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Fish in Oil: Poluostrvo
by Nenad Georgievski
With the release of Fish in the Oil's debut, Polustrvo, the jazz underground in Belgrade, Serbia climbs closer towards daylight. This eclectic album explores several forms, all at once, as it eschews the easily identifiable and standard structured sounds. It seems Fish in Oil has opted for a multilayered approach, as it uses different sounds, rhythms, ...
Garana Jazz Festival, Garana, Romania, July 12-15 2012
by Adriana Carcu
Garana Jazz FestivalGarana, RomaniaJuly 12-15, 2012The 16th edition of the Garana open-air Jazz Festival gathered over 5,000 jazz lovers in a glade called the Wolf's Clearing, in the southern Carpathians. The weather conditions were excellent--a factor that should not be taken for granted; in Garana, it has rained during each of the last ...
Marco Cappelli: The American Dream
by Mark Corroto
Things get lost in translation. It's inevitable, and it's not just words and meaning. Cultural things morph. Take a Venetian or Roman to an Olive Garden restaurant in America and she won't recognize much on the menu, or send an American to Puglia with the task of finding a pizza pocket. Some things just don't translate.
Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob Mielcke: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 9, 2012
by Henning Bolte
Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob MielckeA Culinary Tribute To The Art Of ImprovisationRestaurant Mielcke & Hurtigkarl, FrederiksbergCopenhagen Jazz FestivalCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 9, 2012The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, with its more than 1,000 concerts in 10 days, spread over more than 100 venues and stages in all parts ...
Yes. But Is It Jazz?
by Mark Corroto
Jazz comes at you from so many directions these days, that to rely on just one definition, is not enough. Sure, it can be a blues-based rhythmic music but it is also minimalist free improvisation. Pigeonholing something, such as jazz, always separates and eventually segregates supporters, creating conflicts and in the end lessening the whole.
Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 4-8: June 21-23, 2012
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-8 TD Ottawa International Jazz FestivalOttawa, CanadaJune 21-Jul 1, 2012With a total of five main venues--the main stage at Confederation Park, the Studio and Fourth Stage in the National Arts Centre, the OLG Stage tent across the street from Confederation Park at City ...
Borneo Jazz 2012
by Ian Patterson
Borneo Jazz Festival 2012Miri, Sarawak, BorneoMay 10-12, 2012Borneo Jazz--held in Miri, Sarawak semi-autonomous state, Malaysia--has grown steadily since its inaugural edition in 2005, going from 3,000 spectators seven years ago to over eight thousand today. This growth is a reflection of the successful planning and promotion by the festival organizers and an indication ...
The Rocket Ship Takes Off
by Mark Corroto
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is the big record companies are dead. The good news is the big record companies are dead. Gone are the days of Columbia Records signing trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to a million dollar contract and then promoting the hell out of his vision of jazz, selling his ...
Elliott Sharp Trio: Aggregat
by Troy Collins
Long revered for his innovative approach to the electric guitar, composer Elliott Sharp's laudable but lesser known skills as a saxophonist finally come to the fore on Aggregat. Accompanied by bassist Brad Jones and drummer Ches Smith, Sharp performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, in addition to his main axe. In light of Sharp's oeuvre, this ...
Tord Gustavsen Trio Headlines 13th Bray Jazz Festival, May 4-6
The Bray Jazz Festival returns for its 13th edition over the May Bank Holiday weekend with a typically eclectic and exciting line-up that showcases all that is best in modern jazz. Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen gets the festival under way on Friday 4th, leading his trio of drummer Jarle Vespestad and bassist Mats Eilertsen. Gustavsen has ...
