Results for "Lars Danielsson"

Lars Danielsson

Born: September 5, 1958

Bassist Lars Danielsson is reknown and admired in the International Jazz world for his lyrical but groovy playing. Not least his capability to improve the appearance of the melody has brought him around the world in a number of various musical constellations. Lars Danielsson was born in 1958 and was educated from the Music Conservatory in Gothenburg. Both on double bass, electric bass and cello - (his originally main instrument from the days at the conservatory) - he is an extraordinary soloist and accompanist, who gives the music edge and colourful temperament. Lars Danielsson Quartet with former Miles Davis saxophonist David Liebman, pianist Bobo Stenson and legendary ECM drummer Jon Christensen has been receiving loads of recognition and awards during the 20 years in which the Quartet has existed

Alma

By Alma Naidu

Label: Leopard
Released: 2022
Track listing: Just a Word; Hold On to Me; Something 'Bout the Rain; And So It Goes; Illusion; Interlude; Silence Plays Your Song; Heart Pace; Walberla; Wandering; White Tulip; Another Kind of Love.

Alma Naidu: Alma

by Phillip Woolever
April 16, 2022

Alma Naidu, a 26 year old songwriting vocalist based in Munich, has crafted a first rate debut showcasing an abundance of talent and a top-notch supporting team. German drummer Wolfgang Haffner produced this introductory gem and adds percussive precision in contributing a consistently subtle touch of the sticks. Well-aligned arrangements help keep the focus on Naidu, ...

Jan Lundgren: Into the Night

by Phillip Woolever
April 11, 2022

This excellent album is part of a series of modern jazz projects with a twist, featuring live recordings by many of the German label ACT's top artists, in unique, uncategorized, and often first time formations. The album comes from a 2020 set at the Ystad Festival in Sweden, which homegrown pianist Jan Lundgren founded ...

New York - Copenhagen

By Mette Juul

Label: Universal International
Released: 2021
Track listing: Some Other Time; Skylark; For Jan (Part Two); You Must Believe In Spring; The Peacocks (A Timeless Place) (Part Two).

The Last Call

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Ms. Julie; Homecomings; Manha de Carnaval; Jemin-Eye'n; Embraceable You; Bags' Groove; Green Dolphin Street

Into the Night

By Jan Lundgren

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Glädjens Blomster; Asta; Preamble; I Do; Schubertauster; A Dog Named Jazze; Into The Night; Ystad.

Mette Juul: New York - Copenhagen

by Angelo Leonardi
September 14, 2021

Questo EP della cantante Mette Juul prosegue quanto espresso nel precedente Change, selezionando cinque intime ballad, quasi tutte entrate nel novero degli standard. Il titolo del disco fa riferimento alle due metropoli che hanno ospitato le session: tre brani sono stati incisi a New York in duo col chitarrista Mike Moreno mentre gli altri tre a ...

Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine: The Last Call

by Phillip Woolever
August 1, 2021

ACT Music released this exceptional concert recording four years to the day after the February 19, 2017 death of 73-year old master guitarist Larry Coryell. The album documents a sensational set Coryell played with the equally skillful Belgian guitarist Philip Catherine at the Berlin Philharmonic. The event was an unplanned but fitting conclusion to their series ...

Sting: An English (Jazz-)Man In New York - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 22, 2020

Although Sting is mostly known for his solo career and, before that, for fronting one of the most epic band of all times, The Police, his love for jazz has been a common thread throughout his career. His jazz sensibility became more prominent when he started his solo career with the album The Dream of the ...