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Piano Times Seven

by Jerome Wilson
July 7, 2020

Every jazz pianist plays in their own individual style. These recent albums demonstrate the way seven particular players approach the instrument. Laurent Nicoud Outline QFTF 2020 This is a solo disc by a pianist whose background in classical music shows through the formal drama of his approach ...

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We Jazz Live: Jazz From Finland

by Friedrich Kunzmann
June 26, 2020

Documenting the Finnish label We Jazz Records' ongoing live activities, the “We Jazz Live Plates" volumes present a fairly complete overview of the label's roster of talent in a live environment. Volumes 2 and 3 of this project have been released together and present recordings of various projects' performances at the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki ...

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Gordon Grdina: Singular and Prolific

by Doug Collette
June 22, 2020

Gordon Grdina continues his singular and prolific career path with not one but two different recordings conducted with two separate musical ensembles. Accurate and vivid reflections of his eclectic mix of what is, in simplest terms, mainstream jazz, free/improv and Arabic music. Nomad Trio and Resist also build upon his background as protégé of jazz great ...

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Sonar With David Torn: Tranceportation (Volume 1 - 2)

by Mark Sullivan
June 18, 2020

Swiss art rock/minimalist band Sonar have been collaborating with American guitarist/live looper David Torn since their album Vortex (RareNoiseRecords, 2018). After that they documented live performance together with Live At Moods (7d Media, 2018), and Torn also played a prominent role in Sonar leader Stephan Thelen's Fractal Guitar (MoonJune Records, 2019). Torn had come ...

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Global Fusions and African Connections

by Geno Thackara
June 15, 2020

Whatever may be going wrong in the world, there are always some figures (especially artists) out there reminding us of the importance of community and celebration. Without making a direct statement on the strange circumstances of 2020, this batch of recordings nonetheless offers just the kind of vibrant affirmation the times need. Duende Libre ...

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Composer Tributes: Strayhorn, Shorter, Monk and Sam Jones

by Jerome Wilson
May 22, 2020

There always seem to be albums coming out that pay tribute to accomplished jazz composers. Here are some newer ones, three on very familiar names and one on an often overlooked musician. John Di Martino Passion Flower: The Music of Billy Strayhorn Sunnyside Records 2020 Pianist John ...

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Nuove suggestioni dalla Norvegia: Eyolf Dale e Thomas Johansson con la Scheen Jazzorkester

by Angelo Leonardi
May 18, 2020

La norvegese Scheen Jazzorkester, nata nel 2010 nella pittoresca regione Telemark, mostra tutto il suo valore in due recenti album realizzati con il trombettista Thomas Johansson e il pianista Eyolf Dale, giovani connazionali che hanno scritto le musiche e si aggiungono all'ensemble nei rispettivi ruoli strumentali. L'organico comprende 12 musicisti--alcuni di formazione classica--raccolti attorno ...

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Funk Tunes and Love Songs from QFTF

by Geno Thackara
May 2, 2020

Initialzündung Experience of Life QFTF 2019 Life of course is too sprawling and complicated to fit into any tidy box, and so it's no surprise that this Experience of Life is much the same. The members of Init like their groove-jazz at a spry mid-tempo with fun interplay at ...

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3x3: Piano Trios: April 2020

by Geno Thackara
April 29, 2020

Andy Milne The Re:Mission Contrology Records 2020 Though Andy Milne actually hasn't recorded in the classic trio format before, you'd never know it just from The Re:Mission. He's been no slouch in many other settings, from supporting Cassandra Wilson or Steve Coleman to the genre-mashingly ambitious Dapp Theory quintet. Having always ...

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In the Heart of Nature: Køs and Mare Berger

by Jakob Baekgaard
April 29, 2020

Human beings have always tried to figure out their relationship with nature. We look at nature from a distance, but we are also a part of it. We dream of wild nature in the city and seek the answers to the future in the past. The dream of unspoiled nature keeps popping up as a pre-industrialized ...