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Tilman Günther, Dominik Schürmann: Poems

Read "Poems" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
February 19, 2026

The worst of times is often a fertile moment for literature and the arts. Pablo Picasso, Francisco Goya, Dmitri Shostakovich and Saint Augustine lived through calamity. Their work was often an expression, if not a reflection, of enveloping chaos, not to say frank destruction. When things fall apart, artists often strive to rediscover meaning, or to express pure existential dread. It is a paradox to think we are enriched by suffering and misery, but, alas, sometimes that is so. This ...

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Dominik Schürmann: Forever

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by Richard J Salvucci
September 23, 2024

Dominik Schürmann is a Swiss double bassist from Basle. At this point in his career, in 2024, he must surely be regarded as one of the best jazz players in Europe, a cautious assessment. On this recording, he is joined by pianist Tilman Günther and drummer Samuel Dühsler and the effect, overall, is a bit magical. Schürmann began life as a pianist, later switching to bass. If a listener thinks there are very strong echoes here of Bill Evans and ...

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Dominik Schürmann: The Seagull's Serenade

Read "The Seagull's Serenade" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
April 28, 2024

Insularity is a funny thing. With globalization on everyone's mind--one way or another--it is ironic that parochialism affects the fine arts in any important way. It is not as if Pablo Picasso or Gustav Mahler were merely local celebrities. In classical music, composers have long been peripatetic figures--think of G.F. Handel, as likely regarded as British as he was German. And celebrated figures are nothing today, if not international. And yet--it is only an impression--jazz seems a bit different. Of ...