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Zlatko Kaućić: Zlatko Kaučič@70 - Inklings

Read "Zlatko Kaučič@70 - Inklings" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Per celebrare il settantesimo compleanno di Zlatko Kaučič (di cui si parla nella recente intervista), avvenuto nel 2023, l'etichetta con cui il batterista sloveno ha pubblicato diversi suoi lavori negli ultimi anni, Fundacja Słuchaj, ha presentato questo cofanetto di quattro CD che documentano altrettanti concerti, tre dei quali registrati in occasione di diverse edizioni del Brda Contemporary Music Festival, ideato e diretto dall'artista e che quest'anno taglierà il traguardo dei quindici anni. I concerti vedono Kaučič assieme ad ...

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Zlatko Kaučič: Zlatko Kaučič@70 - Inklings

Read "Zlatko Kaučič@70 - Inklings" reviewed by Mark Corroto


I am tempted to call Inklings, a tribute to 70-year-old Slovenian drummer, composer, and percussionist Zlatko Kaučič, a celebration of his long and inspirational career. Yet, I hesitate, for much like the indefatigable octogenarians Han Bennink and Louis Hayes, Kaučič shows no signs of slowing down. It would not be surprising if he, like Roy Haynes, remained vital well into his late nineties. One reason to honor Kaučič now is the arduous and unconventional path he has taken. At 17, ...

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Dörner-Schwerdt-Sartorius: Jul Fuel

Read "Jul Fuel" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Jul Fuel unfolds more like a tale of three cities than a singular statement--especially when the tracks are experienced in album order. The release transitions from a solo piano performance to a piano-drum duet, a trio performance, and, finally, a slide trumpet solo. At its core, however, Jul Fuel revolves around German improviser Axel Dörner, even in moments when his horn is silent. Pianist and label chief Oliver Schwerdt takes on dual roles here: as an innovative artist ...

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Euphorium_freakestra: Free Acoustic Supergroup

Read "Free Acoustic Supergroup" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Thanks to pianist and director Oliver Schwerdt, the Euphorium_freakestra is and always has been a glorious experiment in organized disorganization. The double CD Free Acoustic Supergroup is the ensemble's seventh release. Schwerdt's experiments began with the single disc Ðal Ngai (Euphorium Records, 2004) and eventually the group's 3-CD Grande Casino (Euphorium Records, 2018). Ðal Ngai included the guest artists Friedrich Schenker and Günter Baby Sommer. Other releases found the ensemble hosting musicians such as Thomas Lehn, Barry Guy, and Bertrand ...

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King Übü Örchestrü 2021: Roi

Read "Roi" reviewed by John Eyles


The large improvising ensemble King Übü Örchestrü first saw the light of day when they recorded their debut album, Music Is Music Is (Uhlklang, 1985) in Akademie der Künste, Berlin, in December 1984. It was a sign of the times that their trumpeter Mark Charig was prevented from going to Berlin for the recording. But, with players such as drummer Paul Lytton, trombonist Radu Malfatti, cellist Alfred Zimmerlin and violinist Phillipp Wachsmann in the line-up, the music was exceptional. Two ...

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Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2022

Read "Brda Contemporary Music Festival 2022" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


12. Brda Contemporary Music Festival Šmartno, Slovenia Hiša Kulture 17-19.9.2022 Arriva alla dodicesima edizione il Brda Contemporary Music Festival, rassegna di musica creativa e improvvisata organizzata e diretta da Zlatko Kaučič a Šmartno, piccolo e delizioso paesino sloveno appena aldilà della frontiera con il Friuli. Il festival ha anche quest'anno conservato la propria identità--tre giorni di musica e un workshop aperto a tutti, gratuito e con concerto finale, stavolta affidato al tubista svedese Per Åke ...

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Axel Dörner, Roger Turner, Urs Leimgruber, and Ribo Flesh: Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern)

Read "Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern)" reviewed by Troy Dostert


With a lineup comprising some of the leading figures in free improvisation, fans of the genre will surely want to give Untitled (London Leipzig Luzern) a close listen. Trumpeter Axel Dörner, saxophonist Urs Leimgruber and percussionist Roger Turner have made their mark on hundreds of recordings featuring all of the household names: Evan Parker, Sam Rivers, John Butcher, Joëlle Léandre, and many others. Indeed, all three musicians arguably belong in the pantheon themselves, and there's something to be said for ...


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