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Gaia Mattiuzzi, Wojtek Mazolewski, Flat Earth Society, Ari Joshua, Frank Zappa & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week a catchy and eclectic playlist, which straddles many stylistic lines and influences, opens in the spirit of Zappa and ends with Zappa himself and yet another gem recently unearthed from his bottomless vault. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Fred Pallem ...
The Veil
Album: Three Seconds | Kolme Toista
By Jussi Reijonen
Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 7:19
Formanek, Berne, Mitchell, Parker, Thumbscrew And More
by Bob Osborne
A fantastic selection of new releases from Michael Formanek, Tim Berne & Matt Mitchell, William Parker, Thumbscrew, Leo Brouwer & Mariel Mayz, Marco Pignarato, Jussi Reijonen, Martin Fabricius and Noam Lemish. Also a couple of classic tracks from Pharoah Sanders.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Michael Formanek Quartet “Porcelain Thrones" from Other Zones (Circular File Records) ...
Jussi Reijonen: Three Seconds | Kolme Toista
by Karl Ackermann
East/West jazz fusion has a long presence on the U.S. jazz scene and that foothold has been growing in the 2000s. Composer/guitarist/oud player Jussi Reijonen is uniquely qualified to bridge musical cultures. Nordic by birth, he has lived in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S., absorbing native music at each stop. Reijonen's solo debut, Un ...
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Jussi Reijonen
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Born in Rovaniemi, a small town on the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, fretted/fretless guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen is truly a product of the liminal spaces between cultures.
Having grown up in Finland, Jordan, Tanzania, Oman and Lebanon, and spending much of his adulthood in the United States, Jussi has lived a life soaking up sounds, sights, scents and shades of Nordic, Arabic, African and North American aesthetics and expression, all of which are reflected in his creative work as composer and performer.
Jussi’s debut album un | ان [unmusic 2013] was released to great critical acclaim, with Guitar Player magazine referring to it as “extraordinary music” and Lucid Culture calling it a “still, spacious, slowly unwinding masterpiece”. The album was nominated for an Independent Music Award in 2014.
Gabriela Martina: No White Shoes
by Mark Sullivan
Swiss-born, Boston/New York based vocalist/composer Gabriela Martina makes her debut with No White Shoes, a collection of mostly original music with diverse influences. Jazz, rock, funk, pop, gospel and even Alpine roots music contribute to the eclectic mix. The opener “Narcissus" refers to the symbolism of the album's cover photo, with Martina's face obscured by a ...
Un
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Serpentine; Naima; Bayatiful; Toumani (Blues For Mick); Nuku Sie; Kaiku.
Jussi Reijonen: Playground of Sound and Texture
by Eyal Hareuveni
Jussi Reijonen is an exceptional musician. On his debut recording as a leader, Un (Self Produced, 2012), the Finnish guitarist/oudist has succeeded in crystallizing a spectrum of influences, sounds and textures into a highly personal, sensual mosaic that blurs the distinction between jazz, Middle Eastern traditional music, West African music, and even Finnish folk elements.
Jussi Reijonen: Un
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il chitarrista finlandese, ma di base a Boston, Jussi Reijonen riversa nel suo album di debutto Un tutte le influenze stilistiche raccolte durante il proprio percorso di vita, nel quale ha conosciuto culture diverse e molto distanti tra loro. Ne è venuto fuori un miscuglio molto particolare, dove svolgono ruoli decisivi, per la risultante stilistica di ...
