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Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited - Live at Hammersmith
by John Kelman
With such a broad repertoire of classic progressive rock, it's a very good thing, indeed, that guitarist Steve Hackett--despite leaving the group on the cusp of far greater commercial success (but, alas, also compromising its progressive nature)--has kept the music of Peter Gabriel-era (and slightly beyond) Genesis alive since leaving the group in October, 1977. But ...
2013 Jazztopad Festival
by John Kelman
Jazztopad FestivalWrocĺaw, Poland November 18-24, 2013 It's always a treat to be invited somewhere new, especially somewhere with a strong jazz scene that remains, for the most part, hidden from the rest of the world. But when the country is Poland and the city Wrocĺaw, there are even greater treats awaiting, as ...
Scene Norway 2 at King's Place
by John Kelman
Scene Norway 2 Artist-in-Residence: Nils Petter Molvær King's Place, London, UK November 15-17, 2013 Walking into King's Place, in London, England, is an experience in itself. A building opened in 2008 near King's Cross station in downtown London, it was built with the kind of foresight that is rare these ...
John Kelman's Best Releases of 2013
by John Kelman
2013 was a challenging year: more travel than usual, and some family health issues at home slowing things down when it came to reviewing the seemingly endless flow of music coming in each and every day. With hopes that 2014 will be better on that front, here are just a few of the top recorded events ...
John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2013
by John Kelman
Another tremendous year of travel, to find music in whatever nook and cranny it's hiding. From Montréal to Molde, from London to Luleå and from Oslo to Ottawa, it seemed as though there was an endless supply of great music to see--and even more that sadly had to be skipped. Having attended twelve separate events in ...
2013 Enjoy Jazz Festival
by John Kelman
Enjoy Jazz 2013 Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany November 6-14, 2013 It's always a treat to return to Heidelberg for Enjoy Jazz. As a very intended contrast to most jazz festivals, that compress a lot of music into a very short time, Enjoy Jazz's founding premise, when it was first conceived 15 years ago by ...
Keith Jarrett: Concerts - Bregenz / Munchen
by John Kelman
In the realm of solo improvised piano performance, few approach Keith Jarrett's recorded legacy--both for quality and quantity. With Rio (2011), Jarrett brought the number of solo CD releases on his longtime label, ECM, to fifteen. The absence, in full, of Concerts (1982) on CD--originally three LPs of solo performances from Bregenz and München--has remained a ...
No End
by John Kelman
When Keith Jarrett released Spirits in 1986 on his longstanding/exclusive label, Germany's ECM Records, this two-disc home recording- -featuring the pianist on a multitude of instruments in addition to his main axe, including a bevy or recorders and flutes, guitar, saz and percussion--came out of the blue to his legion of fans while, at the same ...
Music from Norway: Just How Important Is It, Really?
by John Kelman
[Note: This article was first published by Music Norway] When asked, by the newly minted Music Norway, which brought two separate organizations together at the beginning of 2013--Music Export Norway (responsible for exporting the country's music to the world) and Music Information Center (responsible, for many things, including acting as an archive/information source)--to write ...
Nils Petter Molvaer & Moritz von Oswald: 1/1
by John Kelman
With the breakup of his trio responsible for the superb Baboon Moon (Sula, 2011), it's been a fair question to wonder: what's next for Nils Petter Molvær? One possible answer is certainly 1/1, the Norwegian trumpeter's debut with German multi- instrumentalist and influential techno producer Moritz von Oswald and his nephew, Laurens. The trio's debut performance ...
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