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Mathias Eick: The Lyrical Dimension
by Adriana Carcu
Norwegian trumpeter/composer Mathias Eick comes from a musical space that, during the last 30 years, has rightfully earned itself the attributes of a genre. The singularity of his tone, marked by the lyrical quality of his phrasing and underlined by a melancholic solemnity, adds a particular note a the Nordic jazz tradition he shares with Jan Garbarek, Arve Henriksen and Nils Petter Molvær. A complex musician, Eick also plays double bass, guitar, piano and vibraphone--instruments which continuously stimulate his creativity. ...
Continue ReadingMathias Eick: Skala
by AAJ Italy Staff
La storia e l'estetica della ECM sono ben più vaste e complesse di quanto una riduttiva percezione possa evidenziare. Non è certo questa l'occasione per affrontare un tema così impegnativo, ma se dovessi inquadrare questo CD nella produzione dell'etichetta tedesca, lo identificherei come un ritorno ad una delle matrici originarie, come una rivisitazione attualizzata di quell'approccio scandinavo che negli anni Settanta era rappresentato in primis da Jan Garbarek e che oggi non risulta affatto algida e anemica come allora poteva ...
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by John Kelman
Those who've caught Mathias Eick live, since the release of The Door (ECM, 2008), know that, as strong a first salvo as that debut was, it was no preparation for the power of the Norwegian trumpeter in performance. When his quartet performed at Mai Jazz 2008, with pianist Andreas Ulvo replacing The Door's Jon Balke, it was patently clear that Eick was looking to bridge his intrinsically melodic concerns with the youthful energy of groups like Jaga Jazzist, with whom ...
Continue ReadingMotif: Apo Calypso
by John Kelman
When you have a winning combination, it's best not to mess with it. When guitarist Pat Metheny hooked up with Brad Mehldau, the pianist's trio was already such a strong, flexible unit that Metheny grabbed it in its entirety for his two-CD project. While the order of events may not be quite the same, Atomic pianist Håvard Wiik and his trio, responsible for the fresh, modernistic The Arcades (Jazzland, 2007), form the core of Motif, a group of young players ...
Continue ReadingMathias Eick: The Door
by Budd Kopman
As the ECM label nears its fortieth birthday, its vitality, inventiveness and, of course, its vaunted sound continue to be a source of joy for jazz enthusiasts worldwide. Manfred Eicher, ECM's founder, has always recorded those artists in whom he hears his own vision, which affects the rest of the jazz world with each new release. Not yet thirty, trumpeter Mathias Eick represents the new blood that any institution needs to grow. The remarkably mature, joyous and ...
Continue ReadingMathias Eick: The Door
by John Kelman
Not yet 30, Mathias Eick has racked up an impressive number of appearances on ECM, including guitarist Jacob Young's Evening Falls (2004) and Sideways (2008), drummer Manu Katché's Playground (2007) and pianist/harpist Iro Haarla's outstanding Northbound (2005). But that's only the tip of the iceberg, with the Norwegian trumpeter appearing on over fifty albums ranging from jazz to flat-out rock and roll. So while some musicians his age aren't yet ready to fly solo, Eick has more than paid his ...
Continue ReadingMathias Eick: The Door
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo aver militato in alcune delle formazioni norvegesi più interessanti e innovative (Motif, JagaJazzist, Motorpsycho and Lars Horntvedt) e partecipato a diversi dischi usciti per la ECM (con Manu Katchè, Iro Haarla, Jacob Young), Mathias Eick debutta con questo The Door, CD autorevole e maturo nonostante la giovane età di Eick (29 anni). La formazione di questo disco nasce originariamente come trio in occasione della consegna a Eick del premio “New Talent 2007” - avvenuta a New York - con ...
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