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John Law / Mark Pringle: This is

Read "This is" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

Traditionally, the art of the piano duo has been linked to classical music, and almost every significant classical composer, from Mozart to Maurice Ravel, has written music for two pianos. In jazz, however, this particular medium is somewhat rare, and although Bill Evans recorded Further Conversations with Myself (PolyGram, 1967), where he overdubbed himself on piano, ...

Article: Interview

John Law: al cuore della Musica

Read "John Law: al cuore della Musica" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Intervista di Jakob Baekgaard La musica classica e il Jazz sono due forme d'arte spesso ritenute così radicalmente diverse tra loro da non potersi integrare. Storicamente, l'idea del cosiddetto Third Stream, capace di fondere il linguaggio del Jazz e quello della musica classica in maniera coerente, si è rivelata abbastanza difficile da mettere in pratica; tuttavia, ...

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Congregation (The Art Of Sound Volume 4)

By John Law

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2009

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Congregation: The Art of Sound Volume 4

By John Law

Label: 33 Jazz
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Ghost in the Oak; Congregation; Bo Peep; Still Life; Can a Cannibal Nibble; Trap Clap; Watching, Waiting...(For Tom Crawley); Method in My Madness (For Jon Lloyd); Three Part Invention; Chorale.

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John Law, Sam Burgess, and Asaf Sirkis at Norwich Arts Centre, UK

Read "John Law, Sam Burgess, and Asaf Sirkis at Norwich Arts Centre, UK" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

John Law, Sam Burgess, and Asaf Sirkis Norwich Arts Centre Norwich, UK November 30, 2009 The piano trio is a well-established jazz line-up, and its popularity is at something of a high on the British scene. The apparent ubiquity of the format makes it difficult to see how ...

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Article: Interview

John Law: Deeper into the Music

Read "John Law: Deeper into the Music" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

Classical music and jazz are often perceived as two radically different art forms that cannot be merged. Historically, the idea of a so-called “third stream" that is able to combine the language of jazz and classical music into a coherent whole has proved rather difficult to translate into praxis, and yet it is undeniable that a ...

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John Law / Sam Burgess / Asaf Sirkis: Congregation: The Art of Sound Volume 4

Read "Congregation: The Art of Sound Volume 4" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

In music, the material of the artist is sound. Music is the shaping of sound. It's no coincidence, then, that British pianist John Law has named his ambitious tetralogy The Art of Sound. The final installment, Congregation: The Art of Sound Volume 4, finds Law working with the same trio--bassist Sam Burgess and drummer Asaf Sirkis--as ...

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Chorale (The Art Of Sound Volume 3)

By John Law

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2008

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The Ghost In The Oak (The Art Of Sound Volume 2)

By John Law

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2008

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The Art Of Sound Volume 1

By John Law

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2007


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