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Article: Album Review

Thomas Heberer, Achim Kaufmann: Knoten

Read "Knoten" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
March 14, 2014

Inciso a Berlino a fine 2011, Knoten ci ripropone uno dei musicisti più interessanti della nuova scena jazzistica europea, Thomas Heberer, qui in duo col piano (anche preparato) di Achim Kaufmann, magari poco noto dalle nostre parti, ma che vanta pur sempre collaborazioni con Han Bennink, Mark Dresser, George Lewis, Steve Swallow, Paul Rutherford, Tomász Stanko, ...

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Max Johnson Trio: The Invisible Trio

Read "The Invisible Trio" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
March 5, 2014

The musical lineage within the small circle of bassist Max Johnson's trio is unquestionably among the finest in cutting-edge jazz. The leader has played with bassist William Parker, alto legend Anthony Braxton, trombonist Steve Swell and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. In the case of Johnson's current trio, his drummer, Ziv Ravitz, is also a member of the ...

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Maciej Fortuna / Krzysztof Dys: Tropy

by Karl Ackermann
January 27, 2014

It remains largely unrecognized that the Polish jazz culture predates Louis Armstrong's “invention" of modern improvised jazz. As early as 1923, Polish jazz musicians were touring Eastern Europe in the company of Chicago and New Orleans Dixieland players. The American perspective of Polish jazz is principally defined by trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, violinist Michal Urbaniak and pianist ...

Album

Wislawa

By Tomasz Stańko

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: CD1: Wislawa; Assassins; Metafizyka; Dernier Cri; Mikrokosmos; Song for H. CD2: Oni; April Story; Tutaj - Here; Faces; A Shaggy Vandal; Wislawa, var.

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Maciej Fortuna / Krzysztof Dys: Tropy

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 26, 2013

Polish, Poznań-based trumpeter Maciej Fortuna is a musician with many tastes. He himself divided the music that he composes, produces and releases on his own label to ethno-jazz, electric jazz, acoustic jazz, live electronics and improvised music. His new duo project with pianist Krzysztof Dys, member of reed player Wacław Zimpel's quartet is supposed to fall ...

Article: Live Review

2013 Jazztopad Festival

by John Kelman
December 20, 2013

Jazztopad FestivalWrocĺaw, Poland November 18-24, 2013 It's always a treat to be invited somewhere new, especially somewhere with a strong jazz scene that remains, for the most part, hidden from the rest of the world. But when the country is Poland and the city Wrocĺaw, there are even greater treats awaiting, as ...

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Anna Maria Jopek at Jazzy Tiel

by Phillip Woolever
November 14, 2013

Anna Maria Jopek Band Agnietenhof Jazzy Tiel Tiel, The Netherlands November 2, 2013 Any time Anna Maria Jopek makes an appearance in Western European locations, she can count on Polish ex-pats from the neighboring areas to turn out, en masse, for engaging versions of traditional anthems. ...

Article: Catching Up With

Alexi Tuomarila: From Helsinki to Timbuktu

by Bruce Lindsay
July 23, 2013

Sometimes a person can be in the right place, just not quite at the right time. So it was for Finnish pianist Alexi Tuomarila. After his debut album with his quartet, Voices of Pohjola (Igloo Records, 2001), he signed to Warner Jazz in the early '00s, while he was still in his 20s. The second quartet ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Tomasz Stanko

July 11, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Tomasz Stanko's birthday today! Tomasz Stanko was 20 and a graduate of the Cracow Music Academy when he formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with pianist Adam Makowicz in 1962. Inspired by early Ornette Coleman and the innovations of Coltrane, Miles Davis and George Russell, the group is often cited ...

Article: Live Review

Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6, 2013

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 11, 2013

Tomasz Stańko New York QuartetCopenhagen JazzhouseCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 6, 2013 In the 1960s, Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko emerged as a major talent on the European jazz scene. His unique musical voice was recognized by his legendary countryman, pianist Krzysztof Komeda, who enlisted him to be part of his groundbreaking masterpiece Astigmatic ...