Results for "Up and Coming"

Niklas Meek

Born: June 5, 2008

Niklas Meek is a young jazz trombonist from Sjøholt, a small town outside Ålesund on the west coast of Norway. He is part of a growing generation of young Norwegian jazz musicians developing their own voices through improvisation, ensemble playing and a deep curiosity for the music.

Meek has been active in the jazz environment around Ålesund and Molde, performing at venues and events including Julejazz in Ålesund and Moldejazz. As a member of the National Jazz Program at Molde Upper Secondary School, he has taken part in projects exploring a wide range of jazz, from contemporary and groove-oriented music to the music of Sun Ra Arkestra. In 2025, he performed with the Landslinja ensemble at Moldejazz in a program inspired by Sun Ra, working under the guidance of musicians and educators including Jenny Frøysa and Petter Dalane.

Up and Coming

By John Abercrombie

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Joy; Flipside; Sunday School; Up and Coming; Tears; Silver Circle; Nardis; Jumbles.

John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming

by Mark Sullivan
January 30, 2017

Up and Coming is the second release by this version of the John Abercrombie Quartet, following 39 Steps (ECM, 2013). It further cements the longtime relationship between Abercrombie and pianist Marc Copland, which extends back to when both were playing in Chico Hamilton's band in the early '70s (Copland was still playing alto saxophone then, before ...

John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming

by Matthew Aquiline
January 29, 2017

Guitarist John Abercrombie has long been a stalwart artist for Manfred Eicher's ECM Records, steadily releasing albums as a leader since 1975's fusion masterpiece Timeless (ECM). A true guitar virtuoso, Abercrombie's adaptability and dexterous command over his instrument have secured his exalted rank within the jazz realm and beyond. Now, over 40 years after his debut, ...

John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming

by John Kelman
January 6, 2017

Starting the new year with, if not precisely a bang, a nevertheless unforgettable record whose strength lies in pristine lyricism, nuanced group interplay and writing that capitalizes on the entire quartet's appreciation of subtlety over gymnastics and refined lyricism over angularity, John Abercrombie's Up and Coming--ECM's first release of the year--is also founded strongly on the ...