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Kaja Draksler Octet: Gledalec
by John Sharpe
Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler mines musical forms from much of the last century and beyond for her two CD collection Gledalec. This Octet date constitutes a departure from her more widely distributed work to this point, represented by the impressive solo performance The Lives Of Many Others (Clean Feed, 2013) and the intimate duet This Love ...
European Jazz Conference 2017
by Ian Patterson
European Jazz Conference 2017 Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Slovenia September 21-24, 2017 The snow-capped mountains flanking Ljubljana form a natural border between Slovenia and Italy and provided a picturesque backdrop to the 4th annual European Jazz Conference. For the record two hundred and twenty conference attendees [Europe Jazz Network members and ...
The Slovenian Experience: Jazz Festival Ljubljana 2017
by Henning Bolte
Ljubljana--capital of the Republic of Slovenia, member of EU, neighbored by Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy--hosts the oldest jazz festival in Europe, which held its 58th edition this year (June, 28--July, 2). The event is organized by Cankarjev House/Cankarjev Dom, a prestigious, state-run cultural center in midtown Ljubljana, residing in one half of an impressive twin ...
Forget Old Europe: 15 European Jazz Musicians You Need To Know About
by AAJ Staff
Since the first half of the 20th century, the Old Continent has played a pivotal role both in welcoming and supporting jazz artists from the United States. Over the following decades it has expressed generations of passionate musicians with increasingly original languages and ever greater improvisatory skills. In the 21st century there are countless ...
DUMItRIO: Proverbe
by Karl Ackermann
DUMItRIO's debut album Future Nostalgia (Self-produced, 2014) combined elements of jazz, rock, classical, electronic and Eastern European music. Proverbe, while still rooted in diverse influences, is more focused and holds together in its consistency. This new collection generates a captivating atmosphere, informed by Romanian folk music and buttressed by the readings of native proverbs and unstructured ...
This Love
Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Laurie; This Love; Hymn to the Unknown; Foolish Little Something; Forgotten Lands; You Persevere.
Kaja Draksler, Susana Santos Silva: This Love
by Vic Albani
Giovani avanguardiste crescono. Conosciutesi durante l'esperienza del 2008 con la European Movement Jazz Orchestra (una sorta di big band internazionalista che raccoglie da tempo alcuni fra i più interessanti talenti emergenti continentali) e poi durante le residente artistiche del “summit" Cows on Trees (ad esempio quella nota del Centro Norton De Matos di Coimbra), ...
Kaja Draksler e il Questionario di Proust
by AAJ Staff
All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Kaja Draksler: Impulso, pausa. AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. K.D.: La fiducia. AAJ: Come musicista, il momento in cui sono stato più felice. K.D.: Quando ho capito che potevo ...
Hamid Drake Carte Blanche at Bimhuis Amsterdam: PUNKT+ICP
by Henning Bolte
Hamid Drake, Punkt + ICP Bimhuis Carte Blanche Amsterdam January 23, 2016 World-renowned Amsterdam Bimhuis invited illustrious Chicagoan drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake for a carte blanche night on January 23rd. This article covers the event and adds some background notes. Hamid Drake frequently performs at this venue. To date he played ...
Kaja Draksler / Susana Santos Silva: This Love
by John Sharpe
Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler and Portuguese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva came together at Lisbon's Culturgest in March 2015 to create This Love. While it's their first duet album, they've been making music together in various groups since 2008, first in the European Movement Jazz Orchestra, an international big band of young up-coming musicians, and later in ...
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