Results for "Passport"

Passport

In Memoriam: A Song for Boris Neisser

by Phillip Woolever
June 4, 2022

It was over a decade ago when I first encountered jovial Boris Neisser, the late administrative sparkplug of Dusseldorf's schauinsland-reisen Jazz Rally. He was flat on his back on a nicely carpeted opera house floor, grinning up at ornate ceiling chandeliers after a late night Sunday concert by Jan Akkerman and a competent Russian group called ...

Passport

By Huntertones

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Clutch; Bird Song; Togo; Hondo; Star of the East; Fara; Bad David; Change; Fergal's Tune; Parusha.

Huntertones: Passport

by Doug Collette
December 25, 2018

Huntertones' Passport is an absolutely seamless piece of work. The integration of the material with the playing and, by extension, the arranging and recording, becomes evident in the first minutes of “Clutch" and remains pervasive for the duration of this, the group's third album. Even so, there are readily-discernible dynamics at work here. The ...

Jan Zehrfeld: Heavy Jazz

by Phillip Woolever
August 27, 2017

The German group Panzerballett may have a metal edge on much of their music, but there's no mistaking that by any rational judgment this is also a definitive jazz band. Fans can always count on unpredictably adventuresome twists to the standard form on classics like “Birdland" or “Take Five" amidst inspired originals. Much of ...

Dusseldorf Rally: Jazz's Best Kept Secret?

by Phillip Woolever
May 16, 2016

Year after year, the Dusseldorf Jazz Rally continues to provide visitors with one of the finest festival experiences to be found in Western Europe. While other events in the region may spend more on self-promotion, feature more prominent line-ups or gather more media coverage, the Jazz Rally cheerfully and consistently serves up what is quite likely ...

Passport

By Pietro Tonolo

Label: Parco Della Musica Records
Released: 2012

Pietro Tonolo - Arnie Somogy - Jorge Rossy - Joe Chambers: Passport

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 19, 2012

Ci si accomoda con la sensazione che quello che starà per accadere sarà molto di più di un concerto. Quello che ascoltiamo in Passport è stato registrato nel marzo 2011 all'Audotorium Parco della Musica di Roma), tappa importante del tour di un gruppo che Joe Chambers descrive asciuttamente: «Quando Pietro mi ha chiesto di pensare a ...

Passport

By Matt Geraghty

Label: Omnilingual Records
Released: 2011

Dusseldorf Jazz Rally Launches 19th Edition

June 10, 2011

The consistently blossoming Dusseldorf jazz Rally kicks off its 19th weekend run from June 10th through 12th with another swinging schedule that should delight all fans, and specifically those seeking a predominantly “true jazz" program. The Jazz Rally is a major gathering with Western Euro status that comes from the focused range and depth of the ...