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Jonas Cambien Trio: A Zoology of the Future
by Glenn Astarita
Belgian-born pianist Jonas Cambien currently resides in Oslo and is supported by first-rate regional musicians on his debut outing as a leader. No doubt, this trio possesses a distinct personality as the artists seemingly concoct a horde of magic potions on a per-track basis. Here, free-form maneuvers evolve into tangible themes amid quirky advancements and spunky, ...
Jazz Near You Collaborates with JAZZ.brussels to Distribute Brussels Jazz Events Worldwide
Jazz Near You has partnered with JAZZ.brussels to distribute Brussels jazz events through the Jazz Near You platform to its subscribers worldwide. “JAZZ.brussels is one of the most active and influential jazz organization in Belgium and is an ideal partner for Jazz Near You's event aggregation and redistribution program," stated Jazz Near You Founder, Michael Ricci. ...
Lucio Capece / Kevin Drumm / Radu Malfatti: The Volume Surrounding the Task
by John Eyles
The Volume Surrounding the Task was recorded live at Q-O2 in Brussels in January 2011 during a tour of France, Belgium and Switzerland by the international trio of Argentine-born Berlin resident Lucio Capece on bass clarinet and preparations, Chicago-based Kevin Drumm on electronics, and Austrian trombonist Radu Malfatti. The music consists of the unbroken title track ...
David Linx / Brussels Jazz Orchestra: Brel
by Jack Bowers
While David Linx's name may not be writ large here in the States, the fifty-one year-old singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist is a mega-star in his native Belgium, and in 2005 was named Best Jazz Musician in Europe, which covers a whole lot of territory. On Brel, Linx sings music composed by his Belgian forerunner, the late ...
Brussels Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi
by Jack Bowers
For those few die-hards who may adamantly insist that superior big-band jazz never reaches beyond America's borders, here is irrefutable proof that the reverse is true: the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, world-class in every respect, performing (in concert) admirable compositions by the marvelous Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with arrangements by the no less marvelous trumpeter Bert Joris ...
Giovanni di Domenico / Peter Jacquemyn / Chris Corsano: A Little Bit Off The Top
by John Sharpe
Three adept protagonists in the free improv arena assemble in a multinational gathering on A Little Bit Off The Top. Both Italian pianist Giovanni Di Domenico and Belgian bassist Peter Jacquemyn are active on the Brussels scene, while American drummer Chris Corsano shares experience with the pianist of hook ups with the likes of guitarist Jim ...
Bram De Looze: Septych
by John Sharpe
Young Belgian pianist Bram De Looze leads a 7-piece outfit of unusual instrumentation and multinational origin through a captivating and ambitious journey on Septych. While De Looze might be best known for his small group work, with his own LABtrio and drummer Dre Hocovar's combo (checkout Coding of Evidentiality (Clean Feed, 2015)), here he flexes his ...
Take Five with Lars Horntveth of Jaga Jazzist
by AAJ Staff
About Jaga Jazzist If Jaga has any rules, there's really just one: every album must sound like nothing that preceded it. With Starfire, the group that has confounded categorization from inception has delivered yet another album unlike any they've ever done before. Yet, at the end of the day--despite touchstones ranging from Gil Evans ...
Michel Bisceglia: Singularity
by Angelo Leonardi
Il pianista, compositore e orchestratore belga Michel Bisceglia è uno dei più noti e versatili musicisti del suo Paese. Nato nel 1970, alla lunga carriera di jazzman iniziata nella seconda metà degli anni novanta (un esordio discografico con Randy Brecker e Bob Mintzer, più la nascita del suo primo trio) aggiunge quella di premiato autore di ...
Drifter: Flow
by Bruce Lindsay
Drifter started life as the Alexi Tuomarila Quartet, a band that was beginning to develop a reputation on the European jazz scene with its second album, 02 (Warner Jazz, 2003). Unfortunately, the label's parent company dropped its jazz list, leaving the quartet without a contract shortly after the album's release. Tuomarila carried on--releasing a trio album, ...
