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Charles Lloyd / Maria Farantouri: Athens Concert
by John Kelman
When ECM enticed him back into action in 1989, who knew that reed/woodwind multi-instrumentalist Charles Lloyd's career wouldn't just kick-start, it would signal a period of ascendancy that's moved from one creative height to another ever since? Two decades later, his stable quartet of young Americans rivals the stellar group responsible for Atlantic megahits including 1966's ...
Various Artists: The New Universe Music Festival 2010 - Abstract Logix Live!
by Ian Patterson
Various Artists The New Universe Music Festival 2010: Abstract Logix Live! Abstract Logix 2011 On November 20-21 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina became the destination for fans of cutting edge fusion/improvised music, drawn from all over the world by the embarrassment of riches that the New Universe Music festival offered in tribute ...
Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011
by John Kelman
Oslo International Jazz FestivalOslo, NorwayAugust 15-20, 2011 There's always an eager sense of anticipation when returning to Norway, whether it's the barren but beautiful north of Svalbard, the stunning, mountain-surrounded Molde, the picturesque Kongsberg, the fjord-gateway of Bergen or the rugged beauty surrounding Kristiansand. But going back to Norway for the ...
Ricardo Villalobos / Max Loderbauer: Re: ECM
by John Kelman
The concept of remix-- using studio technology to deconstruct, reshape and reconstruct extant recordings--is far from new, but the past decade has seen a considerable expansion of purview. Once more closely aligned with the club scene, remixes are no longer solely about relentless beats for dancing; instead, as Norway's Punkt Festival has been demonstrating for seven ...
Saxophonist David Sanchez Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!
What, besides music, transcends geopolitical divides so gracefully? What else unites people of different nationalities, political persuasions and religious creeds in common celebration just quite as harmoniously? Religions may have captured the hearts and minds of the majority of the planet's people, but remain bastions of ultra-conservatism and mistrust, despite all the rhetoric to the contrary. ...
Singer Jimmy Scott Interviewed at All About Jazz
Listening to Little Jimmy Scott sing is different from listening to any other singer. His high-pitched voice carries more emotion than any instrument can reasonably bear, and seems to come from a special place deep within his heart. Yet that voice also seems to resound from a profound source far beyond any one man, a place ...
Pianist John Escreet Interviewed at All About Jazz
Looking forward—moving forward—is an essential quality to pianist John Escreet, a United Kingdom native who moved to the United States, specifically New York City, in 2008 to pursue an education at the Manhattan School of Music. So is achieving a unique sound and approach, both for artistic and practical reasons. Escreet, age 22 when he moved ...
Saxophonist Patrick Brennan Interviewed at All About Jazz
Since moving to New York City in 1975, one-time bassist/painter Patrick Brennan has crafted a musical path that is open in its candor and indebtedness to all facets of black music. Much like trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, the alto saxophonist brews a thicket of his own distinct musical language that “unlike much contemporaneous vanguard music is ...
In the Country: Sounds and Sights
by John Kelman
In the Country Sounds and Sights Rune Grammofon 2011 Since releasing its 2005 debut, This Was the Pace of My Heartbeat, Rune Grammofon's In the Country has, in the softest, gentlest way possible, evolved its purview and sound world, establishing itself as a piano trio like no other. Through two ...
Helge Lien Trio: Natsukashii
by John Kelman
So, what do you do when you've won, amongst other accolades, the 2008 DnBNor Musicians Award and a Norwegian Grammy Award for Best Jazz Album of 2009? Well, if you're Helge Lien and the album is Hello Troll (Ozella, 2008), you just keep on keepin' on--in this fine pianist's case, continuing to hone the trio that's ...
