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Stunt Records in the Spotlight: Enrico Pieranunzi and Sinne Eeg
by Jakob Baekgaard
For a long time, Stunt Records has released high quality music from the Danish jazz scene, some albums have gone on to become classics while others have just pleased those in the know. In terms of genres, Stunt is a curious label with an ear for many genres, including avant-garde, world music, funk and fusion, but ...
Daniel Sommer: Duets
by Jakob Baekgaard
One of the most important things about being a drummer is the ability to play in different contexts. Whether it is a subdued, lyrical conversation or a frenetic exchange of energy, the drummer helps to shape the mood of the music by underlining it or adding contrapuntal color. A duo record is perhaps ...
Jackie Shane: Any Other Way
by Jakob Baekgaard
The Chicago-based reissue label, Numero Group, has done much to resurrect musical gems of the past, especially in their acclaimed Eccentric Soul Series that has uncovered music released by forgotten labels like Capsoul, Deep City and Prix. The latest entry in the catalog is a musical monograph of the unsung soul singer, Jackie Shane, who finally ...
The Pianist as Director: Ryuichi Sakamoto and August Rosenbaum
by Jakob Baekgaard
The piano is a world itself, but sometimes it is just the starting point for an exploration of sounds in all possible shapes. In fact, some pianists are closer to directors of sounds than musicians focused on a single instrument. However, both the Japanese maestro, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and the young, Danish composer and pianist, August Rosenbaum, ...
Torhild Ostad / Carsten Dahl: Jeg roper til deg
by Jakob Baekgaard
Back in 1982, the Norwegian singer, Radka Toneff, released a very special duo album with the American pianist, Steve Dobrogosz, called Fairytales. Since then, the fate of the music has also become something of a fairytale, with the album being chosen as one of the best Norwegian albums of all time. It seems ...
Klimaforandringer: Slægt
by Jakob Baekgaard
The Danish band, Klimaforandringer (Climate Change), led by the guitarist Lars Bech Pilgaard, returns with their second album Slægt (genus). Once again, they explore their own original brand of Danish haiku-like poetry, hypnotic afrobeat-riffs and kitchy synthesizer landscapes mixed with acid rock and psychedelia. There is an ethical undercurrent in the texts that ...
Various Artists: Woody Guthrie - The Tribute Concerts
by Jakob Baekgaard
Tribute concerts are often a mixed bag, especially if the idea is to bring a group of stars together to pay homage to an influential musical figure. The recent tribute to the wonderful singer, Tony Bennett, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 (Columbia, 2016) is a sad case in point. There is no shortage of stars on that ...
Simon Eskildsen Trio: Introducing the Simon Eskildsen Trio
by Jakob Baekgaard
The art of the piano trio is very difficult to master and yet very simple. It is all about chemistry. Three players trying to find a language together, traversing a path that has been explored so many times before. Keeping the heavy heritage of the piano trio in mind, including leaders like Bill ...
Todd Neufeld: Transcending the Limits of Sound
by Jakob Baekgaard
Originality is a hard concept to pin down, but in music, it is a matter of having your own sound. The idea of a singular signature has been a part of the narrative of jazz for a long time, and it forms the basis of the so-called blindfold test where musicians try to ...
Pablo Diaz: Drumming Life
by Jakob Baekgaard
Rhythm is in our body and in our blood. The heart beats and our pulse is a sign of life. Instinctively, humans have connected themselves with rhythm from early days until the present. Just think of ancient tribe rituals or the mechanic trance of a techno party. Many jazz percussionists have dedicated their ...
