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Article: Album Review

Sylvie Courvoisier – Mark Feldman Quartet with Scott Colley and Billy Mintz: Birdies For Lulu

Read "Birdies For Lulu" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman are a dynamic duo within the neoteric strategies of modern jazz, coupled with their substantial artistic output. They intersperse classical inferences with shades of folk, avant-garde schemas, and bristling improvisational segments into the big picture. This incarnation of the quartet now features upper-echelon session bassist Scott Colley and venerable ...

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Article: Live Review

JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2014

Read "JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2014" reviewed by Henning Bolte


JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2014 Bergen, Norway May 21-25, 2014 Bergen, the second largest city of Norway along the northwestern coast of the North Sea, is situated along an impressive mountainous bay. Protected against and open to the sea, to the world it is an illustrious place of a centuries-old merchant tradition, ...

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News: Event

Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman Play National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 29

Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman Play National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 29

Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman will play the Kevin Barry Room at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 29. Sylvie Courvoisier is a pianist, composer, sideman and band leader. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Courvoisier moved to New York in 1998 and has lived in Brooklyn since that time. Courvoisier has led several groups over ...

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Article: Album Review

Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann, Robin Fincker: Mediums

Read "Mediums" reviewed by Anthony Shaw


This album of tunes from the cross-border, French-led trio features many elements of their native approaches to improvised music-- exploratory experimentation on the boundaries of the respective instruments, solo work of a high order, and a strong sense of playfulness. The three instruments concerned are all from the middle range of pitch, as ...

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Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: 1. Five Senses of Keen (Mark Feldman) 12:22; 2. For Alice (Sylvie Courvoisier) 8:23; 3. Orpheus and Eurydice (Mark Feldman) 15:22; 4. Pindar (Courvoisier, Feldman) 2:13; 5. Melpomene (Courvoisier, Feldman) 3:03; 6. Simonides (Courvoisier, Feldman) 4:49; 7. Calliope (Courvoisier, Feldman) 4:36.

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Article: Album Review

Erik Friedlander: Claws & Wings

Read "Claws & Wings" reviewed by Troy Collins


How does one deal with the loss of a loved one? For many artists, expressing remorse through their work is a normal, sometimes necessary, part of the grieving process. Creative improvising musicians, like renowned cellist Erik Friedlander, are no exception.Lynn Shapiro, Friedlander's wife of 22 years (and an award winning choreographer and writer in ...

Article: Album Review

Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman: Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne

Read "Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Oggi, su questo pianeta, ci sono pochissimi altri duo pianoforte-violino che abbiano l'incredibile intensità, vibrante energia, identica immaginazione creativa, toccante lirismo e capacità di quello formato da Sylvie Courvoisier e Mark Feldman. Di per sé, al di fuori delle classiche ambientazioni proposte dalla musica “seria" (come qualche signorotto da conservatorio continua a voler distinguere), il duo ...

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News: TV / Film

Cinema Documentary About Maja Ratkje Seeking Support

Cinema Documentary About Maja Ratkje Seeking Support

"Voice - Sculpting Sound with Maja S K Ratkje" is a cinematic feature documentary about the charismatic Norwegian composer, performer, innovator, multimedia artist and cult figure in various music genres, who also speaks up regularly about environmental issues. “Voice" is not only the portrait of a singular musician and artist, but the film will explore and ...

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Article: Live Review

Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob Mielcke: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 9, 2012

Read "Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob Mielcke: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 9, 2012" reviewed by Henning Bolte


Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jakob MielckeA Culinary Tribute To The Art Of ImprovisationRestaurant Mielcke & Hurtigkarl, FrederiksbergCopenhagen Jazz FestivalCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 9, 2012The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, with its more than 1,000 concerts in 10 days, spread over more than 100 venues and stages in all parts ...

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Article: Live Review

Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon Christensen: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 8, 2012

Read "Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon Christensen: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 8, 2012" reviewed by Henning Bolte


Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon ChristensenHofteatretCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 8, 2012The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, with its more than 1,000 concerts in 10 days spread over more than 100 venues and stages in all parts of the Danish capital is like a musical monsoon cloudburst. The concerts range from big international stars ...


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