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Hazmat Modine: Cicada
by Anthony Shaw
To call this band is eclectic is a understatement; to call it spectacular is a simplification; to say it is led by a mouth-harp duo is approximating a partial truth, but ignores the other seven people that comprise the troupe, not to mention ten other “past, adjunct and intermittent Hazmaticians!" However, the start and end has ...
Piirpauke: Espoo, Finland, April 27, 2011
by Anthony Shaw
PiirpaukeApril JazzEspoo FinlandApril 27, 2011 The first official evening of the annual spring festival in this distinctly first-rate suburb of Helsinki featured the principal imported star Bobby McFerrin and his VOCAbuLarieS show in the tented arena, while in the formal Tapiola Cultural Center, Piirpauke's much rougher concoction of global music ...
I.Overdrive Trio: Hommage à Syd Barrett
by Anthony Shaw
I.Overdrive Trio Hommage à Syd Barrett is a tribute to the late instigator and creative impetus for early Pink Floyd, often regarded as the 1960s' master of popular musical experimentation. Along with the very familiar tunes and frequently accurate reproduction of original timbres, the French trio subjects all songs to extremes of interpretation, while investigating a ...
Pipoka: Veto
by Anthony Shaw
Pipoka is a Finnish trio, with its roots firmly entwined around its two active founder members, accordionist Veli Kujala and guitarist Jarmo Julkinen. Veto is still anchored in the original conception of chamber jazz, with highly structured pieces that provide ample opportunities for exploration and development, as well as a considerable dose of Latin America.
Trio Chaud: Helsinki, Finland, March 29. 2011
by Anthony Shaw
Trio Chaud Laulumiehet Restaurant, Helsinki, Finland March 29, 2011 When musicians play together, it might be assumed that they're enjoying themselves, but it's also true that playing can be a very serious business. The combination of play and pleasure is in no way inextricable, but when it occurs both phenomena take ...
Donkey Monkey: Helskini, Finland, February 16, 2011
by Anthony Shaw
Donkey Monkey Kanneltalo Helsinki Finland February 16, 2011 Whenever an unorthodox lineup takes the stage, listeners are easily distracted from a show's musical content. A frozen winter night's performance in a suburb of Helsinki, Finland may not be the most objective situation to assess the intriguing cross-cultural Donkey Monkey, but the ...
Les Triabolques: Helsinki, Finland, November 23, 2010
by Anthony Shaw
Les Triaboliques Tram Workshop “Korjaamo"Helsinki, FinlandNovember 23, 2010 For these three musicians edging closer to retirement, the chance of a European tour seems to have revitalized their creative juices. That their backgrounds include work with such rock headliners as Magazine, The Damned, The Mekons and, at least by close association, ...
Mikko Innanen & Innkvisitio: Clustrophy
by Anthony Shaw
There can be something as obtuse about the artist in person as there is about his music. From the opening blast of his second luxuriously produced album for TUM, it's obvious that woodwind and reed multi-instrumentalist Mikko Innanen is playing mind games with his audience, which may please or tease you. The tunes ...
Pori Jazz and its Ultra Music scene
by Anthony Shaw
Pori Jazz Festival--Ultra Music NightsPori FinlandJuly 17--25, 2010 Pori Jazz trucks on--this was its 45th year of action, still housed on the banks of the River Kokemäki and with links spread to all corners of this normally rather sleepy town on Finland's west coast. This year it ran concurrently ...
Huntsville: Eco, Arches & Eras
by Anthony Shaw
"Eras" actually comprises the majority of Huntsville's whole double-CD Eco, Arches & Eras, recorded live at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in 2007. It therefore typifies the trio's live sound, although here they are augmented by guests from Wilco--percussionist Glenn Kotche and guitarist Nels Cline. The band specializes in the gradual build-up of powerful ...
