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Myriam Alter

The Most Exciting Jazz albums since 1969: 2006-2009

by Robert Middleton
November 13, 2023

If there were one word to describe these six thrilling albums, it would be “atmospheric." Each of them settles into its own unique and memorable soundscape. Stylistically, they are all very different, but if you listen closely to them, you'll quickly grasp their musical and emotional messages. They'll transport you to their rarefied worlds with their ...

Ron Miles: Custodian of Beauty, Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 5, 2022

Celebrated for his distinctive voice on trumpet and cornet, elegant and timeless, Ron Miles was equally at ease with classical music, jazz tradition as well as with more out there experimentations. Here we feature a wide range of projects he lead, co-lead or guested on. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2018: Part 1

by John Kelman
July 5, 2018

Part 1 | Part 22018 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Various Venues, Montréal, Canada June 29-July 3, 2018 Every return to Montréal for the city's annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is much-anticipated. Closing off six square blocks in the downtown core is rare enough; but, over ...

Crossways

By Myriam Alter

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Again; No Man's Land; Inviting You; Weird Mood; Dancing With Tango; Back To Dance; Don't Worry; How Life Can Be; Above All; Crossways; No Room To Laugh.

Myriam Alter: Crossways

by John Ephland
December 20, 2015

There's a soulful melancholy to much of this music. Composer/pianist Myriam Alter has created yet another collection of her songs that have the potential to evoke feelings of yearning, sadness and perhaps a deep buried joy with Crossways. Akin to a previous outing on enja, the elegiac Where Is There, Crossways can be heard as a ...

Myriam Alter: Where Is There

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 5, 2008

Fin dagli inizi, nel lontano 1971, la Enja Records ha sviluppato un catalogo vario con musicisti come John Scofield e Mal Waldron (suo il primo disco della label tedesca, Black Glory), senza cercare un suono o atmosfere che caratterizzassero l'etichetta. Una filosofia che continua fino adesso con produzioni che spaziano dal jazz piú tradizionale alla world ...

Where Is There

By Myriam Alter

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2007

If

By Myriam Alter

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Waking Up; Home; If; I Think of It; It's all there; Children play; An intrigant melody; Moving somewhere; You should stay; Where you belong

Myriam Alter: If

by Elliott Simon
October 7, 2003

When read as prose, the song titles on If become a poetic tribute to composer Myriam Alter's idealized concept of “Home.” Ten new compositions make up If and are in part inspired by Ms. Alter’s Judeo-Spanish heritage. The arrangements further expand upon her musical lineage by additionally acknowledging modern jazz and classical while prominently featuring Jewish ...