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Jakob Baekgaard’s Best Releases of 2013
by Jakob Baekgaard
So much good music and so much to choose from. Every day provides the opportunity to hear something new or rediscover the magic in old tunes. The records on this list don't have much in common, except they all sound completely fresh and open and have their own take on what it means to create jazz ...
Enter the "Sunna Gunnlaugs - Distilled" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Sunna Gunnlaugs - Distilled“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 2nd. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Sunna Gunnlaugs at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Distilled In many ...
Hristo Vitchev / Liubomia Krastev: Rhodopa
by Jakob Baekgaard
While jazz as an art form always moves forward, it is also tied to tradition and the music of the past. Many jazz musicians with European ties have found inspiration in the folk music of their country: Jan Johansson's Jazz på svenska, Dag Arnesen's Norwegian Song 1-3 and Sunna Gunnlaugs Songs from Iceland are some of ...
Sunna Gunnlaugs: Distilled
by Jakob Baekgaard
It is tempting to connect a musical aesthetic with a particular place. In fact, the whole idea of national music relies on the concept of an intrinsic national spirit, which creates an original musical expression. The only problem with a concept like national music is that it tends to pigeonhole musicians and create prejudice rather than ...
Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio Releases "Distilled" on Sunny Sky Records
Her last album Long Pair Bond received 5 stars from the Austrian jazz magazine Concerto, among other stellar reviews from around the world. Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs set high expectations for the follow-up trio recording, Distilled, which was just released on Sunny Sky Records. There have already been some initial reviews. Blogger Stephan Moore from Jazz ...
Scott McLemore: Remote Location
by John Kelman
While musicians relocate all the time, moving from the vibrant New York scene to more remote environs might seem an odd choice. After eight years in NYC playing with artists including guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Tim Berne, drummer Scott McLemore relocated with wife Sunna Gunnlaugs to her native Iceland following the pianist's decade-plus American stay. ...
The Dream
Label: Sunny Sky
Released: 2012
Track listing:
1. The dream 05.42; 2. Holding Ground 06.31; 3. Spin 1 01.25; 4. Vitiun 07.33; 5. Tear(as in wear) 02.11; 6. Bump 07.05; 7. Spin 2 01.02; 8. Tunnel Vision 06.23; 9. Spin 3 01.38;
10. Anima 05.35; 11. Spin 4 01.42; 12. Spin 5 01.14, 13. Kom 02.30.
Long Pair Bond
Label: Sunny Sky
Released: 2012
Track listing: Long Pair Bond; Thema; Autumnalia; Elsabella; Crab Cannon;
Fyrir Brynhildi; Safe From The World; Diamonds on the Inside; Not
What But How; Vicious World
Scott McLemore: Remote Location
by Jakob Baekgaard
A change of scenery is a change of sound. At least, this seems to be case with the Virginia-born drummer Scott McLemore, who has been a vital presence on the music scene in New York, but now is part of the significantly smaller, but nevertheless bourgeoning Icelandic jazz community.When McLemore released Found Music on ...
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