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Tomoko Omura: Roots And Branches

By IAN PATTERSON

It's been a good year for New York-based, Japanese violinist/composer Tomoko Omura, whose second CD as leader, Roots (Inner Circle Music), has earned high praise from critics and peers alike. The roots of the title refer to Omura's heritage as she reimagines popular Japanese tunes through the prism of jazz. The ten tracks draw inspiration from ...

Legends Live - Städtische Festhalle Pirmasens, Liederhalle Stuttgart

By HANS KOLLER

Label: FMP
Released: 2013

Jutta Hipp: Lost Tapes: The German Recordings 1952-1955

By DAN MCCLENAGHAN

German-born pianist Jutta Hipp (1925-2003) was enticed to travel to New York in 1955 by jazz writer/historian Leonard Feather. She was signed by Alfred Lion to Blue Note Records where she very quickly--within an eight month period--recorded three albums for the label: At the Hickory House, Vol. 1 (1955); At the Hickory House, Vol. 2, and ...

Jazzfest Berlin 2012: Berlin, Germany, November 1-4, 2012

By HENNING BOLTE

Jazzfest Berlin 2012Berlin, GermanyNovember 1-4, 2012In 1964, famous pioneering jazz aficionado and impresario Joachim E. Behrendt founded the legendary Berlin Jazztage. The event, nowadays named Jazzfest Berlin, with its tumultuous history and multitude of faces, has since worked with a variety of different artistic directors. This year was the beginning of a new ...

Gerd Dudek: Day and Night

By JOHN EYLES

When saxophonist Evan Parker started his Psi label back in late 2001, the label's second release--following his own solo album, Lines Burnt in Light (2001)--was the excellent 'Smatter (2002), by Gerd Dudek, the German saxophonist's first release under his own name. In January 2012, when Parker curated a week-long series of concerts at The Vortex in ...

Cry, want

By HANS KOLLER

Label: Psi
Released: 2011
Track listing: Nocturne; Farewell: Riff Raff; Estuary: Hermetique: Quasimodo: Reunion: Cry, Want.

Take Five With Tommy Vig

By TOMMY VIG

Meet Tommy Vig: Born to a musical family in Budapest, Tommy Vig was internationally recognized as a child prodigy by the age of six, playing drums with his father, clarinetist Gyorgy Vig. His sense of improvisation, rhythm and energy at that young age made him unique, and he performed live concerts on radio, at ...

Hans Koller with Bill Frisell: Cry, want

By JOHN EYLES

No, there is no need to re-read the heading or check the personnel list; guitarist Bill Frisell is included as a member of this Hans Koller twelve-piece ensemble. So, too, is Psi proprietor Evan Parker, making this the first recording featuring Parker and Frisell together--quite an occasion, eh? In addition, alongside German-raised, London-based Koller ...

London Ear

By HANS KOLLER

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2005
Track listing: London Ear; Filles De Kilimanjaro; Slow Is The Color Of Love; Braving The Elements; Blinks; Blame It On My Youth; Home; Marshmallow; The Touch Of Your Lips; Blinks; Filles De Kilimanjaro.