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Samo Salamon Trio: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Guitarist Samo Salamon has shown, through his recordings, that he is capable of pushing boundaries. His instrument is the wellspring for ideas that manifest themselves in his compositions that traverse various genres. His playing is luminous and harmonically rich, driven by the clarity of his ideas. Salamon also continues to mature as a writer. His compositions ...

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Samo Salamon Trio: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by Nic Jones


As an instrumentalist guitarist, Salamon's work could almost be defined by what it's not. There's little stylistic allegiance to any widely known guitarist, although passing references can be made to both John Abercrombie and Tal Farlow, a pairing which only goes to show how widely Salamon's net is cast. As it is, this trio has little ...

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Samo Salamon Trio: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Guitar, drums and tuba may not be one of jazz music's classic combinations, but on Live! Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon's trio shows that such a line-up can deliver creative, tight and engaging performances that are easily a match for more traditional ensembles. Salamon is a prolific musician, whose history includes work with John ...

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Samo Salamon Trio feat. Michel Godard & Roberto Dani: Live!

Read "Samo Salamon Trio feat. Michel Godard & Roberto Dani: Live!" reviewed by Matt Marshall


Samo Salamon Trio feat. Michel Godard & Roberto Dani Live! Samo Records 2009 The tuba has experienced something of a resurgence as a featured jazz instrument in the last couple of years. Far from its New Orleans' roots, where the twizzled piece of metal mainly thumped its beats in the ...

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Samo Salamon Trio: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by Mark Corroto


A continual selection for guitarist deserving wider recognition, Slovenian Samo Salamon releases a live recording with his core trio of Italian drummer Roberto Dani and tubaist/bassist Michel Godard. Salamon posted notice of his talent with Mamasaal (Dometra, 2009), with saxophonist Mark Turner, Government Cheese (FSNT, 2007), with saxophonist David Binney, Kei's Secret (Splasc(H), 2006), ...

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Live!

Label: Samo Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Hebe; Catch the Train; Kei's Secret; My Rain; Miss Sarcasm; Girl With a Nicotine Kiss; Happy Girl; My Amusing Muse; Fall Memories; Spring Forest.

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Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner

Label: Dometra
Released: 2009
Track listing: Flying Serpents; High Heels; Little Eva; Night Thoughts; Internal Affairs; Pale But Beautiful; Make The Duck Sound; Elephants On Holidays; Happy Girl; The Shy One.

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Samo Salamon Trio feat. Michel Godard & Roberto Dani: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


The music of Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon encompasses a wide-ranging vision that leaves room for both subdued balladry and intense rock-outs. Still, even though there's certainly eclecticism at work in the musical poetics of this musician, who takes in influences as diverse as the gritty melodies of John Scofield and the reverb-drenched innovations of Bill Frisell, ...

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News: Recording

New Samo Salamon Albums Featuring Mark Turner and Michel Godard

New Samo Salamon Albums Featuring Mark Turner and Michel Godard

The guitarist's Samo Salamon 2008 album Samo Salamon Quartet: Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner is finally available on Emusic and Amazon for downloading...it features a great band with MARK TURNER on tenor saxophone and MATT BREWER on bass: Link to eMusic There are also samples available on the website of the guitarist - Samo Salamon Website, where ...


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