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Banz Oester

Kate Gentile, Swell / Tokar / Kugel & Richard Davis

by Maurice Hogue
December 4, 2023

Drummer Kate Gentile's new Find Letter X is extremely inventive and original--one of the best of the year and featured in this edition. The new em>For The People Of The Open Heart by trombonist Steve Swell, bassist Mark Tokar & drummer Klaus Kugel is another exceptional release. Also new and notable are pianist Satoko Fujii with ...

Samuel Blaser: As the Sea

by John Kelman
May 27, 2023

Plenty has been written about musical camaraderie--the building of long-term musical relationships and their unmistakable impact on the evolution of a group. Few, however, discuss the inevitable impact of personal relationships behind the music. Times have changed, and few jazz groups tour for more than a couple of consecutive weeks; still, hitting the road for even ...

New Sounds and Archive Nuggets

by Bob Osborne
May 20, 2021

A mixture of old and new this time. Featured albums are from Behn Gillece, Devin Gray, Camila Nebbia & Axel Filip, Damon Locks and Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp. There's also a couple of albums from 2020 that I have only just gotten around to, plus some archive specials from Hugh Hopper, Marc Ducret and Miles ...

Dan Willis, Paul Dunmall, Amok Amor & Treesearch

by Maurice Hogue
May 5, 2021

Many jazz musicians in Poland consider playing and/or recording the music of Poland's father of jazz, Krzysztof Komeda, a rite of passage. A similar feeling exists with most jazz musicians anywhere about the music of Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and more. This episode features some recordings that follow that path. Saxophonist Dan Willis tackles ...

Strell - The Music of Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington

By The WHO Trio

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: The Mooche; Fleurette Africaine; In a Sentimental Mood; Black & Tan Fantasy; Take the A Train; In a Mellow Tone; Passion Flower; Angelica; A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing.

Old, Borrowed and Just a Little Blue

by Geno Thackara
December 11, 2017

How many collections of standards does the jazz world really need? The answer, of course, is that there's always room for more as long as the players and listeners can find something relevant and fresh. Every piece on offer in this batch has been around for several decades at least, but these old things never fail ...

Andreas Schaerer, Bänz Oester: Shibboleth

by Luca Muchetti
December 9, 2014

In quanti modi si può usare la voce facendo musica, ma senza cantare? Ce lo insegnano Andreas Schaerer e Bänz Oester in Shibboleth, un CD che definire atipico è sicuramente poco. Una voce di un cantante-performer e un basso jazz. Poche e sporadiche percussioni. “Corde À Linge" inizia su melodie felpate che ...

The WHO Trio: The WHO Zoo

by Mark Corroto
October 26, 2014

American drummer/percussionist Gerry Hemingway has made his home in Switzerland since 2009. Besides his teaching and solo performances, currently, his most accomplished working band is The WHO Trio. 'WHO' stands for Wintsch/Hemingway/Oester. It's Hemingway's unconventional piano trio with Swiss partners pianist Michel Wintsch and bassist Bänz Oester.The WHO Zoo is their fifth release, beginning ...

As The Sea

By Samuel Blaser

Label: Hat Hut Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: As The Sea Part I; As Th Sea Part II; As The Sea Part III; As The Sea Part IV.