Results for "Mulatu Astatke"

Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: Alexander Hawkins: Step Wide, Step Deep

by John Sharpe
August 14, 2014

You don't need to spend long in the company of pianist Alexander Hawkins to realize that his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz encompasses everything from Duke Ellington to the avant-garde. That's as true of recordings as it is in person, and amply demonstrated on Step Wide, Step Deep, where the moods range from lazy Sunday afternoon to ...

Save the Date - Agosto 2014

by Luca Canini
August 4, 2014

L'agosto balneare dei festival italiani passa dalle isole e dalle spiagge. Mentre all'estero impazza il meglio del meglio (Lisbona, Saalfelden, Willisau, Mulhouse), nel Bel Paese tocca inseguire le orde di vacanzieri per intercettare i pochi eventi degni di segnalazione. Quelli che vanno a genio a noi di Save the Date, che nella lista dei consigli infiliamo ...

Dub Colossus: Dub Colossus: Addis To Omega

by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
June 19, 2014

If you're a sucker for BIG horn sections, or something like the sounds of UB40 and Groove Armada, still have a 'lickle ting' for Bob Marley and Finley Quaye records and your Pops obsession with Two-Tone (as do we all surely), then you're probably going to like Addis to Omega from Dub Colossus produced by Dubulah ...

Save the Date - Giugno 2014

by Luca Canini
June 3, 2014

È stato un maggio entusiasmante. Il quartetto di Michael Formanek e l'Arkestra a Vicenza, l'omaggio a “Butch" Morris confezionato da Wayne Horvitz passato da Novara e Bologna, gli Overseas IV di Evind Opsvik a Correggio e Foligno, Andy Moor e Yannis Kyriakides visti a Forlì e Venezia: una meraviglia appresso all'altra per un mese di grande ...

Sketches of Ethiopia

Featuring the music of Mulatu Astatke
Duration: 6:16
October 4, 2013

Mulatu Astatke: Sketches of Ethiopia

by Chris May
September 1, 2013

Sketches of Ethiopia is, extraordinarily, the first album Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethio-jazz, has recorded with his own band for an international label of influence. It has been a long time coming and it is a corker.Astatke, on vibraphone and keyboards, is accompanied by his regular touring band, Step Ahead, which has at ...

Alexander Hawkins: Retaining The Sense of Discovery

by John Sharpe
January 15, 2013

One of the fastest-rising stars of the UK jazz scene, pianist Alexander Hawkins is remarkable in that he shines equally in both the further reaches of free improvisation and the creation of ingeniously crafted charts. Indeed, Hawkins' particular talent might be in bringing the two so close that it's hard to distinguish between them. At times ...

Yègellé Tezeta / Kasalèfkut Hulu

By Mulatu Astatke

Label: Jazz Village
Released: 2012

Live From Old York: Krar Collective, Big Boy Bloater, Jason & The Scorchers & Walter Trout

by Martin Longley
October 24, 2012

Krar Collective National Centre For Early Music York, England October 5, 2012 Despite the increasing interest in Ethiopian music,-growing from retro appreciation to present day innovations-opportunities to catch live performances of these sounds are still reasonably scarce. The London-based Krar Collective set out to remedy this ...

Girls in Airports: Migration

by Jakob Baekgaard
November 16, 2011

The view of the world is not greater than the eyes of the beholder and it is easy to remain bound to a particular culture and musical tradition, trying to find safety in familiar sounds. Beauty, however, is often found in the unexpected and unknown and like true musical travelers; Danish group Girls in Airports has ...