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ECM: A Cultural Archeology
by John Kelman
ECM: A Cultural ArcheologyHaus der KunstMünchen, GermanyNovember 23, 2012-February 10, 2013A trip to München (Munich) is a bit like a pilgrimage for fans of Germany's ECM label, especially right now, with the city's Haus der Kunst hosting a three-month exhibition, ECM: A Cultural Archeology, celebrating the music of this nearly 44 ...
Say And Play
By Jon Balke
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Baka #65; Everyday Music; Riddle #1; Calmly; Vjup; Tonk; The Wind Calmer; Riddle #2; Azulito; Hundred-Handed; One Change; Winds; GMBH.
Magnetic Works 1993-2001
By Jon Balke
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: CD1: Departure; Changing Song; Flying Thing; Horizontal Song; Moving Carpet; Taraf; Shaded
Place; Present Position; Solarized; Dark and Slow; In Degrees. CD2: Curve; Circular; Vertical;
Encoded; Elusive Song; In Vitro; Plica; Zygotes; Karyon; Mutatio; Katabolic; Kyanos.
Espen Berg: Noctilucent
by Eyal Hareuveni
It is rare to encounter an artist whose debut already radiates such sheer beauty, but pianist/composer Espen Berg--who has collaborated with fellow Norwegians such as saxophonist Marius Neset and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra--explains, in his liner notes, that he began to plan and experiment with his solo playing eight years ago. Over the years he has ...
John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2012
by John Kelman
Another tremendous year of travel, to find music in whatever nook and cranny it's hiding. From South Africa to Sweden, from Norway to the Netherlands, and from Germany to home base in Ottawa, Canada, it seemed as though there was an endless supply of great music to see--and even more that sadly had to be skipped. ...
Jon Balke: Magnetic Works 1993-2001
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo doppio CD raccoglie una selezione della produzione della Magnetic North Orchestra di Jon Balke, tratta dagli album Further (1994), Solarized (1999) e Kyanos (2002). La riedizione, opportuna e interessante, permette di ricordare e tener conto di quanto si muoveva in Norvegia a cavallo del nuovo secolo, mentre l'accostamento dei tre lavori consente di apprezzare in ...
Enjoy Jazz Festival: Heidelberg / Mannheim / Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 30-November 7, 2012
by John Kelman
2012 Enjoy Jazz FestivalHeidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 30-November 7, 2012After a week in northern Sweden covering the 2012 Umeå Jazz Festival--where the were days shortening and the temperature dropping--moving south to Heidelberg, Germany was a welcome respite from the oncoming onslaught of winter that's also approaching back home in Canada. For this year's coverage of ...
Carta de Amor
by John Kelman
It's sure been a banner year for fans of the ECM label, with a slew of fine new releases from artists including guitarist John Abercrombie (Within a Song), bassist Arild Andersen (Celebration), pianist Tord Gustavsen (The Well), and saxophonist Tim Berne (Snakeoil). Previously out-of-print or never-before-in-print studio recordings from saxophonist Jan Garbarek (Dansere) and pianist Jon ...
Scott McLemore: Remote Location
by Jakob Baekgaard
A change of scenery is a change of sound. At least, this seems to be case with the Virginia-born drummer Scott McLemore, who has been a vital presence on the music scene in New York, but now is part of the significantly smaller, but nevertheless bourgeoning Icelandic jazz community.When McLemore released Found Music on ...
Kjetil Husebø: Contradictions
by Eyal Hareuveni
Known previously as the mastermind behind the Optical Substance jazz-electronica outfits, Contradictions is Norwegian pianist Kjetil Husebø's third album and first solo recording. Here, Husebø distills his piano playing and use of electronics into a personal music universe. In his most lyrical moments, references to fellow countrymen, pianists Bugge Wesseltoft and Jon Balke, and Polish pianist ...
