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Atomic: Retrograde
by John Kelman
Plenty has been written about the intersection--past and present--between members of the Swedish/Norwegian collective Atomic, and Chicago's Ken Vandermark's countless projects. Most telling, perhaps, is this simple fact: were Atomic American-based, there's little doubt it would garner similar accolades from a considerably larger audience unafraid of the kind of fearless experimentation that's been the quintet's signature ...
Maria Kannegaard Trio: Camel Walk
by John Kelman
Camel Walk is Danish-born, longtime Norwegian-based pianist Maria Kannegaard's third trio release since Breaking the Surface (ACT, 2000), retaining the same line-up as Quiet Joy (Jazzland, 2005). Those looking for largely delineated solos may have to go elsewhere; Kannegaard's approach has more to do with gradual, almost hypnotic evolution and collective interaction than a conventional approach ...
Punkt / Sidsel Endresen / Jon Hassell: Live Remixes Vol. 1
by John Kelman
If there's any downside to Norway's intrepid Punkt Fest, it's the inherently restricted audience capable of participating in its profound experience. While performances from artists spanning the entire musical spectrum are almost always captivating, it's Punkt's premise of following each show with a Live Remix, where other musicians interact with radical manipulations of the music just ...
Motif: Apo Calypso
by John Kelman
When you have a winning combination, it's best not to mess with it. When guitarist Pat Metheny hooked up with Brad Mehldau, the pianist's trio was already such a strong, flexible unit that Metheny grabbed it in its entirety for his two-CD project. While the order of events may not be quite the same, Atomic pianist ...
Hakon Kornstad: Single Engine
by Budd Kopman
Saxophonist Håkon Kornstad, although barely into his thirties, has been involved over the last ten years in many different projects spanning many genres, always trying to stretch himself and expand the tools needed for self-expression. He has developed a distinctive sound on his horn and for those who know his music, an attitude that is serious, ...
The Core: Office Essentials
by John Kelman
Those believing the Norwegian scene is all about Nordic Cool and electro-centric improv might change their minds after hearing The Core's Office Essentials. Owing as much to John Coltrane's classic mid-1960s quartet as it does the closer-to-home Jan Garbarek/Bobo Stenson Quartet of the 1970s, The Core is as far from cool as you can get; delivering ...
Havard Wiik Trio: The Arcades Project
by John Kelman
Freedom comes in many forms, and while still a relative youngster, Oslo-based pianist Håvard Wiik's already built a career across the broadest possible spectrum of improvisational possibilities, whether it's with Atomic, the Swedish/Norwegian collective where Wiik's name first came to attention on albums including the expansive three-CD The Bikini Tapes (Jazzland, 2005), his ongoing “covers" duo ...
Mungolian Jet Set: Beauty Came to Us in Stone
by John Kelman
It's only in performance, that Paal “Strangefruit" Nyhus's true value can truly be appreciated. Yes, he's a turntablist (purists can prefix that with “dreaded," though they'd be grossly mistaken), but he's also much more. He's a sound sculptor who, like Brian Eno and John Cage, finds music around every corner. He possesses an extensive record library, ...
Bugge Wesseltoft: IM
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il fondatore dell'etichetta Jazzland, dopo anni di album collettivi basati su elettronica e tastiere, ritorna, con questo IM, a sonorità più intimiste, solitarie ed acustiche. Non si tratta però di un disco rigorosamente acustico, ma di accurate e raffinate sequenze al pianofotorte alternate a registrazioni sul campo (l'Africa e le sue guerre sulle frequenze della BBC ...
Håkon Kornstad: Single Engine
by AAJ Italy Staff
Vogliamo innanzitutto tranquillizzare gli ascoltatori perché, sebbene si tratti di un disco quasi completamente per solo sassofono, non siamo di fronte a un lavoro ostico e difficile. Altra particolarità è data dal fatto che, sebbene esca per la Jazzland Recordings, l'elettronica non ha un ruolo centrale: si tratta anzi di un viaggio nell'universo di Håkon Kornstad ...
