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Sylvie Courvoisier Trio: Double Windsor
by Henning Bolte
The piano trio is the supreme discipline in jazz. Through rich possibilities, it functions as a strong filter sifting out those few who were and are able to set new standards. What matters is how the three instrumental vertices relate to each other dynamically, harmonically and soundwise to build something coherent, in close dependency. Eventually, each ...
Sylvie Courvoisier – Mark Feldman Quartet: Birdies for Lulu
by Alberto Bazzurro
Sodalizio ampiamente collaudato, quello tra la pianista svizzera e il violinista chicagoano, che in questo nuovo capitolo, inciso a fine 2013, esprime molte delle pieghe espressive che riconosciamo ai due musicisti, sia come singole entità che come coppia. Così il trittico iniziale (inclusa anche la coda finale), frutto della penna di Mark Feldman, ...
Sylvie Courvoisier – Mark Feldman Quartet with Scott Colley and Billy Mintz: Birdies For Lulu
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 ...
JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2014
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, ...
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 ...
Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann, Robin Fincker: Mediums
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 ...
Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne
By Mark Feldman
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.
Erik Friedlander: Claws & Wings
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 ...
Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman: Live at Theatre Vidy-Lausanne
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 ...
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 ...
