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Article: Interview

Erik Honore: Small Sonic Postcards

Read "Erik Honore: Small Sonic Postcards" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


Compared to the rest of Europe, Norway's thriving music scene--be it jazz, pop, electronic or in-between genres--seems to be the most varied. Since1996/97, with the release of a number of seminal recordings including trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær's Khmer (ECM, 1997), keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft's New Conception of Jazz (Jazzland, 1996) and noise improv quartet Supersilent's triple-disc debut, ...

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Songs

Label: Jazzland Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: Darn That Dream; My Foolish Hear; How High the Moon; Moon River; Chicken Feathers; Lament; We'll Be Together Again; Like Someone in Love; Giant Steps.

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Last Spring

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2012
Track listing: Blåmann (melody by Anna Haavie); Om Kvelden; Margit Hjuske; Stevtone; Hei Hu; Jeg lagde meg så slide; Lilja (Øyonn Groven Myhren); Last Spring (based on Edvard Grieg); Den fyrste song (melody by Lars Søraas Senior); Gjendines Bådnlåt; Maria durch ein DOrnwald ging; Sæterjentens Søndag (based on Ole Bill / Johann Svendsen); La Folia (improvisation); Til Unfdommen (melody by Otto Mortensen); Wiegenlied.

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Article: Album Review

Eivind Aarset: Dream Logic

Read "Dream Logic" reviewed by John Kelman


With the exception of trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær and singer Sidsel Endresen--who each left the label after contributing two fine albums as leaders--there seems to be an increasing number of Norwegian artists who, after establishing themselves on smaller labels, are gaining greater international exposure by moving to the venerable ECM label. Trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Cartography ...

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Article: Live Review

Sidsel Endresen @ 60: Oslo, Norway, November 8-9, 2012

Read "Sidsel Endresen @ 60: Oslo, Norway, November 8-9, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman


Sidsel Endresen @ 60: A Special Birthday CelebrationNasjonal Jazzscene VictoriaOslo, NorwayNovember 8-9, 2012Turning 60 can mean different things to different people: for some, it's a time to think about slowing down, and for others, it's a time to kick into higher gear. In the case of jazz and improvising musicians, age ...

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Article: Live Review

2012 Umea Jazz Festival: Umea, Sweden, October 24-28, 2012

Read "2012 Umea Jazz Festival: Umea, Sweden, October 24-28, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman


Umeå Jazz Festival Umeå, Sweden October 24-28, 2012 Nestled about 20 kilometers from the coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Sweden, connected by the Ume River, sits Umeå (pronounced: ooo-me-oh), a town of about 120,000 (including the surrounding region). Small it may be, but since 1968 it has hosted an annual ...

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Article: Live Review

Enjoy Jazz 2012, Days 1-14, October 2-15, 2012

Read "Enjoy Jazz 2012, Days 1-14, October 2-15, 2012" reviewed by Adriana Carcu


Enjoy Jazz 2012Heidelberg / Mannheim / Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 2-November 10, 2012Expressed in numbers, the 14th edition of Enjoy Jazz, advertized as a “Festival for Jazz and Other Things," brings up an impressive count: 59 concerts performed in 32 locations, with 265 musicians from 24 countries. Put into words the numbers reveal a most ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

ACT: 20 Years of Magical Music

Read "ACT: 20 Years of Magical Music" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


Nowadays, creating a record label is closer to the norm than the exception. The real sign of success in a fleeting music business, where the sale of records constantly declines, is staying power. This year, 2012, the German record label ACT Music is able to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Not a mean feat for a company ...

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Article: Album Review

Kjetil Husebø: Contradictions

Read "Contradictions" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Known previously as the mastermind behind the Optical Substance jazz-electronica outfits, Contradictions is Norwegian pianist Kjetil Husebø's third album and first solo recording. Here, Husebø distills his piano playing and use of electronics into a personal music universe. In his most lyrical moments, references to fellow countrymen, pianists Bugge Wesseltoft and Jon Balke, and Polish pianist ...

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Article: Album Review

Bugge & Henning: Last Spring

Read "Last Spring" reviewed by John Kelman


With such a focus on jazz, it's easy to forget that, at the end of the day, all music is--or, at least, comes from-- improvised music. Whether drawn from the ether and performed in real time or written down on manuscript, it's still drawn from the ether. Classical music has its own history in improvisation, ranging ...


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