Results for "Jakob Bro"

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Album

Taking Turns

By Jakob Bro

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Black Is All Colors At Once; Haiti; Milford Sound; Aarhus; Pearl River; Peninsula; Mar Del Plata.

Article: Year in Review

Mark Sullivan's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024

by Mark Sullivan
December 25, 2024

This was an exceptional year for jazz albums of all sorts, as well as jazz-adjacent experimental music. The supply of previously unreleased live recordings seemed nearly inexhaustible! People discovered tapes right and left, presenting exceptional performances in good to excellent recording quality. My lists could easily have been much longer. Lists are unranked. ...

Article: Album Review

Jakob Bro, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille: Taking Turns

by Neil Duggan
December 14, 2024

Despite being recorded a decade ago, this album from Danish guitarist Jakob Bro sounds as fresh and contemporary as any 2024 release. Taking Turns was originally recorded in New York in 2014; the album release was delayed by ECM Records, who initially preferred to highlight Bro's trio work. The postponement proves fortuitous, as Bro's melodic compositions ...

Article: Year in Review

Neil Duggan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Neil Duggan
December 10, 2024

When writing a review, an album receives intense, repeated listening. Once the review is completed, attention swiftly shifts to the next musical work. During breaks from critical listening, these albums remained favorites, enjoyed simply for the pure pleasure they brought. Albums by Oded Tzur (reviewed here) and Lynne Arriale (reviewed here) could also be added to ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Archive Music From Gordon Beck And Brand New Releases

by Bob Osborne
December 5, 2024

This week we focus on a new release from the excellent Jazz In Britain label. The Progress Box Set from Gordon Beck's Gyroscope is a compilation of studio, live, radio and rehearsal session recordings from the tape archives of Ron Mathewson and Gordon. The release provides a chronological audio history of Gyroscope's formation and development, indeed ...

Video

Song to an Old Friend

Featuring the music of Jakob Bro
Duration: 05:56
September 20, 2024

All About Jazz writer Robert Middleton has published a thoroughly researched and affectionate article entitled Saxophone Meets Guitar: The Dynamic Duo of Jazz In addition to his playlist of 463 inspiring songs from the genre, consider also "Song to an Old Friend" by Danish guitarist Jakob Bro with legendary tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. This piece takes down the tempo to "ECM label chill," allowing the listener to appreciate how complementary the sounds of these two instruments can be. Sax vibrato begets guitar with chorus; sax grit from the throat is matched with guitar distortion from an effects box. With the audio released on a tribute recording to drummer Paul Motian called Once Around the Room, this video captures the performers' subtle chemistry in the studio.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sarah Manning, Keith Jarrett, and Marc Ribot

by Jerome Wilson
June 26, 2024

This older program, from November 2021, is eclectic enough to include saxophonists Sarah Manning and Kevin Sun, guitarists Marc Ribot and Jakob Bro, and singers Dave Frishberg and Sarah Vaughan. Please excuse the slight glitches at the beginning. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & ...

Article: Album Review

Jake Baldwin, Zacc Harris, Pete Henning: Boundaries

by Kyle Simpler
June 21, 2024

Some music defies definition. If it fits into a recognizable style, it is not that difficult to describe. When artists step outside traditional boundaries to create a different sound, it frequently becomes one of those “you just have to hear it" moments. Such is the case with Boundaries, the debut release from the trio of trumpeter ...