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Mats Eilertsen Trio: Elegy
by John Kelman
He's best-known internationally for his work on ECM recordings by artists including guitarist Jacob Young, pianist Wolfert Brederode, and, most recently, pianist Tord Gustavsen, with whom he's been touring in support of Restored, Returned (2010). But while these associations might suggest a bassist disposed to gentler forms and understated freedom, they're only two of Mats Eilertsen's ...
Manu Katche: Third Round
by Nenad Georgievski
The art of making music that engages both the head and the heart is evidently not hard to pull off, but can be potentially self-defeating. But Manu Katché's exuberant and playful albums set new standards for brainy, soulful, and funky jazz, by blending his strengths as a composer and instrumentalist. His work as a drummer/composer/bandleader, much ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 7-9, June 30-July 2, 2010
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 radio.string.quartet.vienna / Tord Gustavsen EnsembleTD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 30-July 2, 2010 As the 30th Anniversary of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival enters the home stretch, it once again provided a day of ...
Manu Katche: Third Round
by Ian Patterson
Drummer Manu Katché's third album as leader on ECM, largely follows suit of his previous two on the legendary German label. A spectacularly inventive drummer, Katché demonstrated on Neighborhood (ECM,2005) and Playground (ECM, 200 7) that he's also a composer of highly attractive tunes, characterized by strong melodies and a gently lilting lyricism, guided by his ...
Third Round
by John Kelman
It would be beyond cute to suggest that Manu Katché marches to the beat of his own drummer. Still, in a career spanning three decades and regularly crossing over between pop, jazz and world music, the French kit-meister has demonstrated a unique propensity for groove and a distinct (and refreshing) avoidance of the “look at me" ...
Norwegian Jazz 101b: JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2010
by John Kelman
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 Norway may be a country that, more than most, aims to expose people from around the world to its culture through annual events like JazzNorway in a Nutshell, but as rich an experience as attending that junket is, returning to it on a regular basis is an ...
Solveig Slettahjell / Slow Motion Orchestra: Tarpan Seasons
by John Kelman
From a simple idea, great things can sometimes come. When Solveig Slettahjell formed Slow Motion Orchestra for a 2001 performance that became the 15-piece group's eponymous first recording on Norway's Curling Legs, the premise was simple: take a collection of songs from the Great American Songbook, and slow them down. Way down. But over the course ...
Rune Grammofon: Mutation and Reevaluation
by David McLean
Since its inception in 1998, Rune Grammofon has been at the forefront of ground breaking new music, heralding a new unprecedented interest in Scandinavian music. Whereas ECM's focus on the region has largely been based around the folk/traditional music explorations of its most prolific artists, including Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen, Terje Rypdal and Jon Christensen, and ...
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble at Royal Northern College of Music
by David McLean
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, England October 21, 2009 With the imminent release of Restored, Returned (2009, ECM) exclusively in the UK, Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen makes his British live debut with his new ensemble at Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music as part of ...
Lars Danielsson: Tarantella
by John Kelman
Choosing the right players can be the decision that makes or breaks a project. For years, now--as far back as his longstanding (and outstanding) quartet with saxophonist Dave Liebman, pianist Bobo Stenson and drummer Jon Christensen, through to the Norwegian posse on the electronica-centric Mélange Bleu and his intimate duet recording with Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer, ...
