Jazz breaking news: Europe Jazz Media Chart January 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Jazz magazines from across Europe have come together under the banner Europe Jazz Media to work on common objectives in encouraging and strengthening interest in jazz and spreading awareness of the development and diversity of the music.
One of the first initiatives is the Europe Jazz Media chart: a non-sales related chart that reveals some of the hot new music surfacing across the continent right now. The first chart of 2013 is out now:
1 Eve Risser, Benjamin Duboc, Edward Perraud En Corps (Dark Tree)
2 Eivind Aarset Dream Logic (ECM)
3 Sund / Shashank / Phalgun Here And Now (Gateway)
4 Igor Gehenot Trio Road Story (Igloo)
5 Vladimir Nesterenko Organology (ArtBeat)
6 Hildegard Lernt Fliegen Cinéma Hildegard – Live in Russia & Elsewhere (Unit Records)
7 Fire! Orchestra Exit! (Rune Grammofon)
8 Claude Tchamitchian Quartet Ways Out (Abalone Productions)
9 Erik Lindeborg Salonul Magic (Stockholm Jazz Records)
10 Scheen Jazzorkester God tro, feil frakk (Grong)
This chart has been compiled from selections from the following European Jazz Media: Jon Newey, Jazzwise [UK]; Anna Flipieva, Jazz.ru [Russia]; Christine Stephan, Jazzthetik [Germany]; Jan Granlie, Jazznyt [Norway]; Henning Bolte, Jazzism [Holland]; Lars Grip, Orkester Journalen [Sweden]; Lars Mossefinn, Dag & Tid [Norway]; Luca Vitali, Giornale della Musica [Italy]; Axek Stinshoff, Jazz thing [Germany] and Cim Meyer, Jazz Special [Denmark].