Results for "Kirke Karja"

Kirke Karja

Jazzahead! 2027 Focus Areas Include Pacific Region And The Baltics

September 30, 2026

For up-and-coming jazz acts, jazzahead!’s showcase programme is among the most effective launch pads anywhere in the world. Applications for the 2027 showcases – short concerts of 30 to 45 minutes – will be open until September 30, with entries to be made via jazzahead.de/showcases. Starting on 22 April 2027, the 38 international showcases and the ...

Ferdinando Romano al Pinocchio Live Jazz di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
February 23, 2026

Ferdinando Romano Pinocchio Live Jazz Firenze 17 gennaio 2026 Ferdinando Romano è un musicista che non si attarda sui singoli passi del proprio percorso artistico ma che guarda sempre avanti, esplorando nuove prospettive e collaborando con nuovi compagni di viaggio. Anche nel suo ultimo lavoro The Legends of Otranto --uno dei ...

The Legends Of Otranto

By Ferdinando Romano

Label: GleAM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: La Torre del Serpe; Idrusa; La Cava di Bauxite; L'Albero della Vita; Le Due Sorelle; Re Artu.

Jazzkaar Interviews: Kristjan Randalu

by Martin Longley
April 16, 2025

The Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu gave one of the best performances at the 2021 Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn. It was the premiere of a work-sequence for the New Wind Orchestra, and it blew the audience on a wayward journey. Once again, Randalu will be delivering a premiere piece for Jazzkaar, opening up this year's 36th edition ...

Ferdinando Romano: The Legends Of Otranto

by Neil Duggan
April 14, 2025

The Legends of Otranto is a suite in six movements inspired by the stories and legends surrounding Otranto, an ancient city in the Salento area of Italy, which is sometimes referred to as the heel of Italy's boot. All compositions were written and arranged by Florentine bassist Ferdinando Romano. The music is provided by ...

John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2024

by John Sharpe
January 3, 2025

From the 200 or so discs that I heard in 2024, here are the ten new issues and three gems saved from obscurity, which gave me the most pleasure. As always these selections are entirely subjective, and take no account of the many other albums which I would no doubt have loved if I had heard ...

Caught In My Own Trap

By Kirke Karja

Label: BMC Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Take My Tender Heart; Sweat; Seiklus; Foam; Soda; Margaret; Piano Interlude; Prelude; First Last Dance; Double Bass Interlude; Pollock; Runder Sadness.

Kirke Karja / Étienne Renard / Ludwig Wandinger: Caught In My Own Trap

by John Sharpe
April 19, 2024

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt developed a style he termed tintinnabulation, because of its resemblance to pealing bells. While pianist Kirke Karja doesn't use the same technique as her esteemed countryman, the sustained resonances of her playing on “Caught In My Own Trap “often suggests trouble in the belfry. That is certainly the case on “Take My ...

Belgrade Jazz Festival 2023

by Martin Longley
December 21, 2023

Dom Omladine / MTS Dvorana Belgrade, SerbiaOctober 24-29, 2023 Following the financial turbulence of 2022's Belgrade Jazz Festival, this year's edition, the 39th, resounded with a sturdier sureness, getting back to a confident momentum. Its programme was as reliably impressive as ever, particularly in the quality of its international bookings. We ...