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Anouar Brahem, Chris Gall, José Luiz Martins & More
by Marek J. Śmietański
Our 110th episode features new releases from various artists--it's annex to Spring 2025. So, Albums not mentioned until now, that reached me with a delay or that I previously overlooked. This selection is very international and very diverse, and by the way--very spring-like (meaning greenish). After all, diversity is a source of strength. Podcast in Polish (Bemowo FM radio broadcast). Enjoy the show. Playlist Intro: Hank Levy “Whiplash" from Whiplash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande) Host talks ...
Continue ReadingAnouar Brahem: After the Last Sky
by Mario Calvitti
Fin dal suo esordio la musica del suonatore di oud tunisino Anouar Brahem ha oscillato tra i tre poli della musica tradizionale classica araba, l'improvvisazione jazzistica e la musica classica europea di stampo cameristico, generalmente adattando le quantità di ogni singolo componente ai musicisti scelti per interpretarla. Dopo i primi due album nei quali aveva proposto essenzialmente la propria versione della musica classica araba, accompagnato da musicisti e strumenti di quella tradizione, Brahem si è via via spostato ...
Continue ReadingAnouar Brahem Quartet alla Elbphilharmonie di Amburgo
by Mario Calvitti
Anouar Brahem Quartet Elbphilharmonie, Laeiszhall Amburgo 1 Maggio 2025 In occasione della pubblicazione del suo nuovo lavoro After the Last Sky il musicista tunisino suonatore di oud Anouar Brahem ha intrapreso un breve tour promozionale in alcune città europee, toccando Francia, Olanda, Germania, Svizzera e Belgio, in compagnia degli stessi musicisti con i quali ha registrato l'album, ovvero il contrabbassista Dave Holland, il pianista Django Bates e la violoncellista Anja Lechner. Ulteriori date (compresa una ...
Continue ReadingAnouar Brahem, Joona Toivanen, Sullivan Fortner, Claudio Filippini & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist featuring music inspired by New Orleans, Gaza and Africa, and then an unearthed live gem.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sullivan Fortner “Southern Nights" Southern Nights (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 5:48 Randal Despommier “Go to the Mardi Gras" South (Sunnyside) 7:38 Host talks 13:05 Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland “Awake" After the Last Sky (ECM) 15:32 Joona Toivanen Trio “Implications and Consequences" Gravity ...
Continue ReadingAnouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
by Mike Jurkovic
Oud-master Anouar Brahem's instantly intoxicating, Blue Maqams, caps off a truly remarkable year for ECM Records. Just think, the label's release schedule this year included essential recordings by Benedikt Jahnel Trio's The Invariant, Django Bates' breakthrough The Study of Touch, Colin Vallon Trio's Danse, Vijay Iyer Sextet's Far From Over, and Gary Peacock's Tangents, all of them at once mysterious, challenging, and ultimately rewarding upon each listen. A magam defines traditional Arab musical phrases, tones, notes and melodies ...
Continue ReadingAnouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
by Mark Sullivan
Tunisian oudist/composer Anouar Brahem has been playing with jazz improvisers since the 1980s. But his earliest ECM recordings, Barzakh (1991) and Conte de l'Incroyable Amour (1992) stayed firmly in the Arabic music tradition. His recordings with jazz players began with Madar (1994) with saxophonist Jan Garbarek and tabla player Shaukat Hussain; Thimar (1997) with bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist John Surman made a fuller synthesis of both traditions. Blue Maqams takes the approach further, bringing Brahem's Arabic music to a ...
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