Jazz Articles about Je Suis!

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Je Suis!: Mistluren

by Mark Corroto
February 13, 2012

In 1962 free jazz pioneer Albert Ayler moved to Sweden. Like Jesus Christ's 40 days in the desert, he came home to the United States after being tempted by the devil, and led a revolution in free jazz. His Swedish temptation, perhaps it was a viral contagion, has survived these past 50 years, resurfacing in the sextet Je Suis!.Like Ayler, leader and composer Niklas Barnö is fond of simple melodies and bits of mayhem. His trumpet can be ...