Jazz Articles about Nabou Claerhout

About Nabou Claerhout

Album Review

Gabriele Di Franco: The Value Of Choices

Read "The Value Of Choices" reviewed by Ieva Pakalniškytė

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
August 14, 2026

Large-ensemble jazz is often called cinematic simply because it has plenty of colour and volume. On The Value Of Choices (Challenge Records, 2026), the word fits for a better reason. Here, the music keeps changing depending on where the listener stands. Across eight compositions, Italian-born, Brussels-based composer, guitarist and conductor Gabriele di Franco keeps every section in play for long. Brass and reeds may fill the foreground. In the next phrase, the ear settles on a voice, a piano figure ...

Album Review

Nabou: Indigo

Read "Indigo" reviewed by Kevin Poindexter

by Kevin Poindexter
April 21, 2026

From the mid-90s through the early 2000s, a certain late-night vibe permeated the best music from Europe; it was 'chill,' but underneath the surface, there was restlessness and a simmering anxiety. From the claustrophobic pulse of Tricky's Pre-Millennium Tension to the glitchy beats and organic beauty of Four Tet's Rounds, the music worked because there was a delicate balance between beauty and that underlying tension. That same energy exists throughout Indigo, the new album by Nabou, the quartet led by ...

Album Review

Federico Calcagno Octet: Mundus Inversus

Read "Mundus Inversus" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
October 14, 2024

Nato da importanti e profonde ispirazioni extramusicali, costruito attorno a un ensemble multinazionale, basato su composizioni estremamente complesse e raffinate nelle quali si fondono in un orizzonte di ricerca la tradizione eurocolta e quella jazzistica, l'ultimo album del clarinettista Federico Calcagno è senza dubbio un lavoro di grande interesse. Calcagno vi guida un ottetto che amplia la formazione del suo precedente Liquid Identities (Aut Records, 2020) e che riunisce musicisti di differente provenienza nazionale: dalla Spagna il violoncellista ...

Radio & Podcasts

Nabou Claerhout, Mbuso Khoza, Fire! Orchestra, Jaimie Branch & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 9, 2024

The past four episodes were dedicated to a retrospective and a celebration of the many good things that happened in the jazz world in 2023, through a focus on our favorite songs of the last few months. This time we revert to our regular overview of recent and upcoming releases... some which could also have been included in our favorites, but we just didn't have enough space in the last four playlists.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo ...