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Simon Rose, et al.: One Voice
by Mark Corroto
What is more American than jazz? Historians generally agree that the music was born in New Orleans, forged from African musical traditions, European harmony and Caribbean rhythms. Alongside jazz, baseball and basketball are among America's great cultural inventions. Yet today, none of these belongs solely to the United States. Japan captured the imagination of baseball fans before Venezuela won the 2026 World Baseball Classic, while the NBA has recently been defined by international stars such as Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Serbia's ...
Continue ReadingAALY TRIO: Sustain
by Mark Corroto
The previous recording by the AALY Trio, comprised of saxophonist (and flutist) Mats Gustafsson, double bassist Peter Janson and drummer Kjell Nordeson, was recorded 25 years prior (Double Or Nothing, Okka Disk, 2002). The reunion of this Swedish outfit is cause for celebration. If we rewind the clock a bit, Gustafsson and Janson began playing together in the early 1980s. They formed this trio in 1986 and named it after an Art Ensemble Of Chicago composition, “Lebert Aaly: ...
Continue ReadingGeorg Graewe, Kjell Nordeson, Jon Raskin Trio: Live at NIR Studios
by Hrayr Attarian
In 2009 the innovative saxophonist Jon Raskin teamed up with like-minded pianist Georg Graewe and drummer Kjell Nordeson for an electrifying concert which, in a curious foreshadowing of 2020, was live-streamed online. This was Raskin's third performance on internet radio, and he released the resulting recording, the provocative Live at NIR Studios, as a digital download in March of 2021. The five interconnected, spontaneous compositions, each bearing a mysterious and intriguing title, brim with vibrant and dramatic tension. ...
Continue ReadingKjell Nordeson: Walking with Mirabeau
by Neri Pollastri
Collaboratore storico di Mats Gustafsson, il batterista svedese Kjell Nordeson si presenta qui in solitudine, impegnato a un set di percussioni composito e al vibrafono, strumenti che sente complementari, pur nella loro marcata diversità che lo spinge a suonarli alternativamente nelle varie tracce. Il lavoro è interamente improvvisato e anche il titolo è dedicato a questa pratica, dato che rinvia a una citazione, da parte di Heinrich von Kleist, del conte di Mirabeau, il quale, ottimo oratore, sosteneva ...
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