Reviews
Mette Henriette:
Norwegian saxophonist Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg happened to find herself next to Manfred Eicher at a gig in Oslo one...
Reviewed in issue February/2016
John Abercrombie: The First Quartet
Richie Beirach | George Mraz | John Abercrombie | Peter Donald
He may not win the headlines of a McLaughlin or the plaudits of a Frisell but Abercrombie in his gentle...
Reviewed in issue February/2016
The Gurdjieff Ensemble: Komitas
Enter an ancient world with the Gurdjieff ensemble, directed by Levon Eskenian, who play on original instrumentation the graceful music...
Reviewed in issue February/2016
Ben Monder: Amorphae
Andrew Cyrille | Ben Monder | Pete Rende | Paul Motian
Guitarist Ben Monder’s debut disc as leader on ECM was originally conceived as a series of duets with Paul Motian....
Reviewed in issue February/2016
Food: This is Not a Miracle
Thomas Strøenen | Christian Fennesz | Iain Ballamy
Formed in 1998, the Anglo-Norwegian jazz electronica ensemble Food are one of the leading European exponents of post-clubland, experimental jazz...
Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Vjc Juris: Blue
Audun Kleive | Bjorn Kjellemyr | Terje Rypdal
The Brooklyn-born veteran guitarist Juris has sideman experience at a high level and his trio (with Jay Anderson and Adam...
Reviewed in issue August/2019
Thomas Strønen: Time is a Blind Guide
Coinciding with a new ECM release by his co-led improvising electronic-orientated duo Food, the leading Norwegian percussionist/drummer Thomas Strønen goes...
Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Tigran Hamasyan: Luys i Luso
Yerevan State Chamber Choir | Tirgran Hamasyan | Harutyun Topikyan
“Working with the rhythms was complicated for the choir. For instance in ‘Ov Zarmanali’ they are singing chords in 13/16...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Paolo Fresu & Daniele di Bonaventura: In Maggiore
Paolo Fresu | Daniele di Bonaventura
It's all about the grain of the sound on this disc from trumpeter Paolo Fresu and bandoneonist Daniele di Bonaventura....
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Metheny/Garbarek/Burton/Colley/Gottlieb/McCandless/SWR Big Band: Hommage á Eberhard Weber
This would be a significant release if only for the presence of a major new composition from Metheny. The fact...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
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