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Nicole Johänntgen: Labyrinth II
by Alberto Bazzurro
Una sassofonista tedesca, un tubista di Seattle e un percussionista svizzero che ha studiato a Cuba, in Brasile e in Africa occidentale, tutti oggi di stanza a Zurigo, compongono questo singolare trio la cui componente principale parrebbe di primo acchito il dinamismo, lo stantuffare ritmico, la vitalità. In realtà, col progredire dei brani (tutti di Nicole Johänntgen, salvo “Hark," di Jon Hansen, e “Colores" di David Stauffacher, entrambi brevi monologhi dei rispettivi autori), non ci vuole molto a capire che ...
Continue ReadingNicole Johänntgen, Antonio Lizana, Henri Texier, Tiziano Tononi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we bring you jazz that refuses to respect boundaries, or “Somethin' Else from Somewher' Else." In this episode we illustrate how jazz is arguably the most welcoming music genre of all, perfectly blending with musical traditions from around the world, from Native American and Latin American roots to Fado, Flamenco, Baroque British music and more. Happy Listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Zenophilia feat. Dean Bowman ...
Continue ReadingNicole Johänntgen: Henry II
by Ian Patterson
Two years on from Henry (Self-Produced, 2016), a pulsating set of contemporary tunes in the New Orleans brass band tradition, Nicole Johänntgen is once again bitten by the Nawlins bug on this vibrant follow-up. The Zurich-based German saxophonist is joined, as before, by trombonist Jon Ramm, drummer Paul Thibodeaux and sousaphone player Steven Glenn—their collective claws sharpened by two years of touring. It follows that the quartet's added road miles have deepened its intuitive language, resulting in music that fairly ...
Continue ReadingJazz Renditions of Blues, Soul, Pop & Rock Hits (Part 2)
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we continue our exploration of jazz interpretations of today's popular music, with renditions of the songs of artists ranging from Kraftwerk to Sly Stone, from Bjork to Frank Zappa, from J.J. Cale to Bob Marley and more. Happy listening! And if you like this episode, check Part 1 Playlist Jimmy Smith “I Got a Woman" from Live at the Village Gate (Verve) 0:00 Host talks 7:56 Miho Hazama “Magdalena" from Time River (Sunnyside) ...
Continue ReadingNICOLE JO: 20
by Ian Patterson
A most versatile and hard-working musician, Nicole Johänntgen can be heard in a variety of ensembles, embracing elements of India and the Middle East in her ethno-jazz quartet, adopting a contemporary approach to New Orleans jazz as witnessed on the marvellous Henry (Self-Produced, 2017) or tearing it up with guitarist/vocalist Peter Finc in a duo that fuses the languages of pop, rock, jazz, blues and soul to thrilling effect. The German alto saxophonist's longest-standing band, however, is the quartet NICOLE ...
Continue ReadingNicole Johanntgen: Henry
by Rosarita Crisafi
Nuovo progetto artistico per Nicole Johänntgen sassofonista e compositrice tedesca di stanza a Zurigo, instancabile esploratrice musicale e co-fondatrice del progetto SOFIA (Support of Female Improvising Artists), programma internazionale a sostegno delle musiciste di jazz. Nel suo disco autoprodotto Henry reinterpreta in chiave contemporanea la tradizione delle marching band, un omaggio alle radici del jazz ma anche alla sua prima infanzia, il padre della Johänntgen era infatti leader di una band che suonava in stile tradizionale. Registrato ...
Continue ReadingNicole Johänntgen: Henry And The Free Bird
by Ian Patterson
In Richard Bach's book Jonathon Livingston Seagull (Macmillan 1970), the tale of a seagull with a passion for flight and freedom, there is a line that goes: “Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly." Nicole Johänntgen, jazz musician, composer, bandleader, educator and advocate for women musicians, saw the way to fly from an early ...
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