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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jakob Bro

April 11, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Jakob Bro's birthday today! Jakob BroThe young guitarist Jakob Bro has not only made an impression on the Danish jazz scene; as part of the group led by legendary drummer Paul Motian, Bro also performs with many top American musicians... more Website | Photos ...

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Article: Album Review

Jesper Zeuthen: Jesper Zeuthen Trio

Read "Jesper Zeuthen Trio" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
January 16, 2011

Bless the children of saxophonist Albert Ayler. Bless them, for their convictions are pure, and uncontaminated by convention and style.That benediction should also be extended to Jesper Zeuthen. The sixty-something Danish alto saxophonist serves the same mission as the late, great Ayler on this trio session, with bassist Adam Pultz Melbye and drummer Thomas ...

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Article: Year in Review

Jakob Baekgaard's Best Danish Releases of 2010

by Jakob Baekgaard
December 29, 2010

The Danish jazz scene has evolved tremendously during recent years. The recurring Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a testament to the strength of the Danish jazz scene and its ability to soak up influences from outside. Openness towards musical influences is also reflected in this year's harvest of the best Danish records, which often bring in American ...

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Article: Live Review

Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 26, 2010

Copenhagen Jazz Festival Various Venues Copenhagen, Denmark July 2-11, 2010With the current crisis of the major record labels and the folding of venues all over the world, it could be argued that jazz, as an art form, has entered the age of survival where it is simply a basic matter of ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal: July 2-5, 2010

by Peter Walton
July 15, 2010

Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, Quebec, CanadaJuly 2-5, 2010I arrived in Montréal mid-week, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal already in high gear. Closing off six square blocks of downtown Montréal, an area commanding six major outdoor stages and several indoor theaters and concert halls, the Festival International de ...

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Article: Live Review

Norwegian Road Trip, Part 2: Kongsberg Jazz, July 9-10, 2010

by John Kelman
July 12, 2010

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 10-11, July 3-4, 2010

by John Kelman
July 7, 2010

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 The Wide Alley / Neil Cowley TrioChristian Scott / Tomasz StańkoTD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 3-4, 2010 As the 30th Anniversary of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival wraps up, there's ...

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Article: Album Review

Girls in Airports: Girls in Airports

Read "Girls in Airports" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
June 30, 2010

The influence of world music has been somewhat rare in Danish jazz, with the notable exception of Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra, which for several years has incorporated Asian music and African folklore into their particular bouncing brand of avant-garde wilderness. The arrival of Girls in Airports signals an altogether different approach to merging different sounds ...

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Article: Album Review

August Rosenbaum: Beholder

Read "Beholder" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 2, 2010

Considering the maturity and sophistication Beholder displays, it might be astonishing to learn that its composer/pianist, August Rosenbaum, is just 22. But, there it is. This youthful Danish jazzman recorded this Brooklyn session with countryman Jakob Bro (guitar) and Americans Dan Weiss (drums) and Thomas Morgan (bass). What disturbs the norm here is the ...

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Article: Album Review

Niels Lyhne Lokkegaard: The Scale of Grey. The Tone of Black

Read "The Scale of Grey. The Tone of Black" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
May 14, 2010

Some painters like to work with a wide canvas, filling out every space with details where figures emerge out of a wealth of colors and shapes. Likewise, there are jazz musicians who are busy focusing on technicalities, displaying an impressive wealth of rhythmic complexity and melodic variation. In both cases, the danger seems to be a ...