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Liudas Mockūnas: Hydro 2
by Vitalijus Gailius
Liudas Mockūnas, an iconic Lithuanian improvisation and jazz figure, still continues his exploration of water. By combining water and reeds he steps into an unpredictable and unique sonic meadow. His first attempt to put the bridle on water, Hydro, was released in 2017 by NoBusiness Records. At the end of 2018 the same label presented the second part, Hydro 2. Like its predecessor it is a solo record. Water and solo? On one hand that sounds promising, but on the ...
Continue ReadingLiudas Mockūnas / Arnas Mikalkenas / Håkon Berre: Plunged
by John Sharpe
Recorded at the 2014 Vilnius Jazz Festival by a band comprising two Lithuanians and a Norwegian, which was one of the standouts of the 2017 Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival, Plunged proves an unexpected delight. Of the three participants, reedman Liudas Mockūnas is likely best known, having recorded with bassist Barry Guy, drummer William Hooker and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson for the NoBusiness label, although drummer Håkon Berre performs on disc with German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and Portuguese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva ...
Continue ReadingMockuno NuClear: Drop It
by AAJ Italy Staff
Drop It riunisce tre diverse sedute di registrazione, di cui due dal vivo, nelle quali il leader Liudas Mockunas esegue per la prima volta con un trio tutto lituano composizioni già affrontate nel corso degli ultimi anni con diversi tipi di formazione. Mockunas si esibisce al tenore, al baritono, al soprano con grande personalità sfruttando al meglio le caratteristiche degli strumenti e piegandoli alle esigenze delle sue improvvisazioni, passando da momenti di furiosa veemenza ad altri di insospettata dolcezza. Ma ...
Continue ReadingMockūno NuClear: Drop It
by John Sharpe
In its enterprising catalogue of modern day masters and loft jazz rarities, the Lithuanian No Business imprint also documents local musicians. Chief among them is one of the country's premier improvisers, saxophonist Liudas Mockūnas. Previous appearances on the label have placed him in a Peter Brotzmann-like trio on Live at 11:20 (2010) and in an impromptu freewheeling duet with Japanese pianist Ryoji Hojito on Vacation Music (2011). On Drop It by the self-referential Mockūno NuClear, Mockunas corrals a changing cast ...
Continue ReadingLiudas Mockunas - Marc Ducret: Silent Vociferation
by AAJ Italy Staff
Anche la Lituania chiede un suo spazio vitale nel panorama sempre più globale della musica jazz contemporanea. Lo fa in maniera autorevole, con l'ottima proposta di questa nuova etichetta che provocatoriamente si è chiamata NoBusiness e ha affidato la sua prima uscita al duo composto dall'ottimo saxofonista (per l'appunto lituano) Liudas Mockunas e al chitarrista francese Marc Ducret, partner abituale di un saxofonista importante come Tim Berne. Le cinque lunghe improvvisazioni che costituiscono questo album sono esternazioni ai limiti del ...
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