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Phuse: Phuse

by John Kelman
March 20, 2005

With the myriad of influences available to musicians these days, it's no wonder that it's often difficult to find categories in which to place them. Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær, while clearly rooted in jazz, finds equal inspiration in ambient, electronica, and drum-n-bass. Is it jazz? Well, as far as he seem to have strayed from any semblance of the mainstream, he still finds his way into the jazz section in most record stores, so somebody must think it is. ...