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Daniel Sommer

Non-Places

By Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble

Label: GleAM Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Excess: a Critique of Super-Modernism; Attesa Sospesa; The Path of the Non-Conformist; Junk Space; Reconstruction of a Memory; Black Hole Sun; Phantom Echoes; The Third Place.

Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble: Non-Places

by Neil Duggan
July 20, 2026

Non-Places is a large ensemble project from the Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble, led by Italian composers Anna Bignami and Laura Veltri. Their nonet, consisting of six horns and a piano trio, brings together some of the leading musicians from the Danish jazz scene. Blending composition, improvisation and slight electronic elements, the group takes influences ranging from ...

Sounds & Sequences

By Daniel Sommer

Label: April Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Vejen til Epidemin; Hey, Superhero; Skyggespil; Trumsolo; Blue-Seven; Gothenburg Volume Three; Sounds and Sequences; Ego Ekko; Beautiful Daisy; Powerglass; End Wav.

Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge, Amir ElSaffar, Otherlands Trio & Dave Gisler

by Maurice Hogue
October 4, 2025

Highlights of this edition include one of the finest free jazz ensembles--Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge with pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, bassist Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten & drummer Gerry Hemingway. Their new Further Beyond is manna-like. Trumpeter Amir ElSaffar and his New Quartet continue to improvise around the maqam style of music. Bassist Stephan Crump & drummer Eric ...

Fujii/Tamura, Earscratcher, Sam Weinberg & Lisa Marie Simmons

by Maurice Hogue
September 8, 2025

Pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura definitely are a power couple in the free jazz realm. Whether they are leading their own bands, playing in each other's groups, or collaborating as a duo, the music they make is amazing. Ki is their latest duet album and their tenth as a duo and surprise, it's an ...

Mike Stern, Kjetil Mulelid, Arve Henriksen, Jim Hart & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 11, 2025

Another week, another bonanza of releases, some brand new, some recent, and some dating back a few months and allow us to make sure we do not miss anything remarkable released in 2024!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mike Stern “Connections" Echoes and Other ...

As Time Passes

By Daniel Sommer

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: As Time Passes; Ea; Fifth Winter; North Wind; Basslines; Meditation; Evening Song; A Day in March.

Geno Thackara's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024

by Geno Thackara
December 27, 2024

The year has unfortunately not allowed for reviewing anything near as much as I'd hoped, but the lack of coverage certainly does not mean a lack of quality--as always, there are some picks that just keep finding their way back to my speakers again and again. I'll add a quick honorable mention for Ultraviolet's Ripples and ...

Oan Kim, The Leaping Fish Trio, Rob Luft, Flat Earth Society & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 12, 2024

Enjoy a playlist featuring a tribute to Lou Reed, two projects featuring British guitarist Rob Luft and the masterful exercises in noir by Oan Kim & Dirty Jazz, Max Nagl, and Flat Earth Society.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Leaping Fish Trio “NYC ...