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Space: Embrace the Space
by John Sharpe
The second album from the Swedish collective Space, comprising pianist Lisa Ullén, bassist Elsa Bergman and drummer Anna Lund, finds further intrigue and sustenance in the soil that nurtured its eponymous 2022 debut. The three principals share a vision of the piano trio that accentuates the percussive aspects of the format. They have honed that synergy over several years, having first united as the engine room of saxophonist Anna Högberg's celebrated Attack, which can be heard on another eponymous debut ...
Continue ReadingSpace: Embrace the Space
by Hrayr Attarian
The innovative Swedish trio Space is a collaborative unit that consists of three masters of improvisation. Pianist Lisa Ullen, bassist Elsa Bergman, and drummer Anna Lund separately and together work in the border zone between the modern western classical idiom and that of free jazz. The thrilling Embrace the Space is the ensemble's second release and consists of eight dynamic, interlinked pieces. “Look" starts off the album with an expectant mood as Ullen's percussive chords echo against Lund's ...
Continue ReadingSpace (Roscoe Mitchell - Thomas Buckner - Gerald Oshita): New Music For Woodwinds/ An Interesting Breakfast Conversation
by Glenn Astarita
This 2-CD set (for the price of one) signifies material originally issued on the relatively obscure “1750 Arch Records” label, featuring renowned “Art Ensemble of Chicago” saxophonist, Roscoe Mitchell vocalist, Thomas Buckner and the late woodwind expert, experimentalist, Gerald Oshita.
Back in 1979 these artists formed the adventurous “Space” trio, whereas the 1981 recording New Music For Woodwinds And Voice (Disc 1), features the bands’ melding of unconventional reed instruments with Buckner’s “extended voice” techniques. Throughout, Buckner’s baritone voice stands ...
Continue ReadingSymphony Space Presents Stephane Wrembel's 'Django á Gogo' Concert on May 9
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Kristin Cook
SYMPHONY SPACE PRESENTS STEPHANE WREMBEL'S DJANGO Á GOGO, A CONCERT CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF DJANGO REINHARDT, MAY 9 Evening Features Two Sets of Music: One Focused on Reinhardt’s Guitar Style, with Guitarists from the U.S., the Netherlands, and France, Including Django’s Great-Grandson Simba Baumgartner; and One Blending the Sounds of “Gypsy Jazz” and New Orleans Jazz Concert Is the Latest Chapter in Symphony Space’s Longtime Collaboration with Wrembel, and Anchors His Week-Long Django á Gogo Music Festival, Perhaps the Foremost ...
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Author King Kenney's 'Space Bar Continuum' and 'The Harder I Faux' offer refreshing contributions to contemporary literature
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All About Jazz
Space Bar Continuum defies memoir tropes, presenting a candid love letter to writers everywhere—one that blends wit, vulnerability, and sharp cultural critique in equal measure. Rather than a mere chronicle of past events, Kenney offers a layered, immersive dialogue—part manifesto, part introspection—exploring the challenges of navigating life as a headstrong creative in a world that demands conformity. With every page, Kenney blurs the line between personal reflection and cultural commentary, crafting a narrative that is as intellectually provocative as it ...
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Pianist Gordon Lee Finds Space For Self-expression In Dark Places On 'How Can It Be?,' Arriving June 16 On PJCE Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Deep catharsis is the order of the day on How Can It Be?, the seventh album by pianist and composer Gordon Lee, set to drop June 16 on PJCE Records. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the album’s nine originals—performed by the Portland, Oregon-based Lee and his quartet with tenor saxophonist Renato Caranto, bassist Dennis Caiazza, and drummer Gary Hobbs—reflect the leader’s urgent need to express powerful emotions at a time when musical performance was limited at best. In addition to ...
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Guitarist / Composer Toni Mora's New Album 'Space Folklore' Available Now
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Nina Feri
When Toni Mora produced his first quartet album, “Beyond words..." JAZZ’N’MORE magazine stated. “An exciting future for the young guitarist with agile hands, a warm sound and a flair for daring introductions, and virtuosic solos.” His new album Space Folklore represents Mora well. Insatiable curiosity and seemingly infinite virtuosity. Exploring new horizons and offering a hybrid and diverse album drawing on the major influences of his younger years (Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jonathan Kreisberg) but also on rock, bossa and Andine music ...
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Multi-Genre Singer/Songwriter G. Thomas Allen Takes Rank In The Modern Post-Bop/Jazz Space With His Self-Titled Debut Album. Drops July 3, 2020!
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G. Thomas Allen
Not too many male singers have a high C6, well at least not to be heard in public, but G. Thomas Allen's stratospheric range and pleasantly smooth tone is the next wave of sound in the modern jazz space. Native of Danville, VA, by way of Chicago, where he is currently based and accessible to the jazz scene; whether it's jamming at Andy's Jazz Club or sitting in at The Green Mill with the trumpeter Pharez Whitted or saxophonist Eric ...
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All About Jazz Contributor Tyran Grillo's book Between Sound and Space: An ECM Records Primer, Available Now
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All About Jazz
A printed compilation of some of ECM’s finest albums to be released over its 50-year history, recorded by musicians from the USA, Norway, Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, and many other countries. As an independent publisher, we are very happy to present our third English-language book and the first music book in our catalog: Between Sound and Space: An ECM Records Primer. Written by Tyran Grillo, it includes reviews of albums released by composers and performers such as Keith Jarrett, Chick ...
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SoundRoyalties Opens Nashville Office, Networking Space
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HypeBot
Sound Royalties has added a Nashville location. To oversee the expansion of the music industry specialty finance firm, Sound Royalties’ CEO and Founder Alex Heiche is now operating full time out of Nashville. The company will also host events and gatherings in its Nashville space, independently as well as in concert with other music organizations. The events will be exclusive to creatives and music industry professionals looking to network and share their creativity. “Nashville isn’t just the country music capital, ...
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All About Jazz Launches New Inline Ad Space
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All About Jazz
You have a captive audience with All About Jazz's new inline ad space. Sized at 1200x900 pixels, the ad appears at the center of every article page (that's 70,000 pages and counting!) and after every fourth photo in thousands of slideshows. It's persistent display, occupies an entire screen on certain devices, and is trackable. View the current inline ad from any article page or view the current ad in a slideshow by clicking here, then clicking the green VIEW IN ...
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All About Jazz Launches New Ad Space Geared for Print Advertisers
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz, an unparalleled platform of technical innovation for jazz, has developed a new full screen advertisement option that appears in the stream of a photo slideshow. Presented at 1920x1080 pixels, the clickable “Slideshow" ad appears after every fourth photo in a slideshow. All About Jazz tracks how many times the ad is viewed and how many times it is clicked. “The slideshow ad is superior to a full page print ad—it's persistent display, full screen, trackable, and outbound ...
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Sparkplug: Rent Instruments, Gear, Space From And To Your Fellow Musicians
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HypeBot
This article explores the new ins and outs of Sparkplug, a resource which allows artists to make money by renting out instruments and space to fellow artists, as well as save money by renting space and gear from same said artists. Guest post by Jennifer Newman Sharpe, CEO and founder of Sparkplug Make money renting out your instruments; Save money on tour or in the studio by renting from a fellow artist. In order to better support and invest in their art, ...
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