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Article: Album Review

Moritz Ecker: Die Mikronesische Mafia

Read "Die Mikronesische Mafia" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 20, 2012

Berlin-based guitarist Moritz Ecker's five-part composition for an ensemble of nine musicians features his main characteristics as composer: versatility that is not bound to any orthodox definition of jazz; a flair for emotional, dramatic narratives; and a healthy sense of irony, as can be grasped from its title, Die Mikronesische Mafia. The composition ...

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Download Five Free Ozella Music Tracks

October 11, 2012

Enjoy five free tracks from Ozella Music, then read our label profile, Ozella Music: Nordic Beauty and Beyond by Jakob Baekgaard. Gammal Rørsle (Old Movement) (06:28) Karl Seglem From: Ossicles (Ozella Music) Featured: 2012-10-05 Pfaueninsel Park (05:45) Fattigfolket From: Park (Ozella Music) Featured: 2012-10-04 ...

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Zweiton: Form

by Glenn Astarita
October 7, 2012

Alexander Dowerk maximizes the capabilities of the touch guitar, along with expert drummer Alexis Paulus, on this quality outing, where classic progressive rock inclinations align with a nouveau twist. The duo is a multitasking machine, as both artists employ electronics and programming within the mix. Highlighted by memorable themes and a few doses of lament, the ...

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Franz von Chossy Quintet: When The World Comes Home

Read "When The World Comes Home" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 3, 2012

If there is one big story that can genuinely be said to have made the front pages since the dawn of time, it's the story of Adam and Eve's expulsion from Eden. Artists, poets, novelists, dramatists and composers have all sought to put their own perspectives on the tale. The latest in a line that stretches ...

Article: Talkin' Blues

Talkin' Blues with Barbara Dennerlein

by Alan Bryson
October 2, 2012

If there were a Guinness World Records prize for jazz artist with the biggest organ, it could very well go to Barbara Dennerlein. No doubt, her Hammond B3 was a disc-crushing bane for countless roadies over the past three decades, but a B3 pales in comparison to what she's been playing lately. Imagine five organs with ...

Article: Record Label Profile

Ozella Music: Nordic Beauty and Beyond

by Jakob Baekgaard
October 1, 2012

It is always tempting to explain one story in the light of another, and in the case of guitarist and composer Dagobert Böhm's Ozella Music label, it is inevitable to be reminded of Windham Hill, the record company started by the guitarist William Ackerman in 1976. Like Windham Hill, Ozella started out as one-man project run ...

Article: Record Label Profile

ACT: 20 Years of Magical Music

by Jakob Baekgaard
September 17, 2012

Nowadays, creating a record label is closer to the norm than the exception. The real sign of success in a fleeting music business, where the sale of records constantly declines, is staying power. This year, 2012, the German record label ACT Music is able to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Not a mean feat for a company ...

Article: Live Review

Jazzahead! 2012

by John Kelman
May 2, 2012

Jazzahead! 2012Bremen, GermanyApril 19-22, 2012 While folks around the world debate the future of jazz--and, for that matter, what exactly jazz is and even what it should be called--an annual trade show in Bremen, Germany, now in its fifth year, has managed to demonstrate that jazz as a brand may be facing ...

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Enjoy Jazz, 13th Edition: Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 27-November 1, 2011

by John Kelman
November 14, 2011

Enjoy Jazz FestivalMannheim/Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 27--November 1, 2011 It's always great to return somewhere that has become an annual port of call, but it's particularly nice to return to Germany's Enjoy Jazz, that atypical jazz festival which--rather than running for a week and concentrating a whack of shows in that short time frame--runs ...

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Jazzahead 2011: April 28 - May 1, 2011

by John Kelman
May 16, 2011

Jazzahead Bremen, Germany April 28-May 1, 2010 Jazz may be a marginalized genre with shrinking CD sales and, at least in North America, a painfully low profile in popular media, but just a few days at Jazzahead in Bremen, Germany, leave a much different impression. A trade show for all ...