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Marja Mortensson: Mojhtestasse

Read "Mojhtestasse" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 30, 2018

The passing on of musical tradition is fundamental to any culture, but so too is innovation, which breathes new life into old ways. Mojhtestasse, the second album by Norwegian south Saami singer Marja Mortensson, continues her revival of the yoik tradition--a unique, chant-like vocalisation--that has been dormant in her family for several generations. Mortensson's wordless chant-cum-improvisations ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz Migration 2018

by Henning Bolte
December 13, 2018

Le Dynamo-Banlieu BleueJazz Migration Paris December 3, 2018 Selection/support of talent Jazz Migration started in 2002 to foster, accompany and support the professional career of selected young talent in jazz. Coaching is an important aspect of it and at the core stands the organization and procurement of concerts, nationally and internationally, ...

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European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018: Portuguese showcases

by Henning Bolte
October 12, 2018

Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB); Livraria Ler Devagar European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018 Lisbon, Portugal September 13-15, 2018 European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018: Portuguese showcases This year's annual European Jazz Conference, a convention organized by the European Jazz Network, took place at Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in the Portuguese capital ...

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Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams

Read "Blue Maqams" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti
October 9, 2017

Fin dal suo disco d'esordio (Barzakh del 1991, pubblicato, come tutti i successivi lavori, dalla ECM e preceduto solo da alcune cassette autoprodotte) il compositore e suonatore di oud tunisino Anouar Brahem è stato tra i principali esponenti di una musica a cavallo tra Medio Oriente e Occidente, cercando una fusione tra musica araba, improvvisazione jazzistica ...

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European Jazz Conference 2017

by Ian Patterson
October 2, 2017

European Jazz Conference 2017 Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Slovenia September 21-24, 2017 The snow-capped mountains flanking Ljubljana form a natural border between Slovenia and Italy and provided a picturesque backdrop to the 4th annual European Jazz Conference. For the record two hundred and twenty conference attendees [Europe Jazz Network members and ...

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November Music 2016

by Henning Bolte
December 13, 2016

November Music s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands November 11-13, 2016 November Music is a yearly festival, founded in 1993. It is held in the medieval town of s'-Hertogenbosch, in the southeast part of The Netherlands. s'-Hertogenbosch (also called Den Bosch) was the hometown of well-known Dutch painter Jheronimus Bosch (1450-1516) who died 500 years ...

Article: My Playlist

Rosa Brunello

by Vincenzo Roggero
October 26, 2016

01. Radiohead -A Moon Shaped Pool -(XL Recordings -2016). Meditativo, quasi ipnotico. Perfetto per un viaggio in treno. 02. Carmen Consoli -Stato di necessità -(Polydor -2000). Dopo qualche tempo che non la ascoltavo, sono stata recentemente ad un concerto di Carmen Consoli. Così mi è venuta voglia di ri-ascoltare Stato di ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

Jazz From Around the World: Asia

by Hrayr Attarian
October 4, 2016

Asia is the most culturally and ethnically diverse continent. It is, therefore, hard to distill all its jazz influenced musical legacies into 10 albums. Some countries have robust jazz scenes that, nevertheless, are fundamentally derivative of European and American styles. In other musical cultures jazz has just recently made inroads. Below are 10 historic records that ...

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November Music 2015

by Henning Bolte
November 25, 2015

November Music s'Hertogenbosch November 5-8, 2015 November Music is a yearly festival held in the medieval town of s'-Hertogenbosch in the southeast part of The Netherlands. s'-Hertogenbosch (also called Den Bosch) is the hometown of well-known Dutch painter Jheronimus Bosch (1450-1516). The festival is a festival of contemporary music, new music ...

Article: Album Review

Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra: Blues for Tahrir

Read "Blues for Tahrir" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
September 14, 2015

Che il jazz sia una musica sorprendente lo sappiamo bene ma spesso le sorprese ti piombano dal cielo (o per meglio dire, dal web) quando meno te le aspetti. E sono varie ed eccitanti. Il leader di questo medio organico è un clarinettista (basso) statunitense con radici familiari egiziane ed è stato scelto tra i ...