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Francesco Turrisi: Si Dolce e il Tormento

Read "Si Dolce e il Tormento" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
October 21, 2009

Turin-born Francesco Turrisi has been something of a breath of fresh air on the Irish music scene since arriving on the emerald isle in 2006. In a short time he has earned a reputation as an excellent jazz pianist, percussionist and accordionist; an original voice. He can be found playing in the ebullient Balkan-flavored Yurodny, or ...

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Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song 2

Read "Norwegian Song 2" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
March 8, 2009

Norwegian pianist Dag Arnesen continues to mine the rich tradition of Norwegian folk and classical music on Norwegian Song 2, the logical follow-up to the acclaimed Norwegian Song (Resonant Music, 2008). While the approach might seem formulaic, it's really no different than American musicians who mine the Great American Songbook. It's all about taking music that's ...

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Norwegian Song

By Dag Arnesen

Label: Resonant Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Ved Rondane (By the Rondane Mountains); Ola, Ola, min eigen unge (Oh, Ole, Ole, I Loved You Dearly); Margit Hjukse; Arietta; Eg ser deg ut før gluggjin (I See Your Shadow Yonder); Aagots fjeldsang (Aagot's Mountain Song); Håvar Hedde; Gjendines bådnlåt (Gjendine's Lullaby); Den norske dalevise (Norwegian Valley Song); Falkvor Lomansson; Sæterjentens søndog (The Chalet Girl's Sunday).

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Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song

Read "Norwegian Song" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
June 25, 2008

With the upsurge of jazz artists from around the world comes the realization that, with a melting-pot aesthetic defining jazz across the broadest possible spectrum, source material is expanding far beyond the traditional confines of blues, jazz standards and The Great American Songbook. It may be increasingly difficult to define what jazz is, but the litmus ...

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