Jazz Articles about Mathias Eick

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Siril Malmedal Hauge & Kjetil Mulelid: I Remember Oranges

by John Eyles
June 6, 2026

Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Kjetil Andre Mulelid was born on February 4th 1991, in Hurdal, Norway. In 2014, he completed his studies at the Jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Thereafter, he has been active with such bands as Kjemile, Wako and others, as well as his own work with Kjetil Mulelid Trio and his duo with Siril Malmedal Hauge. Hauge, a Norwegian jazz singer, was born on November 28th 1992. She ...

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Mathias Eick Quartet at ECM Warsaw Festival 2025

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 9, 2025

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Mathias Eick: Lullaby

by Jack Kenny
March 4, 2025

The prolific collaboration between Mathias Eick and ECM founder Manfred Eicher reveals a shared artistic vision that has reshaped contemporary jazz aesthetics. Eick's appearances on over a dozen ECM releases demonstrate Eicher's commitment to cultivating his distinctive sound--a muted, introspective trumpet approach that redefines jazz expression through restraint rather than virtuosic display. Mathias Eick's sound seeps into the consciousness. It does not ring out with a magnificent blare, the notes do not zing or soar. His trumpet sounds, ...

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Benjamin Lackner: Spindrift

by Mario Calvitti
February 28, 2025

Il nuovo lavoro del pianista berlinese Benjamin Lackner, Spindrift, non si distacca molto dal precedente Last Decade, anch'esso pubblicato da ECM un paio di anni fa. La differenza principale è la presenza di una seconda voce strumentale, quella del sax tenore di Mark Turner, che si affianca alla tromba di Mathias Eick nell'esposizione e elaborazione dei temi lirici composti dal pianista (tutti ad eccezione di “Chambary" firmata dal batterista). Il sassofonista non è l'unico nome illustre che ha ...

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Benjamin Lackner: Spindrift

by Jack Kenny
January 8, 2025

Benjamin Lackner has a vision and his album is a coherent statement of his ideas: a radical statement of lyricism, gentleness, restraint and understatement. It was a long-time dream. For some time, Benjamin Lackner has had a wish to record with ECM. In an interview, he outlined his attempts to produce music that would impress ECM's Manfred Eicher. Benny Lackner became Benjamin. He experimented with different formats, eventually achieving his ambition with Last Decade (2022), his first album ...

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Sinikka Langeland: Wind And Sun

by Scott Gudell
December 16, 2023

Pause. Trust your inner self to guide you. Prepare to avoid the constant bombardment of a multitude of society's mind and body piercing assults. If you're not sure where to start, Sinikka Langeland is willing to help guide you. A master of the kantele (a Nordic instrument with similarities to plucked string instruments such as a zither or dulcimer,) Langeland has released a dozen albums since the mid-1990s with Wind and Sun being the 2023 addition to her canon.

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Benjamin Lackner: Last Decade

by Dan McClenaghan
November 10, 2022

In a 2006 interview for All About Jazz written by Joao Moriera dos Santos, pianist/keyboardist Benjamin Lackner was asked: “What label would you like to be on in the near future?" He said, simply, “ECM." That seemed ambitious for Lackner at that stage of his career. He was 29 years old at the time and boasted only two albums under his own name—one of them was Sign Of The Times (Nagel Heyer, 2006), released a bit before the interview—along with ...