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MINUA: In Passing
by Mark Sullivan
There can't be many trios made up of bass clarinet and two guitars; in fact, I can't think of another one. MINUA, a German/Icelandic trio based in Basel, Switzerland, makes it sound like the most natural combination in the world. The trio members met during their studies at the Jazzschool in Basel. They quickly felt a ...
MONOGLOT: MONOGLOT
by Mark Sullivan
MONOGLOT comes by their band name honestly, a Swiss/German/Icelandic jazz/rock quintet based in Basel, Switzerland that speaks with one voice. Their music is all instrumental, and the improvisational elements clearly mark it as jazz, but the rock elements are strong as well. This is a contemporary group with one foot in the jazz tradition and another ...
Eric Zinman's Excellent European Adventures
by Chris Rich
Eric Zinman goes to Europe each year on his own dime for a varying array of shoe string gigs with people who mean a lot to him as colleagues. He usually works with Mario Rechtern and people from a community in Vienna that includes expatriate, Linda Sharrock. His most recent trip was especially gratifying ...
Stephan Sieber & Signs Releases "Her Song"
Swiss Musician/Composer Stephan Sieber has released his new album that features some unique musicians in a wonderful sonic setting. Signs was founded by Swiss drummer/composer Stephan Sieber in 1986. His intention was to create a laboratory where he could develop his musical language. The original cast were the American tenor- saxophonist Dave Peterson, German pianist Frieder ...
Vera Kappeler, Peter Conradin Zumthor: Babylon-Suite
by Alberto Bazzurro
Un'eleganza persino un po' estenuata, benché squarciata da intermittenti bagliori, caratterizza questo che è l'album d'esordio del duo svizzero per l'etichetta di Manfred Eicher. Vi trovano posto composizioni per lo più a firma congiunta (ma “Ne Pidu Ja Do Lesa" è un tema tradizionale ucraino) con cui la coppia risponde a una commissione dell'Origen Cultural Festival ...
