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Jon Balke / Batagraf: Statements
by Budd Kopman
Batagraf is less a group or band than a collection of like-minded musicians who have come together to explore ideas related to rhythm and language. Made up of four percussionists and five vocalist/reciters, along with but two “normal" instrumentalists (trumpet and alto saxophone) and Balke himself playing electronic keyboard and percussion, plus some vocals and sound ...
Iro Haarla: Northbound
by Chris May
During the 1980s and '90s, Iro Haarla was content to keep away from the limelight and act as the generally unacknowledged inner architect of the music of her husband, drummer Edward Vesala, and his Sound & Fury group. Haarla met Vesala shortly after leaving Helsinki's Sibelius Academy in 1978, and until his death in 1999 she ...
Stefano Battaglia: Raccolto
by AAJ Staff
Since the '80s, maverick Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia has been responsible for a stack of about fifteen records as a leader on the homegrown Splasc(h) label, as well as plenty of sideman appearances and discs elsewhere. Raccolto is his ECM debut, reflecting the Munich-based label's incresingly pan-European outlook. Battaglia is classically trained and has a very ...
Thomas Stronen: Parish
by John Kelman
While Parish's first album, the live Rica (Challenge, 2003), was more collaborative from a compositional perspective, the group's new eponymous record continues to be the brainchild of Norwegian percussionist Thomas Strønen. With strong players like fellow Norwegian double-bassist Mats Eilertsen, Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson and clarinetist/saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist, Parish couldn't be anything but highly collaborative. The ...
Paul Motian Band: Garden of Eden
by Troy Collins
Despite the passage of time, drummer Paul Motian, now 75, continues to develop his singular take on jazz tradition while simultaneously exploring its storied history. Altering his much-lauded Electric Bebop Band by adding a third guitarist to the mix, Motian makes a break with recent convention. Forsaking another album primarily dependent on rearranged bop standards, Motian ...
Paul Motian Band: Garden of Eden
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
For about the last fifteen years, drummer Paul Motian has explored the possibilities of two guitars, two saxophones, bass and drums with his Electric Bebop Band. Always drawing from a revolving cast of younger, emergent musicians, he augments the lineup with another guitar on Garden of Eden. Though a septet with this instrumentation ...
Iro Haarla: Northbound
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sarà forse necessario, prima o poi, definire meglio e con precisione il famoso “stile ECM”, tanto noto e riconoscibile, quanto descritto in termini per lo più vaghi e in genere non sufficienti a definirne i tratti caratteristici (come del resto avviene per altri stilemi della musica improvvisata, o jazzistica che dir si voglia, come i riferimenti ...
Stefano Battaglia: Raccolto
by John Kelman
As the international community becomes increasingly aware of the vibrant Italian jazz scene through labels like EGEA and Cam Jazz, it's important to remember that ECM has also brought artists like trumpeter Enrico Rava, accordionist Gianni Cosca and reedman Gianluigi Trovesi to broader audiences. Add to that list pianist Stefano Battaglia, who has been on the ...
Manu Katche: Neighbourhood
by John Kelman
He may be better known as the rhythm engine behind popular music icons like Sting and Peter Gabriel, but Manu Katché has always been more than a simple backbeat, despite his unerring ability to create accessible, danceable grooves. His work on ECM stalwart Jan Garbarek's albums I Took Up the Ruins and In Praise of Dreams ...
Jon Balke / Batagraf: Statements
by John Kelman
Even the most distinctive artists, who have honed voices that distinguish them from their peers, typically have some identifiable precedents. Norwegian pianist Jon Balke's earlier works with Oslo 13 and the Magnetic North Orchestra all bear obscured antecedents that can be found by digging deep enough. Recent albums like Diverted Travels (ECM, 2004) seem to operate ...
