Results for "Rymden"

Rymden

Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Tohpati, Jeremy Green, Manuel Gamez, Michael Manring, alan Pasqua

by Len Davis
August 16, 2026

A nostalgic trip back to 1979 with two pieces of music which opened my first Radio Show in Melbourne on PBSFM. Pat Metheny and Weather Report. New releases feature Indonesian guitarist Tohpati, German guitarist Pete Roth with drummer Bill Bruford and more from the excellent work by guitarist Jeremy Green. Some impressive work by pianist from ...

Tribute To The Late Guitarist Dean Brown, Plus Sonar And Terje Rypdal

by Len Davis
February 4, 2024

We pay tribute to the late guitarist Dean Brown with music from DB 3, Here, Unfinished Business, and his work with saxophonist Bill Evans from Soul Insider. Music from Sonar with David Torn, from Norway Rymden and Terje Rypdal. Guitarist from Ohio Brandon Coleman with The Watchmaker. Playlist Dean Brown “The Battle's Over" from ...

Rymden + KORK: Rymden + KORK

by Gareth Thompson
March 16, 2023

The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (aka KORK) performs each year at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. By contrast, it has also twice provided backing to the Eurovision Song Contest in Norway. Intriguing then to find them linking up with Bugge Wesseltoft, leader of Rymden and a pianist-composer whose work is both learned and accessible. Both parties create ...

Jazz Lent 2022 in Maribor, Slovenia

by Ziga Koritnik
September 23, 2022

A collection of photos from a few concerts presented at the Festival Lent in Maribor from June 29, 2022 to July 1, 2022 featuring Rymden: Bugge Wesseltoft and Dan Berglund, Magnus Öström; KUTU: Hewan Gebrewold, Haleluya Tekletsadi, Théo Ceccaldi, Akemi Fujimori, Valentin Ceccaldi, Cyril Atef; Santrofi: Emmanuel Ofori, Dominic Quarchie, Robert Koomson, Emmanuel Agyeman, Nobert Arthur, ...

Szun Waves: Earth Patterns

by Gareth Thompson
August 10, 2022

The second Szun Waves album, New Hymn To Freedom (The Leaf Label, 2018), was a critical smash that united fans of Radiohead and Pharoah Sanders alike. Media types drowned in a torrent of adjectives such as gleaming, sparkling and rippling, as if the combo of brass and electronics could produce anything else. Unless, of course, it ...

Bugge Wesseltoft: Be Am

by Gareth Thompson
February 27, 2022

In a 2008 interview, Bugge Wesseltoft spoke of his despair at seeing civilians suffer throughout history, unable to protect their families and children from wars. He also noted that watching such events unfold from the safety of his Norwegian homeland was painful. Wesseltoft had recently released his superb album IM (Jazzland Recordings, 2007) which found him ...

Selections Of Some New Releases From 2020

by Len Davis
January 15, 2021

Music from Aaron Parks, Dusan Jevtovic, Billy Childs and more. Playlist Aaron Parks “Attention Earthlings" from Little Big 2-Dreams of a Mechanical Man (Ropeadope) 00:00 Rymden “Terminal One" from Space Sailors (Jazzlandl) 06:21 Dusan Jevtovic “Si Pooro" from Now You See Me (Self Produced) 12:41 Bosque “Escape From Urumchi" from escape From Urumchi (Metropolisl) ...

Raoul Bjorkenheim, Billy Hart, Robert Glasper and More

by Len Davis
October 31, 2020

In the second part of this week's show we continue our perusal of new Progressive-Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz and R&B releases, including gems from Raoul Bjorkenheim's Italian project, Bill Hart Robert Glasper and more. Enjoy the show! Playlist Raoul Bjorkenheim “Saturn" from Saturn (Long Song) 00:00 Robert Glasper “Resting Warrior" from Collagically Speaking ...

Rymden: Space Sailors

by Gareth Thompson
September 13, 2020

Outer space and cosmic jazz have long been a match made beyond heaven. The latest act throwing their hat into Saturn's rings is the excellent Norwegian band Rymden, featuring keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft. The trio has clearly boned up on Sun Ra and Lonnie Liston Smith, but rockier influences are present too from the likes of Hawkwind, ...