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Article: Multiple Reviews

Iluso Records: DIY from two dreamers

Read "Iluso Records: DIY from two dreamers" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Australian drummer Michael Caratti and Spanish-born New York-based guitarist Álvaro Domene founded the record label Iluso in 2013 to release their quartet recording Gran Masa. The pair found they shared similar interests while in school at Middlesex University in London. And why not put out their own music? That way they could control the content and ...

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Article: Album Review

Joe McPhee / Pascal Niggenkemper / Ståle Liavik Solberg: Imaginary Numbers

Read "Imaginary Numbers" reviewed by John Sharpe


Veteran multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee always seems open to encounters with like-minded spirits wherever he finds them. Some of his finest albums have stemmed from his collaborations with groups of younger musicians, such as Spontaneous Combustion (Otoroku, 2015) with Decoy and Skullduggery (Clean Feed, 2015) with Universal Indians. On Imaginary Numbers he teams up with two high-profile ...

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Article: Live Review

Suoni Per Il Popolo 2018

Read "Suoni Per Il Popolo 2018" reviewed by Mike Chamberlain


Suoni Per Il Popolo Montreal, Quebec June 1-19, 2018 The Casa del Popolo and Sala Rossa, the hub of the annual June celebration of avant music known as the Suoni Per Il Popolo, sit across from one another on Saint Laurent Boulevard just below the major intersection of Saint Joseph. ...

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Article: Album Review

Stray: Into Darkness

Read "Into Darkness" reviewed by John Sharpe


Two old masters and two younger pretenders unite to produce Into Darkness. Saxophonist John Butcher and guitarist John Russell were both part of the so-called second generation of improvisers, following in the wake of progenitors such as Evan Parker, Derek Bailey and John Stevens. Joining them in a continuous 51-minute live performance from London's Iklektic in ...

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Article: Live Review

Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2017

Read "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2017" reviewed by Henning Bolte


Kongsberg Jazz Festival/Kongsberg Jazzmeeting Kongsberg, Norway July 6-8, 2017 Kongsberg, a former important silver mining town, is situated in the eastern part of Norway 55 miles west of Oslo. The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, founded in 1964 has a long tradition of offering a specific program for international guests (presenters and media people) ...

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Article: Album Review

John Butcher / Ståle Liavik Solberg: So Beautiful, It Starts To Rain

Read "So Beautiful, It Starts To Rain" reviewed by John Sharpe


British saxophonist John Butcher and Norwegian percussionist Ståle Liavik Solberg come together in a striking first meeting recorded live at north London's Cafe Oto in August 2015. Butcher brings to bear all the experience one would expect from one of the so-called second generation of English improvisers. Solberg, who co-curates Oslo's Blow Out! Festival each January, ...

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Will It Float?

Label: Va Fongool
Released: 2015
Track listing: Will It Float?; Light Impermeable; Buoyant; The Third Time.

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Article: Album Review

Russell / Beresford / Edwards / Liavik Solberg: Will It Float?

Read "Will It Float?" reviewed by John Eyles


Will It Float? features Norwegian drummer Ståle Liavik Solberg in the company of three of London's most esteemed improvisers, guitarist John Russell, bassist John Edwards and keyboardist Steve Beresford on objects and electronics. The genesis of this album can be traced back to the recording of the excellent No Step (Hispid, 2014) which paired Liavik Solberg ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Beresford / Martin Kuchen/ Stale Liavik Solberg: Three Babies

Read "Three Babies" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Free improvisation is a relatively new form of musical art but it has already introduced a variety of approaches for spontaneous, creative and collaborative musical articulation. The trio comprises of one of the forefathers of the British school of improvised music, pianist Steve Beresford and fellow Scandinavian conspirators, Swedish saxophonist Martin Küchen and Norwegian drummer Ståle ...

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Article: Live Review

Frode Gjerstad & Ståle Liavik Solberg: Jerusalem, Israel, June 28, 2012

Read "Frode Gjerstad & Ståle Liavik Solberg: Jerusalem, Israel, June 28, 2012" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Frode Gjerstad & Ståle Liavik Solberg Uganda Jerusalem, Israel June 28, 2012 The best way to experience free improvised music is live, close to the musicians--and if possible, in small places. The Uganda club in Jerusalem turned out to be a perfect space for Norwegian reed player and ...


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