (backstages footage). CD2 (Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song: The 16 Kingdoms Of The 5 Barbarians; Bemsha Swing; Inhaling Shade; One Big Vamp; 'Round Midnight; (Announcement); Every Step A Dance, Every Word A Song; Stand On Zanzibar; Swansong. CD3 (In Two Minds): Kinship; In Two Minds; From the Source, We Tumble Headlong; Flirt; Low Tide, Camber Sands; The Art of Conversation; Conference of the Bees; Sheer Reckless Abandon; Duplicity; Shadow Dance; The Odd One Out; All Blues.

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Article: Album Review

Bill Bruford's Earthworks: Earthworks Complete

Read "Earthworks Complete" reviewed by John Kelman


Since retiring as a professional musician in 2009, progressive/art rock turned jazz drummer Bill Bruford has successfully managed to maintained a place in the public eye. Beyond his engaging, informative and successful Bill Bruford: The Autobiography (Jawbone Press, 2009), the drummer/percussionist has more recently released a second, equally captivating book, Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer ...

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Article: Album Review

Bruford-Borstlap: Sheer Reckless Abandon

Read "Sheer Reckless Abandon" reviewed by John Kelman


One of the great joys of music can be that of distance: coming back to a piece of music, a musician/group or a discography, even, years later to rediscover it anew. While returning to music after a break of months, years...even decades...is not always a revelation, it's likely true that, if the music was appealing the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Traveling (Part 2)

Read "Traveling (Part 2)" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Jazz and Travel... what a natural fit! In this installment of Mondo Jazz we continue exploring music that was inspired by the relentless travels that jazz musicians have to endure in order to share their music with their audiences, their departures and arrivals, their discoveries, adventures and misadventures using trains and planes and the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Thomas Winther Andersen

Read "Take Five With Thomas Winther Andersen" reviewed by Thomas Winther Andersen


Meet Thomas Winther Andersen:Originally from Norway, Thomas Winther Andersen now lives in Amsterdam. At 13, he began playing electric bass, and after a few years his love for jazz became so strong that he decided to switch instruments and learn to play upright bass. Thomas studied music at the Amsterdam Conservatory from 1988 to ...

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Article: Live Review

Punkt 2012: Kristiansand, Norway, September 6-8, 2012

Read "Punkt 2012: Kristiansand, Norway, September 6-8, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman


Punkt Festival Kilden Performing Arts Centre Kristiansand, Norway September 6-8, 2012Another year, another Punkt. If that sounds flippant or dismissive, that's not the intention; instead, it's a reflection that a year simply isn't complete without visiting Kristiansand, Norway, for the Live Remix festival that continues to expand its network and garner attention ...

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Take Five With Iman Spaargaren

Read "Take Five With Iman Spaargaren" reviewed by Iman Spaargaren


Meet Iman Spaargaren: Iman is a multi-reed player, arranger and composer. He has a distinctive way of playing and a very personal tone on his horn. During the past few years Iman has been busy with a wide variety of music groups such as Iman Spaargaren Quartet & Septet, Captain Hook, European Union Quartet ...

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Article: Album Review

The Jasper Blom Quartet: Dexterity

Read "Dexterity" reviewed by John Kelman


With the impossible volume of music released each and every week, there's always that sinking feeling that something's being missed. When saxophonist Jasper Blom and his quartet delivered their showcase performance at Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010, it became immediately clear that this was a contemporary group well worth investigating. Blom is a part of ...


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