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Blood, Sweat, Drum + Bass: On the Road to Damascus
by Ian Patterson
A study trip to Damascus in 2010 by Blood, Sweat, Drum + Bass's founder Jens Christian “Chappe" Jensen resulted in the east-meets-west On the Road to Damascus, the 27-piece Danish big band's 5th recording. The labyrinths of the ancient walled city--with its souks, cobbled streets and towering mosques--and the rhythms of the modern metropolis alike may ...
Sidney Bechet & Mezz Mezzrow: The King Jazz Records Story
by Chris Mosey
Three decades before Norman Mailer in 1957 drew attention to the social phenomenon of the “white negro," Mezz Mezzrow claimed to be just that. To use his own terminology, he was “a voluntary negro." Actually an American Jew, he played clarinet in the 1930s and 40s, often, as here, alongside Sidney Bechet. He ...
Kolonihaven Unikum: Saltö
by Jakob Baekgaard
It is undeniably a paradox that the age of musical digitalization has produced some of the most beautiful physical objects in the history of recorded music, but, perhaps, the mystery isn't as great as it seems.The endless possibilities of streaming and downloading have brought along a backlash, an increased feeling of impersonality, which had ...
Taylor's Universe: Worn Out
by Dave Wayne
One can only hope that Robin Taylor was being ironic when he titled his latest collection Worn Out. Musically, it follows in the footsteps of his recent recordings with Taylor's Universe; Kind of Red (Marvel of Beauty, 2012) and Return to Whatever (Marvel of Beauty, 2009). But there's a freshness, fire and vigor here that suggests ...
17 Days Of International Jazz Festival To Embrace Denmark In February
The Winter Jazz Festival (or in Danish: Vinterjazz) is set to sweep all over Denmark for the 13th time on February 1-17. Vinterjazz is once more pushing its boundaries further with a record breaking number of concerts totaling approximately 300 concerts all over Denmark. This year's program presents a quite extravagant selection of International and Scandinavian ...
Valby Vokalgruppe: Bah New Era
by Eyal Hareuveni
Valby Vokalgruppe is another band of the musicians, an art collective from the Danish label Eget Værelse (A Room of One's Own, inspired by famous writer Virginia Woolf) and home to other genre-binding bands like Selvhenter. And, indeed, this Danish vocal ensemble, with its core of four female singers, is led by Selvhenter drummer Anja Jacobsen, ...
Lars Bech Pilgaards Slowburn: Mammut
by Eyal Hareuveni
Danish guitarist Lars Bech Pilgaard's musical philosophy denies the existence of any genre or convention. His musical range encompasses free improv, avant-garde, Kraut rock, punkish energy, odd cinematic soundscapes, noise, and even fifties classics. Mammut, Pilgaard's debut as a leader with The Slowburn trio, attempts to find a common thread among this colorful sonic universe. Experienced ...
Selvhenter: Frk. B. Fricka
by Eyal Hareuveni
The Danish all-women Selvhenter quintet (often a quartet in live performance) may be the most exciting outfit to emerge from Scandinavia in recent years. This band, part of the art collective eget værelse and the alternative scene of Copenhagen, has alreadt been active for five years, performing with influential outfits like the Swedish-Norwegian trio The Thing ...
Alex Riel Special Quartet: Full House
by Chris Mosey
In 1963, at the tender age of 23, Alex Riel became the house drummer at Montmartre-the Copenhagen jazz club-backing such US giants as Dexter Gordon, Paul Gonsalves, Don Byas, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kenny Dorham and Archie Shepp. In 2010, he returned to the legendary Scandinavian venue which had recently reopened as a jazz ...
Take Five With Mathias Wedeken
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mathias Wedeken: Mathias Wedeken started playing bass at age 14, studied in Groningen (The Netherlands) and Copenhagen (Denmark). Active as sideman in Germany, with concerts and tours in Germany, Russia and Netherlands until moved to Copenhagen for good in 2009. Started his own Quartet, Quarterpounder in 2011. Released one album with Quarterpounder as ...
