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Marilyn Mazur: Elixir
by John Kelman
Marilyn Mazur may be best remembered to North American audiences for her work with Miles Davis in the 1980s. Since then, however, the Danish percussionist has continued to lead an active musical life on her own projects including Small Labyrinths (ECM, 1997), as well as collaborating on ECM recordings by Eberhard Weber, Jon Balke and Jan Garbarek. She was also a member of Garbarek's touring band for fourteen years and so, when it came time for her to record Elixir, ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Se è vero che Marilyn Mazur ha potuto contare sull’appoggio e sul sostegno di tantissimi grandi, tra cui l’ultimo Miles Davis e Gil Evans, d’altra parte anche il suo sodalizio con Garbarek, iniziato nei primi anni Novanta, sembra essere uno dei punti fermi nella sua fulgida carriera. Dunque non stupisce che la percussionista abbia voluto condividere col sassofonista norvegese questo suo secondo disco ECM (il primo era Small Labyrinths del 1997), in cui sono immortalati una serie di duetti registrati ...
Continue ReadingMarilyn Mazur: Jordsange
by Glenn Astarita
Born in New York yet reared in Denmark, percussionist Marilyn Mazur has performed with a who’s who of modern jazz artists, which includes a stint with the late Miles Davis. Basically, Ms. Mazur is recognized as a percussionist who melds supple rhythms and multihued patterns into lyrically rich frameworks while adhering to compositional structure, nuance and subtly via her variegated array of instruments. These days, Ms. Mazur has been recording and touring with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek while also performing ...
Continue ReadingMarilyn Mazur: Jordsange
by Glenn Astarita
Born in New York yet reared in Denmark, percussionist Marilyn Mazur has performed with a who’s who of modern jazz artists, which includes a stint with the late Miles Davis. Basically, Ms. Mazur is recognized as a percussionist who melds supple rhythms and multihued patterns into lyrically rich frameworks while adhering to compositional structure, nuance and subtly via her variegated array of instruments. These days, Ms. Mazur has been recording and touring with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek while also performing ...
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