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Article: Album Review

The Jasper Blom Quartet: Dexterity

Read "Dexterity" reviewed by John Kelman


With the impossible volume of music released each and every week, there's always that sinking feeling that something's being missed. When saxophonist Jasper Blom and his quartet delivered their showcase performance at Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010, it became immediately clear that this was a contemporary group well worth investigating. Blom is a part of ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow

Read "Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow" reviewed by John Kelman


Eric VloeimansV-Flow Challenge Records2010 Still on the shy side of fifty, but looking considerably younger--in no small part due to a distinctive image with colorful clothing and funky shoes--it might appear premature to be releasing a five-disc box set that takes a retrospective look at the career of Dutch ...

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Hypochristmastreefuzz (Special Edition)

Label: Dox Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: CD1: Hypochristmastreefuzz; Brozziman; No Idea; De Sprong O Romantiek Der Hazen; Rollo III; Kwela P Kwana; Blues After Piet; Wij Gaan Naar De Italliaan; Arm Wiel; Een Beetje Zenuwachtig; Interview with Misha Mengelberg. CD2: Een Beetje Zenuwachting; Arachibutyrophobia; De Sprong O Romantiek Der Haren; Do the Roach; Kwela P Kwana; Blues After Piet; Arm Wiel; Brozziman; Announcement.

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Blue Sky Blond

Label: Improvising Beings
Released: 2010

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Article: Live Review

Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010: December 1-3, 2010

Read "Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2010: December 1-3, 2010" reviewed by John Kelman


Dutch Jazz & World MeetingAmsterdam, The NetherlandsDecember 1-3, 2010 As difficult as it can sometimes be to appreciate how far jazz has evolved since making its first infant steps in the United States at the beginning of the 20th Century, it's equally remarkable to consider the scene in Europe. Beginning as a relative ...

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Article: Album Review

Benjamin Herman: Hypochristmastreefuzz (Special Edition)

Read "Hypochristmastreefuzz (Special Edition)" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Since Esquire voted alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman Best Dressed Dutchman 2008, most reviews of his music have felt compelled to mention the award, and this review is no exception. Of course, such sartorial fripperies would be barely worthy of comment if Herman couldn't actually play. But play he can--whether he's flying like Charlie Parker on “Hypochristmastreefuzz," ...

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Deelder 65

Label: Improvising Beings
Released: 2009

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News: Book / Magazine

Benjamin Herman, a Photo Essay to be Released at North Sea Jazz Festival

Benjamin Herman, a Photo Essay to be Released at North Sea Jazz Festival

At the opening of the North Sea Jazz Festival art show in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 9, Happy the Man, the new photo essay about the life of alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman (New Cool Collective) will be released. The book contains photos by master photographer and Silver Camera Award-winner Peter van Breukelen, with poetic texts ...


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