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In the summer of 2009, Danish jazz guitarist Thomas Maintz released his debut album, "This is the Color…"The title refers to a painting by Miró, and this painting and other masterpieces by great artists were the inspiration for several of the album's compositions. The album's musical depth and profundity has received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from the Danish music critics. Jazz Special, Denmark’s leading national jazz magazine, has this to say about the album: "…a generous gift to jazz aficionados everywhere, on both a national and international level." "…dynamic, thoroughly integrated, streamlined improvised music of the highest contemporary caliber.” "…exquisite, through-composed, abstract melodic pearls" "…music of great melodic beauty and intensity" "This is the Color…" was furthermore selected for a half-hour spotlight presentation on the leading Danish jazz radio program, "Jazz on P2" Thomas Maintz performs on "This is the color…" together with some of Denmark's most gifted and exciting musicians - saxophonist Jesper Løvdal (Lovedale, Kresten Osgood), bassist Thomas Fonnesbæk (Thomas Clausen) og drummer Morten Lund (Stefano Bollani, Sinne Eeg). The album's visuals are the creation of Swedish art photographer Kajsa Gullberg, who has been the inspiration behind several books
Thomas Maintz, Aaron Parks: Duets in June
by Angelo Leonardi
L'ascolto di quest'album porta alla memoria la collaborazione tra Bill Evans e Jim Hall che produsse nel 1962 il magistrale Undercurrent e quattro anni dopo Intermodulation. Da allora è trascorso mezzo secolo, Thomas Maintz e Aaron Parks hanno distinte personalità ed escludendo la formula strumentale, non ci sono somiglianze stilistiche, né di repertorio: gli ...
Thomas Maintz / Scott Colley / Johnathan Blake: Present
by Jakob Baekgaard
There's a certain trend that has developed on the Danish jazz scene and it keeps growing stronger. In recent years, many Danish jazz musicians have travelled to New York to make a record with some of the top musicians in the city. Danish guitarist Jakob Bro has done it several times, recently with his record December ...
This is the Color...
Label: Gateway Music
Released: 2010
Track listing: Miro (This is the Color of my Dreams); Nocturnal Worm in the Big Apple; Picasso (Nude in Red Armchair); Six String Levitation; Someday My Prince Will Come; This is Not a Blues; Riddles Dressed in White; Alone Together; Hopper (Morning in a City); For All the Presents I Never Bought You; Please Hum (A Hymn).
Thomas Maintz: This is the Color...
by Jakob Baekgaard
There's an idiomatic expression in English called “thinking outside the box," which means that trying to think creatively, unimpeded by conventional restraints. In the case of Danish guitarist Thomas Maintz, the expression is taken quite literally. Using a box with postcards of famous paintings, Maintz randomly picked a card and improvised over it, and the result ...
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