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Thomas Markusson

Mire III: Island Song

by Neri Pollastri
March 4, 2024

Dopo alcuni album con un trio a proprio nome assieme a suoi connazionali, il pianista finlandese Joona Toivanen si presenta adesso con un'analoga formazione, denominata Mire III, completata da due musicisti del paese in cui da anni risiede, la Svezia: Thomas Markusson al contrabbasso e Johan Björklund alla batteria. La formazione presenta esclusivamente brani ...

Island Song

By MIRE III

Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2023
Track listing: Imago; Metamorphosis I-II; Metamorphosis III-IV; Gentle; Otsir; Elder; Island Song (piano solo); Mire; 1P/Halley; Three; Island Song; Metamorphosis (Coda).

Iro Haarla, Ulf Krokfors, Eric Dolphy and More

by Maurice Hogue
March 6, 2019

Some very important saxophonists are featured in this episode: Frenchman Emile Parisien is back with almost all of his original quartet, Gebhard Ullman shows why he's considered one of the best contemporary multi-reedists with his Basement Research band, Dave Rempis's new trio debuts The Early Bird Gets, and the great Eric Dolphy with previously-unissued music in ...

Steph Richards, Kuba Plużek and More

by Maurice Hogue
February 13, 2019

The much-acclaimed Australian saxophonist Sandy Evans' passion for combining jazz improvisation and Indian music continues unabated on her latest recording Bridge of Dreams. She brought together some top musicians from India, including the incredible vocalist Shubha Mudgal, Sandy's frequent accompanist tabla player Bobby Singh and the Sirens Big Band from Sydney for the project. Recently, the ...

Russ Lossing, Jasper Blom and More

by Maurice Hogue
February 6, 2019

Sometimes a recording catches you by surprise. Such is the case with Swedish bassist Thomas Markusson's Open. Only one of the musicians was familiar, the pianist Naoko Sakata who moved from Japan to Sweden where she could play the kind of music that wasn't popular in Japan. Sakata definitely found the right company. Markusson is a ...