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Yaron Herman: Follow The White Rabbit

Read "Follow The White Rabbit" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 23, 2010

Follow The White Rabbit is Israeli pianist Yaron Herman's fifth album--his first on the ACT label and his first with the rhythm section of bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Tommy Crane. Continuing the format of his past trio albums A Time For Everything (Laborie Records, 2007) and Muse (Laborie Records, 2009), Herman mixes original tunes and ...

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Yelena Eckemoff: Cold Sun

Read "Cold Sun" reviewed by Warren Allen

by Warren Allen
August 26, 2010

Pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff works in that rarified area between modern classical chamber music and progressive jazz. Born and raised in Russia, Eckemoff attended the Moscow State Conservatory, where she studied concert piano and grew up in a strong classical foundation. She came to the United States before the collapse of the Soviet Union, and continues to ...

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Norwegian Road Trip, Part 5: Molde Jazz, Days 1-2

by John Kelman
July 22, 2010

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Tord Gustavsen Ensemble: Restored, Returned

Read "Restored, Returned" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
July 16, 2010

A spare beauty has characterized all of pianist Tord Gustavsen's trio recordings, and in this sense Restored and Returned is a natural continuation of his musical journey, with space and subtle dynamics characterizing these intimate compositions. What sets this recording apart from his most recent efforts is mainly the addition of vocalist Kristen Asbjørnsen, who brings ...

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Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 10-11, July 3-4, 2010

by John Kelman
July 7, 2010

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 The Wide Alley / Neil Cowley TrioChristian Scott / Tomasz StańkoTD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 3-4, 2010 As the 30th Anniversary of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival wraps up, there's ...

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Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 7-9, June 30-July 2, 2010

by John Kelman
July 4, 2010

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 radio.string.quartet.vienna / Tord Gustavsen EnsembleTD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 30-July 2, 2010 As the 30th Anniversary of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival enters the home stretch, it once again provided a day of ...

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Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 4-6, June 27-29, 2010

by John Kelman
July 1, 2010

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11Kenny Garrett Presents / John Scofield and the Piety Street Band Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu / Medeski, Martin and Wood John Geggie and Friends / Youn Sun Nah / Manu Katché TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 27-29, 2010 ...

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Drummer Manu Katche Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

June 15, 2010

Manu Katche is one of the most original drummers anywhere, defying categorization and straddling musical genres with ease and flair. A French national of Ivorian background, he has turned his hand to pop, rock, fusion and jazz, and his exposure to all these elements, plus his classical training, is indelibly stamped in a playing style all ...

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Ketil Bjornstad: Remembrance

Read "Remembrance" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
June 9, 2010

In a career spanning four decades that only began reaching a wider international audience with the release of his first album for ECM, Water Stories (1993), Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad has collaborated with many fellow Scandinavians, including guitarists Terje Rypdal and Eivind Aarset, bassist Arild Andersen, drummer Jon Christensen and live sampler Jan Bang. Surprisingly, he ...

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Tord Gustavsen: Restored, Returned

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 6, 2010

Il quintetto protagonista di questo bell'album del quarantenne pianista norvegese è in realtà tale solo a pizzichi e bocconi. L'iniziale “The Child Within," per esempio, è un duo piano/sax soprano, algido, delicato, fin quasi esangue. Certo schiettamente nordico. Un tratto tipico di questa landa del jazz contemporaneo è anche, senz'ombra di dubbio, la solennità: appunto quella ...