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Mathias Ruppnig: FOAM (feat. Kurt Rosenwinkel)
by Blue Summers
There is a long tradition of excellent European jazz composers, and a more recent addition to that list is Austrian drummer and composer Mathias Ruppnig. Ruppnig has a strong academic background in drumming and composing, and this is evident in the sophistication of the compositions and arrangements. But the presence of American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel adds a bit of edge to proceedings, contrasting nicely with the very fine French pianist Tony Tixier. FOAM has the feel of a '70s ECM album. The ...
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by Eyal Hareuveni
SLM is an acronym for Source Liminal Music as well as a tri-consonantal root of of the Hebrew and Arabic words for peace, shalom and salam. It is also the name of a composition of master double bassist Mark Dresser and composer-conductor Sarah Weaver, written for the “Deep Tones for Peace" event in April 2009, a concert of 13 innovative double bass players, performing live simultaneously in Jerusalem, Israel and New York (captured on the CD/DVD Deep Tones for Peace: ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
