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Atomic: Lucidity

Read "Lucidity" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins

Living up to their name in performance and on record, the all-star Norwegian quintet Atomic challenges preconceived notions regarding the stereotypically introspective nature of Nordic jazz. Inspired by the unbridled spirit of 1960s American “Fire Music" and the post-war school of European free improvisation, Atomic eclipses the meditative lyricism of influential local legends like Jan Garbarek ...

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Atomic: Lucidity

Read "Lucidity" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

There's an inference on this Norwegian ensemble's webpage bio that its blend of free-jazz and dynamic mode of operations is the antithesis to their fellow countrymen's largely quaint or ethereal jazz output evidenced on ECM Records, for example. However, it's not that these innuendos or tenets are viewed as negatives, but the highly respected musicians comprising ...

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Article: Live Review

Atomic at Nighttown

Read "Atomic at Nighttown" reviewed by Matt Marshall

by Matt Marshall

Atomic Nighttown Cleveland Heights, OH February 10, 2015 Fresh in the glow of its 50th anniversary celebration, kicked off by a party a few nights earlier and extending through the end of the month, Nighttown put its eclecticism fully on display February 10, presenting powerful Scandinavian free-jazz group Atomic. The Nighttown ...

Article: Album Review

Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit: Erta Ale

Read "Erta Ale" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Il batterista norvegese Paal Nilssen-Love è (giustamente) famoso per due cose. Per essere uno dei più straordinari strumentisti della sua generazione e per essere anche uno dei musicisti più attivi nel proporre -e documentare in modo quasi ossessivo-le tante facce della sua intensa attività di improvvisatore. Come molti colleghi, anche Nilssen-Love (che ...

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Atomic alla Sala Vanni di Firenze

Read "Atomic alla Sala Vanni di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Atomic Musicus Concentus Superjazz Firenze, Sala Vanni 10.10.2014 Il primo appuntamento del Musicus Concentus per la serie Superjazz 2014 ha visto di scena uno dei gruppi più interessanti sulla scena europea, il quintetto scandinavo Atomic. Ben lontano dalle sonorità che si è soliti associare al jazz nordico, ...

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Ljubljana Jazz Festival 2014

Read "Ljubljana Jazz Festival 2014" reviewed by Henning Bolte

by Henning Bolte

2014 Ljubljana Jazz Festival 2014 Ljubljana, Slovenia July 2-5, 2014 Ljubljana--capital of the Republic of Slovenia, member of EU, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy--hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe, which held its 55th edition this year. The event is usually organized by Cankarjev House--Cankarjev Dom, in Slovenian--a prestigious, state-run ...

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1982: A / B

Read "A / B" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

The fourth album of the Norwegian improvisational trio 1982-- Hardanger fiddler and violinist Nils Økland, organist Sigbjørn Apeland, and drummer Øyvind Skarbø--feature this original outfit of two different sides, just like in the classic LP format. The A side offers an improvised out-take from the trio 's 2009 Pintura album session (Hubro, ...

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Atomic al Carambolage, Bolzano

Read "Atomic al Carambolage, Bolzano" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 14.04.2014 Quando si pensa alla scena scandinava, l'associazione mentale va subito a musicisti che percorrono le strade delle atmosfere soffici, levigate, spesso con melodie evocative, dalle tinte sfumate e leggere. Spesso poco stimolanti. Oppure ci si riferisce alla ricca scena degli esploratori elettronici, che specialmente in Norvegia annovera ...

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IPA: Bubble

Read "Bubble" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

The third album of the Norwegian-Swedish band IPA feature it as a quintet with the addition of Swedish vibes master Mattias Ståhl. The former quartet--Norwegian saxophonist Atle Nymo; drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen, both playing in the modern jazz quintet Motif; double bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, who collaborated with Nymo and Johansen for a reworking of Don ...

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Jonas Kullhammar Old and New Ways

Read "Jonas Kullhammar Old and New Ways" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

Swedish great saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar always knew to position his musical activities in a rich historical, musical and artistic context, often with a sharp sense of humor. His tenor playing owes much to such great American post-bop sax players as John Coltrane (and his quartet covered recently Coltrane seminal A Love Supreme), but also to iconic ...


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