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Christian Wallumrod: The Zoo Is Far
by Nenad Georgievski
Pianist Christian Wallumrød expands his quartet to a sextet forThe Zoo is Far. Alongside returning trumpeter Arve Henriksen and drummer Per Oddvar Johansen, Wallumrød introduces three string players--violinist Gjermund Larsen (who replaces Nils Økland), cellist Tanja Orning and Baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi. This unique cast of highly-gifted performers makes music that at the same time seems to be both floating and free and intensely melodic. The album's twenty-four pieces find unusual sources of inspiration including the Fantasias ...
Continue ReadingChristian Wallumrod Ensemble: A Year from Easter
by John Kelman
Like fellow Norwegian and occasional collaborator Trygve Seim, pianist Christian Wallumrød occupies a musical space where improvisation takes place within rigidly structured contexts. But while that is nothing particularly revolutionary in and of itself, the degree to which Wallumrød (and Seim) mesh the two potentially divergent philosophies is what distinguishes A Year from Easter, his third release as a leader for ECM. Rather than subscribing to the more traditional jazz aesthetic of stating a theme and then opening a piece ...
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