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Sidsel Endresen: One
by John Kelman
While those around her were busy exploring the nexus of technology and conventional instrumentation at the 2006 Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, Sidsel Endresen was demonstrating just how much could be done with one unaltered human voice. One documents the advances she's made in stretching the potential of voice and articulation. It's a record that eschews, ...
Countdown to All About Jazz Presents at 2012 Kongsberg Jazz Festival Starts Now!
With just ten more days until All About Jazz's first-ever curation, in collaboration with the Kongsberg Jazz Festival and Music Export Norway, we're going to rerun a series of CD reviews and interviews with artists who will be participating in the seven-show, two-day event, on July 5 and 6. AAJ will also publish a brand new ...
Trondheim Jazz Festival: May 9-13, 2012
by John Kelman
Trondheim Jazz FestivalTrondheim, NorwayMay 9-13, 2012 Being Norway's third largest city, next to Oslo and Bergen, means something completely different to being the third largest city in Canada or the United States. With more than 25,000 students in a city of approximately 160,000 people, it's not unlike (albeit a little larger than) ...
Jazzahead! 2012
by John Kelman
Jazzahead! 2012Bremen, GermanyApril 19-22, 2012 While folks around the world debate the future of jazz--and, for that matter, what exactly jazz is and even what it should be called--an annual trade show in Bremen, Germany, now in its fifth year, has managed to demonstrate that jazz as a brand may be facing ...
Tone Ase / Thomas Stronen: Voxpheria
by Eyal Hareuveni
The covers of Norwegian label Gigafon, designed by bassist Rune Nergaard, send an unsettling message. The cover of Voxpheria is no different, with its alien scenery and what looks like a homage to Norwegian thriller writer Jo Nesbø's invented torture instrument, Leopold's apple, taken from his The Leopard (Harvill Secker, 2011). And indeed, ...
Anders Jormin: Ad Lucem
by John Kelman
It may be frustrating when an artist releases albums infrequently, but when quality trumps quantity all is forgiven. Swedish bassist Anders Jormin's discography as a leader remains small--just eleven records as a leader since his auspicious 1988 Dragon debut, Eight Pieces. Still, with a high profile résumé sporting fellow ECM label mates such as pianist Bobo ...
Kongsberg Jazz Festival Unveils All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway Program
On February 1, 2012, Norway's Kongsberg Jazz Festival unveiled its first series of shows scheduled for the 2012 edition, running from July 4-7, 2012: a total of fourteen shows—seven of them detailed in this press release. AAJ is pleased to announce the lineup for its All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway festival-within-a-festival, following last fall's ...
Tallinn 2011 Ends: World of Glass / 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
by John Kelman
World of Glass and 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Tallinn 2011 Von Krahl and Port of Tallinn Tallin, Estonia December 20-22, 2011 Having visited Tallinn earlier in the year for its annual Jazzkaar jazz festival--an even more special event, thanks to additional funding as part of Tallinn 2011 ...
Hakon Kornstad: Symphonies In My Head
by John Kelman
Håkon Kornstad Symphonies in My Head Jazzland Records 2011 Amidst a nation of musicians who fearlessly and seamlessly find ways to marry music and technology on the most human of terms, Håkon Kornstad still stands alone. Armed with an array of saxophones, flutes and weird hybrids like the flutonette ...
Enjoy Jazz: Mannheim, Germany, October 2-November 18, 2011, Week 5-7
by Adriana Carcu
Week 1-2 | Week 3-4 | Week 5-7 Enjoy Jazz FestivalHeidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany October 2-November 18, 2011 Colin Vallon Trio The performance of the Swiss trio surprised from the onset, through their pronounced experimental character. Other than the steady narrative flow featured on their most recent album Rruga (ECM, 2011), the ...
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