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Keiji Haino / Natsuki Tamura: What Happened There?
by Mark Corroto
Unexpected one-off collaborations in creative music have often thrilled and captivated listeners, yielding results as unpredictable as they are unforgettable. Consider Embraced (Pablo Live, 1978) by Cecil Taylor and Mary Lou Williams, the genre-spanning brilliance of Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1963), or the boundary-pushing sonic landscapes of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Brian Eno and David Byrne. The avant-garde met turntablism in Guitar, Drums 'n' Bass (Avant, 1996), an experimental collision between Derek Bailey and ...
Continue ReadingThe Brazilians Cover Bossa Nova
by Larry Slater
Bossa nova emerged from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in the late 1950s and early '60s. After the 1964 coup d'état, as a military regime took control of Brazil, the positive energy of the bossa nova era quickly dissipated and enthusiasm for the music shifted to the US. The music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and other bossa nova composers continues to be embraced by Brazilian musicians, though the music is no longer popular in Brazil. You don't see ...
Continue ReadingBilly Parker's Fourth World, Daylight Robbery, Jimi Tenor, Kaidi Tatham, Jazzanova, Andy Hay, & More
by Tony Poole
A weekly dive into the latest new releases, join Tony Poole as he brings you the freshest jazz grooves from around the world. Playlist Billy Parker's Fourth World “Get With It (featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater)" from The Legacy Begins, originally 1973 (Strata-East) Daylight Robbery with Nick Marks “God Game" from Third Island Suite (Melting Pot Music) Jimi Tenor & Freestyle Man “Stockholm" from Sinus Amoris (Songs from the Bay of Love) (unknown) Margeeah “Bring The People Home" from ...
Continue ReadingSam Newbould Quintet, Guy Salamon Group, Femke Mooren Quartet, Xavi Torres and many more
by Co de Kloet
In this episode we shine a light on Sam Newbould, who will perform at jazzahead! 2025 with his Quintet. We also have music from Guy Salamon Group, Xavi Torres, Bernard van Rossum Quartet and Femke Mooren Quartet. Enjoy! Playlist Marike van Dijk Nonet “Landed" (M.van Dijk) Guy Salamon Group “Out In The Open" (G. Salamon) Xavi Torres “Calmness" (X. Torres) Bernard van Rossum Quartet “After the Storm" (B. van Rossum) Sam Newbould Quintet “Dog Dance" (S. Newbould) Sam ...
Continue ReadingStephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There
by Ian Patterson
"How come I haven't heard of you before?" a surprised Anthony Braxton asked Northern Irish drummer/percussionist Stephen Davis. The venerable American saxophonist and composer was bowled over after playing with Davis for the first time. Most musicians are. It is no secret in Ireland, or indeed Europe at large, that Belfast-born Davis is as good as they come. Since the turn of the century Davis has earned a reputation as one of the most innovative and exciting ...
Continue ReadingStephen Davis Unit: The Gleaming World
by Ian Patterson
Belfast-based drummer-percussionist Stephen Davis' debut album for 577 Records takes its name from a line in a Seamus Heaney poem. The Irish Nobel laureate drew deeply on his rural surroundings, and, as these song titles suggest, so too has Davis. In late 2023, Davis spent time as a musician-in-residence at The Courthouse, Tinahely, in County Wicklow--an Improvised Music Company scheme that provides musicians with the support, time and space necessary to follow their artistic muse. Davis tapped into the natural ...
Continue ReadingIn the Country, Solveig Slettahjell & Knut Reiersrud: Remembrance
by John Eyles
Formed in Oslo, Norway, in 2003, the piano trio In the Country has featured its founding members, pianist Morten Qvenild, bassist Roger Arntzen and drummer Pål Hausken, ever since. In its early years, the trio released a steady stream of releases on Rune Grammofon--This Was the Pace of my Heartbeat (2005), Losing Stones, Collecting Bones (2006), Whiteout (2009), and Sounds and Sights (2011)--accompanied by a steady stream of praise. The years after 2011 saw In the Country change ...
Continue ReadingNew releases from Vornhagen, Morris, Smith & More
by Bob Osborne
A mix of old and new on this edition. I dip to the archive for a look at the tributes by Dave Douglas and Chet Doxas to the music of Jimmy Giuffre and Carla Bley. There's a look back at the work of saxophone master Julius Hemphill. In addition a selection of the best in recent and forthcoming releases.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Paul Vornhagen “Hey Pops" from Live at The Blue Llama (Global Pulse Records) 00:26 Willie Morris ...
Continue ReadingArt Baden: How Much of It Is Real
by Troy Dostert
Continuing its well-established mission of documenting some of the noteworthy Russian musicians in today's jazz, the Rainy Days label offers another up-and-comer, tenor saxophonist Art Baden. Joined by three seasoned veterans, Baden provides both fire and sensitivity on his debut disc, How Much of It Is Real--and it is a promising effort all-around. Bassist Jay Anderson, vibraphonist Joe Locke and drummer Jeff Tain Watts will need no introduction to serious followers of mainstream jazz, and they give Baden ...
Continue ReadingWillie Morris: Unbound Inner
by Willie Morris
This album is a culmination of much more than just the compositions, the solos, or the time spent in the studio. It is the coming together of many years of life experience between the musicians featured, the producers, the engineers, and hopefully the listeners. It is a small piece added to an ongoing stream of conscious and unconscious desire to find peace within and fully allow ourselves to embody and express who we are. This music centers on people, their ...
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