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Article: Album Review

Kristin Korb: Finding Home

Read "Finding Home" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

A home isn't just a physical space and a place to hang your hat; a home is wherever an individual finds comfort, acceptance, and personal fulfillment. On Finding Home, bassist-vocalist Kristin Korb explores the journey and process that brought her to such a place in her life. Korb, who grew up in Montana, ...

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Article: Album Review

Ingrid Hagel: Tharapita

Read "Tharapita" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman

Tharapita is a delightful recording that ultimately beguiles the listener through its emotional outlook and sheer gorgeous sound. Ingrid Hagel hails from Estonia and, as she states on her site, “Tharapita" is the name of a thirteenth-century northern Estonian tribal god, which has been incorporated into the culture to “evoke the unity between man ...

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News: Music Industry

Dexter Godon in Denmark: 1962

Dexter Godon in Denmark: 1962

There are tens of thousands of jazz clips on YouTube. But some, like this one, add a human element that brings the artist and the event to life. Here's Dexter Gordon in Copenhagen in 1962. It was filmed for a German TV program that aired a year later, featuring Gordon at the Jazz Club Montmartre along ...

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Article: Live Review

Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2014

Read "Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2014" reviewed by Henning Bolte

by Henning Bolte

Copenhagen Jazz Festival Copenhagen July, 8-10, 2014 The ten-day Copenhagen Jazz Festival, with its 1,200 concerts, is maybe the largest of its kind in Europe. This number of concerts is the consequence of a unique concept. The core of the festival, with some international headliners, is a relatively small scale ...

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News: Recording

New Release By Mikkel Ploug & Lars Graugaard

New Release By Mikkel Ploug & Lars Graugaard

Clang has released Ngelo by Danish guitarist and composer Mikkel Ploug and the Danish musical chameleon Lars Graugaard. All tracks on Ngelo are edited improvisations that provide a listening experience that combines the liveliness of the moment with a concise structure, either with a well-defined atmosphere or of a particular compositional aim. The three ballad-style tracks ...

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Article: Album Review

Otomo Yoshihide & Paal Nilssen-Love: Otomo Yoshihide & Paal Nilssen-Love

Read "Otomo Yoshihide & Paal Nilssen-Love" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

The musical bond between Japanese guitarist and sound sculptor Otomo Yoshihide and Norwegian powerhouse drummer Paal Nilssen-Love was solidified through previous successful collaborations. First with Nilssen-Love Scandinavian power trio The Thing's Shinjuku Crawl, (Smalltown Superjazz, 2009), then with Peter Brotzmann's Chicago Tentet Concert for Fukushima Wels 2011 DVD, (PanRec, 2013) and finally with an ad-hoc trio ...

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Article: Album Review

Lars Bech Pilgaard: I Want You To Be Around Me

Read "I Want You To Be Around Me" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

Danish guitarist Lars Bech Pilgaard is known for restless, left-of-center aesthetics that characterize his solo efforts and work in bands such as SVIN and Slowburn. In 2012 he released a limited edition, handmade solo disc featuring mostly low-fi recordings. Now he continues with the same collector's- item, do-it- yourself philosophy. This release featured only 100 12” ...

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Article: Live Review

Dave Holland’s Prism at Copenhagen Jazzhouse

Read "Dave Holland’s Prism at Copenhagen Jazzhouse" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

Dave Holland's Prism Copenhagen Jazzhouse Copenhagen, Denmark July 10, 2014 In jazz, forming a new group gives the possibility of finding a new musical expression, but it can also be a way of returning to one's musical roots. In the case of bassist Dave Holland's group Prism, it is actually ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeppe Zeeberg: It’s The Most Basic Thing You Can Do On A Boat

Read "It’s The Most Basic Thing You Can Do On A Boat" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni

The debut album of Danish pianist Jeppe Zeeberg, member of local groups Dødens Garderobe and Bird Alert, expands the concept of piano trio with two double bass players and two drummers, known for their versatility and improvisational skills. Furthermore, Zeeberg's compositions emphasize a common vein through all genres, demonstrated by his and his co-conspirators strong and ...

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Article: Album Review

Dorothy Donegan: Strength, Energy, Imagination

Read "Strength, Energy, Imagination" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey

With this double album, Storyville Records--surely the greatest Danish invention since pastry--tells the story of a legend that never was. Dorothy Donegan, born in Chicago in 1924, trained as a classical pianist before switching to jazz and being hailed as “the female Art Tatum." She made her recording debut when ...


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