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Joona Toivanen

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Mire III: Island Song

Read "Island Song" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Dopo alcuni album con un trio a proprio nome assieme a suoi connazionali, il pianista finlandese Joona Toivanen si presenta adesso con un'analoga formazione, denominata Mire III, completata da due musicisti del paese in cui da anni risiede, la Svezia: Thomas Markusson al contrabbasso e Johan Björklund alla batteria. La formazione presenta esclusivamente brani ...

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Island Song

Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2023
Track listing: Imago; Metamorphosis I-II; Metamorphosis III-IV; Gentle; Otsir; Elder; Island Song (piano solo); Mire; 1P/Halley; Three; Island Song; Metamorphosis (Coda).

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nitai Hershkovits, Micah Thomas, Koma Saxo, Dexter Goldberg & More

Read "Nitai Hershkovits, Micah Thomas, Koma Saxo, Dexter Goldberg & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


This episode is mostly dedicated to the proposition that piano jazz has a beautiful future ahead, if we have to judge it by what emerging pianists like Micah Thomas, Nitai Hershkovits, Dexter Goldberg, Joona Toivanen or Fergus McCreadie are putting on record. Before and after this piano segment, a few more thrilling new albums.Happy ...

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Article: Play This!

Tord Gustavsen Trio: Changing Places

Read "Tord Gustavsen Trio: Changing Places" reviewed by Jeffrey Allen Chelsky


I never tire of listening to the masterful Tord Gustavsen in his various incarnations, this time with his trio composed of bassist Harald Johnsen and drummer Jarle Vespestad, Changing Places has been out since 2003 and seems new every time I play it. I listen and it is as if the world slows down and fades ...

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


The depth and range of the music that jazz players have put on record in 2022 are so big that summarizing this “year in jazz" by selecting only ten albums feels akin to taking the photo of a breath-taking landscape with an ultra-low resolution camera... Ten years from now, how is one supposed to understand how ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Few Of My Favorite 2022 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 2

Read "A Few Of My Favorite 2022 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 2" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Here are some of the tunes that we have loved the most during these first six months of the year. Surely there are tens more of equal value, but this is not a scientific exercise... rather, since jazz is all about living in the moment, we made our selections based on the strong, and lasting, impression ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Louis Sclavis, Olga Reznichenko, Joona Toivanen, Álvaro Torres & More New Releases

Read "Louis Sclavis, Olga Reznichenko, Joona Toivanen, Álvaro Torres & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Piano trios show that, in the right hands, this formula still a lot to say; musicians that walk down the trail blazed by Carla Bley and Paul Bley; chamber jazz and much more in this set.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Olga Reznichenko Trio “Restless ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Music For Ukraine

Read "Music For Ukraine" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Music For Ukraine is a benefit album whose proceeds are intended solely for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. This gargantuan compilation features artists from the roster of Finnish label We Jazz Records. The twenty-six tracks--contemporary jazz for the most part, with the odd foray into modern chamber and electronica- tinged experimentalism--amount to two-and-a-half hours of compelling music. ...

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Article: Six Picks

March 2022

Read "March 2022" reviewed by Pat Youngspiel


Jun MiyakeWhispered Garden Enja Records / Yellowbird Records 2022 Leaving the hazy Lost Memory Theatre (Enja, 2013, 2015, 2018) behind and moving on to the equally shrouded Whispered Garden, Paris-based trumpeter, composer and sound-architect Jun Miyake introduces us to a musical magnum-creation, his newest, that seems to encompass everything from ...


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