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Hot Heros: Folkjazz from Finland

Read "Folkjazz from Finland" reviewed by Anthony Shaw


From the tarnished keys of his favorite old tenor sax, through the scaberous tones of the same instrument to the tangle of his extensive rusty beard, Sami Sippola epitomizes the essence of a free jazz artist. So needless to say the most recent of the releases featuring this well established Finnish musician is another tour de force of urgency and angst, but with a local twist. Accompanied by two very well-respected musicians from his own home town, ...

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Verneri Pohjola & Black Motor: Rubidium

Read "Rubidium" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Da sempre più avanguardistico rispetto alle altre realtà scandinave, il jazz finlandese dopo anni di relativo under statement, germoglia nuovi fiori come ad esempio il trombettista Verneri Pohjola che, in questo Rubidium, incontra l'eclettico trio Black Motor. La figurazione tromba-sax-sezione ritmica richiama immediate memorie di entourage vicini a Ornette Coleman e scelte “free" fine anni Sessanta. L'incontro/contrasto fra il lirico e folk trombettismo di Pohjola e le ance taglienti e orgasmiche di Sami Sippola è il fil rouge di questo ...


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