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Thomas Strønen, Gard Nillsen, Things Of This Nature & Atlas Maior
by Maurice Hogue
Norway is a country that punches way above its weight when it comes to producing excellent jazz musicians, and two of the best drummers from that country have released excellent recordings of late: Thomas Strønen & Time Is A Blind Guide's Off Stillness and Gard Nilssen with an expanded Acoustic Unity, celebrating their tenth anniversary. The ...
I Dischi del 2025 secondo Libero Farnè
by Libero Farnè
Anche quest'anno la scena statunitense del jazz più avanzato si è rivelata particolarmente ricca e competitiva. In questa liste di fine anno, però, ho voluto dare spazio anche ad alcuni dischi emblematici del panorama europeo, da sempre vitale e autentico, segnalando in particolare un protagonista storico come Barry Guy, anche perché nel corso del 2025 ho ...
Libero Farnè's Best Jazz Albums of 2025
by Libero Farnè
Once again this year, the most forward-looking strand of the U.S. jazz scene has proven to be especially rich and compelling. In my list, however, I have tried to make room for a number of emblematic releases from the European scene, which remains consistently vital and authentic. In this spirit, I chose to highlight a historic ...
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity: Great Intentions
by John Eyles
Gard Nilssen was born in June 1983 in Skien, Norway, and raised in a musical family consisting of drummers. With a background of marching bands and big bands, it was no surprise that drums became his instruments of choice. He got his musical education on the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. Later on, he became a ...
Gustavo Cortiñas, Teis Semey, Bugge Wesseltoft, Alexander Hawkins & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Stamp your jazz passport without packing a bag: this week's playlist gathers Scandinavian trailblazers, both fresh and seasoned, alongside British, Mexican, and Italian adventurers pushing jazz into new territory.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Teis Semey “Hippity Hoppity Abolish Private Property" En masse! (Loumi) ...
Fieldwork, Matthieu Mazué, Aga Derlak & The Monkious
by Maurice Hogue
New releases are always about, but the new ones featured in this episode of OMJ are very, very special. First off, Fieldwork! Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman & Tyshawn Sorey are all formidable musicians in their own right and as the trio Fieldwork the critical acclaim was huge, the potential endless. But it's taken 17 years for ...
Louis Moholo Moholo, Sven Åke Johansson, Olie Brice & Ville Lahteenmaki Trio
by Maurice Hogue
The final tunes of this episode of One Man's Jazz are memorials to two of the most important drummers in creative music who passed away within days of each other in June, and they're honoured in this episode. Louis Moholo Moholo and Sven Åke Johansson came from very different places; Moholo Moholo was the last living ...
Gard Nilssen, Antonio Borghini, Ehwald/Schultze/Rainey
by Maurice Hogue
Norwegian powerhouse drummer Gard Nilssen marks his move to a new label, Action Jazz, by releasing two live sessions from recent years. ... And It's Yours Forever is with his ultra-dynamic Supersonic Orchestra, while the second is with his Acoustic Unity trio, recorded when they were serving as a back-up band to Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør.Other ...
Scheen Jazzorkester & Fredrik Ljungkvist: Framat!
by Mark Corroto
Scandinavian large ensembles have much to teach their more conservative American counterparts about reinventing the jazz orchestra for the 21st century. Framåt! by Scheen Jazzorkester is a powerful affirmation of this idea. This Norwegian ensemble has consistently pushed the boundaries of large ensemble jazz, and Framåti--their tenth release since forming in 2010--is another compelling addition to ...
Vossa Jazz Festival at 52, with New Blood
by Josef Woodard
https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/photos/2010/9509f2e2a3547fddb4d7263cf3eb6ff5.jpg Each year around Easter, the lovely and smallish lakeside city of Voss, Norway springs to musical life for a weekend. Voss is a go-to destination for skiers flocking to the snowy slopes high above the town, and host to an extreme sports festival come summer. But the legendary Vossa Jazz festival, which staged ...
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