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And Now the Queen - A Tribute to Carla Bley

Label: Lilalo Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: And Now the Queen I; And Now the Queen II; Calls; Ida Lupino; Donkey I; Donkey II; Sing Me Softly of the Blues; Ictus; Lawns; Syndrome; Vila (Jesus Maria).

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Fredrik Ljungkvist & Mattias Risberg: And Now the Queen - A Tribute to Carla Bley

Read "And Now the Queen - A Tribute to Carla Bley" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Carla Bley's compositions have been recorded by a seemingly endless list of artists including Jaco Pastorius, Arturo O'Farrill, Eberhard Weber, Jan Garbarek, Jimmy Giuffre and extensively by her former husband, the late Paul Bley. She has been revolutionary in the scope of her work which has run from the jazz opera Escalator Over the Hill (JCOA ...

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Bergamo Jazz 2016

Read "Bergamo Jazz 2016" reviewed by Francesco Martinelli


For the first time under the artistic direction of trumpeter Dave Douglas, the 38th edition of the Bergamo Jazz Festival--one of Europe's longest running jazz events--invaded the ancient and noble city in the North of Italy with a joyous celebration of the music's diversity. The beautifully restored Teatro Sociale in the Città Alta--Bergamo's ancient ...

Article: Live Review

Bergamo Jazz 2016

Read "Bergamo Jazz 2016" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Bergamo Jazz 2016 13-20 mar. Tutto sommato Bergamo Jazz 2016 ha tenuto fede alle parole programmatiche di Dave Douglas, suo nuovo direttore artistico, tese a presentare “un ampio spaccato di alcune delle espressioni di questa musica in costante evoluzione...," in considerazione anche del fatto che essa “ci arriva in varie forme e ...

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Vossa Jazz 2015

Read "Vossa Jazz 2015" reviewed by Henning Bolte


VOSSA JAZZ Voss March 28 -29, 2015 Vossa Jazz, founded in 1973, an annual three-day event with a great variety of groups and acts, is a highly prestigious jazz festival in Norway. Thanks especially to its commissions and awards, it has an important national and international function. In 1983 the ...

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Atomic: Lucidity

Read "Lucidity" reviewed by Troy Collins


Living up to their name in performance and on record, the all-star Norwegian quintet Atomic challenges preconceived notions regarding the stereotypically introspective nature of Nordic jazz. Inspired by the unbridled spirit of 1960s American “Fire Music" and the post-war school of European free improvisation, Atomic eclipses the meditative lyricism of influential local legends like Jan Garbarek ...

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Atomic at Nighttown

Read "Atomic at Nighttown" reviewed by Matt Marshall


Atomic Nighttown Cleveland Heights, OH February 10, 2015 Fresh in the glow of its 50th anniversary celebration, kicked off by a party a few nights earlier and extending through the end of the month, Nighttown put its eclecticism fully on display February 10, presenting powerful Scandinavian free-jazz group Atomic. The Nighttown ...

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Enjoy Jazz Festival 2014

Read "Enjoy Jazz Festival 2014" reviewed by Adriana Carcu


Enjoy Jazz Festival Heidelberg, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Germany October 2 -November 15, 2014 Here are the festival numbers: 80 shows in almost seven weeks on 25 stages, performed by 250 musicians from 35 countries. Beyond the numbers there are many names: quite a few well known, a fair amount of established artists ...

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Atomic alla Sala Vanni di Firenze

Read "Atomic alla Sala Vanni di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Atomic Musicus Concentus Superjazz Firenze, Sala Vanni 10.10.2014 Il primo appuntamento del Musicus Concentus per la serie Superjazz 2014 ha visto di scena uno dei gruppi più interessanti sulla scena europea, il quintetto scandinavo Atomic. Ben lontano dalle sonorità che si è soliti associare al jazz nordico, ...

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Klas Nevrin Ensemble: Live At Lederman

Read "Live At Lederman" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Swedish pianist and composer Klas Nevrin, known for his ongoing collaborations with reed player Fredrik Ljungkvist in Ljungkvist's bands Yun Kan 5 and Yun Kan 10 and in the Norwegian- Swedish quartet Honeyleap, suggests a new arresting sonic aesthetic in his new solo album. His compositions forge a middle path between the rock-inspired lineage of free ...


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