Results for "Jan Roder"

Jan Roder

Am Frankfurter Tor

Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Eins; Zxei; Drei; Vier; Fünf; Sechs; Sieben; Acht; Neun; Zehn.

David Virelles, Kirk Knuffke, Nicolas Chientraroli & Nduduzo Makhathini

by Maurice Hogue
July 6, 2022

Excellent new keyboard releases highlight this edition of OMJ, ranging from musical neo-archaeologist David Virelles, George Burton, Argentina's Nicolás Chientaroli, South African Nduduzo Makhathini to the Italian trio Katharsis. Debuts from a couple of drummers are also featured--Anthony Fung and Swizerland's Florian Arbenz. Cornetist Kirk Knuffke's new Gravity Without Airs should be headed for much praise. ...

Anna Kaluza / Jan Roder: Am Frankfurter Tor

by Mark Corroto
May 30, 2022

The remarkable debut Am Frankfurter Tor by the duo of alto saxophonist Anna Kaluza and double bassist Jan Roder is both an introduction (sort of) and confirmation (absolutely) of two complete musicians. It is a sort of introduction because listeners are more likely to be familiar with the recorded output of Roder in ensembles such as ...

Broede Schirmer Unit: Berlin, Germany

by Troy Dostert
February 17, 2022

Listeners continually on the search for new instrumental configurations in jazz would be well-advised to check out the Broede Schirmer Unit. On the one hand, these four Berlin-based musicians walk in well-trodden territory, with a commitment to working within both composed and free musical forms; bassist Jan Roder and drummer Bernd Oezsevim have extensive experience in ...

Being The Up And Down

By Silke Eberhard

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: U11; Strudel; Van A Nach B; Laika’s Descent; Hymne; Zeitlupenbossa; Damenschrank; Stray Around; Yuki Neko.

Secrets

Label: Jazzwerkstatt
Released: 2021
Track listing: Secrets Of A Bird's Mind; Birds And A Cow; Malatune; Cowbirds.

Berlin, Germany

Label: FMR Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Prominent Promenade on Planufer; Two im Monbijou; Viktoria Goes Parking; Sommerfrische Humboldt; Please Cross at Kaisersteg!; West Ending.

Troy Dostert's Best Releases of 2021

by Troy Dostert
December 7, 2021

2021 brought yet another year of outstanding jazz and creative improvisation, offering much-needed fortitude and renewal. It's always hard to winnow a best-of list from such a wealth of great music, but these titles managed to distinguish themselves amidst the crowded field of contenders. Talented saxophonists certainly predominated, as half the list highlights some of today's ...

The Claudia Quintet, Shay Hazan & John Coltrane

by Maurice Hogue
September 29, 2021

This episode is packed with music from some terrific new releases: Israeli bassist Shay Hazan & Quintet, The Claudia Quintet, new trio Ember, Strange Attractors from Toronto, the powerful Irreversible Entanglements, Wood Organization from Denmark, saxophonist Rodney Chapman, Jonah Rosenberg's Fabulous Trio, and Chicago drummer Charles Rumback. The closer comes from South African's very talented Malcolm ...