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Quartet Diminished کوارتت کاسته - Station Two
Asger Baden - Circle
Henning Fuchs - Impermanence
Lubomyr Melnyk
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 Lubomyr Melnyk |
 Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen TreesReleased: December 7, 2018 Label: Erased Tapes, ERATP116 The story of Continuous Piano pioneer Lubomyr Melnyk is "one of the best in music," says A Closer Listen, "A sonic parallel to that of J.K. Rowling with more than a touch of magic." The Ukrainian composer, whose 70th birthday coincides with this new release, developed his spontaneous style of cascading, arpeggiated piano playing while homeless in Paris. His work has reached a broader audience in recent years thanks to releases on Unseen Worlds and Erased Tapes. The latter label brings forth Fallen Trees, an ambitious and collaborative album featuring contributions from Japanese vocal artist Hatis Noit, Berlin-based cellist Anne Müller, and American singer David Allred, produced by Erased Tapes founder Robert Raths. |
Donder - Keukenpraat
 Donder |
Donder - Keukenpraat Donder - Keukenpraat Donder - Keukenpraat Released: November 16, 2018 Label: W.E.R.F. Records, Bruges, Belgium Harrison Steingueldoir: piano Stan Callewaert: double bass Casper Van De Velde: drums All tracks composed by Donder, except Alphabet Town by Elliott Smith Het pianotrio Donder mogen we zonder schroom toevoegen aan het lijstje van pottenbrekende Belgische jazzbands als De Beren Gieren, SCHNTZL en Steiger. |
BOOK OF AIR - se (in) de bos
 Merope ‘granvat‘ BOOK OF AIR |
BOOK OF AIR - se (in) de bos Released: October 14, 2018 The third release in the BOOK OF AIR series. A slow paced 60 minutes piece performed by ‘vvolk’. The composition is inspired by the fluctuating objectivity of our daily observations. Music composed by STIJN COOLS. Music performed by VVOLK. LAURENS SMET - electric bass HENDRIK VANATTENHOVEN - double bass NATHAN WOUTERS - double bass STIJN COOLS - drums & cymbals SEP FRANÇOIS - vibraphone & cymbals INDRE JURGELEVICIUTE - kankles FRUZ TONTELING - harmonium WOUT GOORIS - rhodes BERT COOLS - electric guitar RUBEN MACHTELINCKX - electric guitar BENJAMIN SAUZEREAU - electric guitar NIELS VAN HEERTUM - euphonium YANN LECOLLAIRE - bariton saxophone VIKTOR PERDIEUS - tenor saxophone THOMAS JILLINGS - tenor saxophone ERIK BOGAERTS - alto saxophone FRANS VAN ISACKER - alto saxophone MATHIEU ROBERT - soprano saxophone |
Violaine Cochard & Edouard Ferlet - PLUCKED'N DANCE
 Edouard Ferlet |
Violaine Cochard & Edouard Ferlet - PLUCKED'N DANCE Violaine Cochard & Edouard Ferlet - PLUCKED'N DANCE Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Alpha Classics Il y a plusieurs façon pour les jazzmen de se frotter au classique, à commencer par la reprise des thèmes à réarranger et improviser, comme font Violaine Cochard et Edouard Ferlet dans Plucked-n-Dance, en entremêlant piano et clavecin. Donc aussi par l'instrumentation, ou les compositions et les arrangements comme chez La&Ca, Se souvenir des belles choses, Khalil Chahine, Kafé Groppi, ou encore Fiona Monbet, Contrebande. Avec Plucked-n-Dance (Alpha 2018), le duo piano-clavecin d'Edourad Ferlet et Violaine Cochard en est déjà à son 2e opus. Après avoir réinterprété Bach en 2015, ils continuent en piochant du baroque à Bartók, en passant par Rameau, Purcell, Moussorski ou Satie, et d'autres airs de danse. Plus quelques compositions originales du pianiste (Ombre d'or, Qui-vive, Valse blanche) qui a aussi recomposé tous les autres titres, bien sûr transformés en Bartók'n'Roll ou L.es cinq sauvages ou Danse de profil. Mais chacun y reconnaîtra les siens... PLUCKED'N DANCE // Violaine Cochard & Edouard Ferlet |
LA&CA - SE SOUVENIR DES BELLES CHOSES
 LA&CA |
 LA&CA - SE SOUVENIR DES BELLES CHOSESReleased: October 12, 2018 Label: JINRIKISHA PRODUCTIONS La&Ca signifie « là-bas et ici » en portugais, puisque Audrey Podini, violoncelliste et compositrice, Camille Thouvenot, pianiste et compositeur, et Isaias « Zaza » Desiderio, batteur et percussionniste, se sont rencontré à Rio de Janeiro fin 2012. Avant de revenir en France jouer en trio puis de s'adjoindre en 2015 le clarinettiste et compositeur Vincent Périer. Violoncelle, piano, clarinette et percussions... La&Ca - Se Souvenir des belles choses LA&CA - SE SOUVENIR DES BELLES CHOSES |
Edward Perraud - Espaces
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Edward Perraud - Espaces Edward Perraud - Espaces Released: September 21, 2018 Label: Bleu Edward Perraud: Drums Paul Lay: Piano Bruno Chevillon: Bass Composer: Edward Perraud |
Phronesis - We Are All
 Phronesis |
Phronesis - We Are All Phronesis - We Are All Released: September 14, 2018 JASPER HØIBY double bass IVO NEAME piano ANTON EGER drums We Are All, the band’s eighth and newest studio album, offers plenty of emotional range and musical richness for committed Phronesis fans and new listeners alike. But in its title and scope, it also seeks to focus attention on an important message of togetherness and balance beyond the one the trio demonstrate on the bandstand. |
Hélène Grimaud - Memory
 Hélène Grimaud |
Hélène Grimaud - Memory Hélène Grimaud - Memory Released: September 2018 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Hélène Grimaud for the first time in her career brings together French piano favourites from Satie, Debussy and combines them with Chopin, Rachmaninov's Vocalise, a piece by the Ukranian composer Valentin Silvestrov, as well as a brand-new piano version of "Breathing Light", one of Hélène 's favourite piece by her musical friend and collaborator composer/performer/producer Nitin Sawhney. Hélène Grimaud - Memory |
Henriksen/Aarset/Bang/French: The Height Of The Reeds
 Arve Henriksen Eivind Aarset Jan Bang |
Henriksen/Aarset/Bang/French: The Height Of The Reeds Henriksen/Aarset/Bang/French: The Height Of The Reeds Released: August 31, 2018 Label: Rune Grammofon, RCD2201 "The Height Of The Reeds" started as a commissioned work to the city of Hull, Great Britain´s cultural capital 2017. Composed by Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang and Jez riley French, the work celebrates the longstanding seafaring relationship between Hull and Scandinavia. It was originally the musical companion to a sound walk that took place in April, May and June 2017... |
Tord Gustavsen Trio – The Other Side
 Tord Gustavsen Trio |
 Tord Gustavsen Trio – The Other Side Tord Gustavsen Trio – The Other Side Tord Gustavsen Trio – The Other Side Tord Gustavsen Trio – The Other SideReleased: August 31, 2018 Label: ECM, ECM 2608 Tord Gustavsen: piano, Sigurd Hole: double bass, Jarle Vespestad: drums “This is the chill-out as a state of grace, and it can go as deep as you like. Sublime,” wrote the Inde-pendent on Sunday of the Gustavsen’s trio’s Being There, released in 2007. Over the last decade Tord has experimented with other ensemble forms and formats, but on The Other Side - recorded at Oslo’s Rainbow Studio in January 2018 – he returns decisively to the piano trio, with faithful drummer Jarle Vespestad, and excellent new bassist Sigurd Hole. Hole’s approach to his instru-ment, drawing on folk influences as well as modern jazz, is ideally suited to Gustavsen’s slowly-developing, deeply melodic pieces. The album, produced by Manfred Eicher, is issued on the eve of a major tour. Tord Gustavsen Trio – The Other Side (Teaser) |
Trygve Seim - Helsinki Songs
 Trygve Seim |
Trygve Seim - Helsinki Songs Trygve Seim - Helsinki Songs Trygve Seim - Helsinki Songs Released: August 31, 2018 Label: ECM, ECM 2607 Trygve Seim Quartet With its overt lyricism, strong themes and a sense of perpetual melodic invention, Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim’s new album quickly identifies itself as a classic-in-the-making. Themes of dedication run through Seim’s Helsinki Songs album, a set of tunes composed – for the most part – in the Finnish capital, and radiating tributes in many directions. ... ECM Records: Trygve Seim - Helsinki Songs (Teaser) |
Alice Sara Ott - Nightfall
 Alice Sara Ott |
Alice Sara Ott - Nightfall Alice Sara Ott - Nightfall Released: August 24, 2018 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Alice Sara Ott presents Nightfall, where she explores the transition and harmony between day and night, light and darkness. This recording showcases a collection of deeply emotional piano pieces by Satie, Debussy and Ravel. On her new album Nightfall, set for release by the Yellow Label on 24 August 2018, Alice Sara Ott takes a very personal look at the magical moment in time and space between day and night, light and darkness, basing her explorations on works by Debussy, Satie and Ravel. The German-Japanese pianist decided to mark the dual celebration of her 30th birthday and her 10th anniversary as a Deutsche Grammophon artist by examining her relationship with three French composers who have had a significant influence on her, and whose music made an indelible impression on the Parisian arts scene at the turn of the 20th century. Alice Sara Ott - Nightfall (Trailer & Interview) |
The Necks - Body
 The Neck |
The Necks - Body The Necks - Body Released: August 14, 2018 Chris Abrahams (piano) Lloyd Swanton (bass) Tony Buck (drums/percussion) Australia’s greatest cult band, The Necks, has a new piece to offer the world this summer, entitled “Body”. Different again to all previous Necks albums (20 in total), the band has chosen 10 words and phrases that summarize the four richly contrasting episodes of this hour-long, mesmerizing groove. |
Snorri Hallgrímsson - Orbit
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Snorri Hallgrímsson - Orbit Snorri Hallgrímsson - Orbit Snorri Hallgrímsson - Orbit Released: June 15, 2018 Label: Moderna Records All music written and produced by Snorri Hallgrímsson Lyrics by Jelena Ćirić and Snorri Hallgrímsson Vocals, piano and electronic programming: Snorri Hallgrímsson Electronic percussion: Snorri Hallgrímsson and Drew Redman Strings performed by the Budapest Art Orchestra String quartet in I Know You’ll Follow: Joaquin Páll Palomares, Sigrún Harðardóttir, Karl James Pestka, Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson. Solo violin in Homeless: Joaquin Páll Palomares Solo violins in Orbit: Joaquin Páll Palomares and Vera Panitch Solo viola in The Unfortunate Fortune, Be Still, My Tongue and Týnd er tunga þín: Karl James Pestka Choir in Týnd er tunga þín: Johannebergs Vokalensemble |
Ilhan Ersahin - Solar Plexus
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Ilhan Ersahin - ISTANBUL SESSIONS - Solar Plexus Ilhan Ersahin - Solar Plexus Ilhan Ersahin - Solar Plexus Released: May 25, 2018 Label: Nublu Records / O-Tone Music Ilhan Ersahin – Saxophon, Rhodes & Synths Alp Eersönmez – Bass Izzet Kizil – Percussions Turgut Alp Bekoglu – Drums Guests: Erik Truffaz – Trompete, Nils Peter Molvaer – Trompete, Ibrahim Maalouf – Trompete, Dave Harrington - Gitarre, Pedal Steel, organ, Mauro Refosco – Percussion, Brandon Lewis – Drums, Arto Tuncboyaciyan – percussion & voice, Kenny Wollesen – Drums Jupiter Window (feat. Erik Truffaz) |
Donder - Donder
 Donder |
Donder - Donder Donder - Donder Donder - Donder Released: May 18, 2018 Harrison Steingueldoir - piano Stan Callewaert - double bass Casper Van De Velde - drums Lars Greve - (double) clarinet, bassclarinet, tenor saxophone |
NIK BÄRTSCH`S RONIN - Awase
 NIK BÄRTSCH`S RONIN |
NIK BÄRTSCH`S RONIN - Awase NIK BÄRTSCH`S RONIN - Awase NIK BÄRTSCH`S RONIN - Awase Released: May 04, 2018 Label: ECM, ECM 2603 Nik Bärtsch: piano, Sha: bass clarinet, alto saxophone, Thomy Jordi: bass, Kaspar Rast: drums “Awase”, a term from martial arts, means “moving together” in the sense of matching energies, a fitting metaphor for the dynamic precision, tessellated grooves and balletic minimalism of Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin. Six years have passed since the last release from the Swiss group. In the interim, trimmed from quintet to quartet size and with new bassist Thomy Jordi fully integrated, Ronin has become a subtly different band. Bärtsch speaks of a new-found freedom and flexibility in the approach to the material, with “greater transparency, more interaction, more joy in every performance”. |
Emil Brandqvist Trio - Within a Dream
 Emil Brandqvist Trio |
Emil Brandqvist Trio - Within a Dream Emil Brandqvist Trio - Within a Dream Released: May 04, 2018 Label: Skip Records Artist: Emil Brandqvist Trio: Emil Brandqvist: drums Tuomas Turunen piano Max Thornberg bas Composer: Emil Brandqvist Under the Starry Sky |
Sigurd Hole Trio - Encounters
 Sigurd Hole Trio |
Sigurd Hole Trio - Encounters Sigurd Hole Trio - Encounters Sigurd Hole Trio - Encounters Released: April 27, 2018 Encounters is the debut album of Sigurd Hole Trio, with Jarle Vespestad - drums & Håkon Aase - violin. Sigurd Hole (N) is known from his work with Tord Gustavsen trio, Karl Seglem and Eple Trio. As a bassist he represents an innovative approach to his instrument strongly influenced by Norwegian folk music. |
Majamisty TriO - LOVE
 Majamisty TriO |
Majamisty TriO - LOVE Majamisty TriO - LOVE Released: April 13, 2018 Label: Cosmic Sounds Majamisty Trio ensemble from Novi Sad, Serbia explores the space beetween jazz and classical music. Maja Alvanović - piano; Ervin Malina - double bass; Lav Kovač - drums |
PULSAR TRIO - Zoo Of Songs
 PULSAR TRIO |
PULSAR TRIO - Zoo Of Songs PULSAR TRIO - Zoo Of Songs Released: April 06, 2018 Label: t3records Beate Wein - piano & misc. synths Matyas Wolter - sitar & surbahar Aaron Christ - drums Die Songs des neuen Albums "Zoo Of Songs" wurden im Herbst 2017 in den Castle-Studios Schloss Röhrsdorf von Arno Jordan und Peter Junge aufgenommen. Schloss Röhrsdorf liegt südlich von Dresden, an den Ausläufern des Osterzgebirges und ist ein musikalisches Kleinod fernab der Großstadt. Hier verbrachten wir 12 inspirierte Tage voller Schaffenskraft... Pulsar Trio - ZOO OF SONGS (Making of) |
Hoff ensemble - Polarity - an Acoustic Jazz Project
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Hoff ensemble - Polarity - an Acoustic Jazz Project Released: April 05, 2018 Hoff ensemble: Anders Jormin - (bass) Audun Kleive - (drums) Jan Gunnar Hoff - (piano) Hoff Ensemble - Home (Album - Polarity, 2018) |
Daniel Karlsson Trio – 5
 Daniel Karlsson Trio |
Daniel Karlsson Trio – 5 Daniel Karlsson Trio – 5 Daniel Karlsson Trio – 5 Released: March 23, 2018 Label: Brus & Knaster Daniel Karlsson, piano, keyboards Christian Spering, double bass Fredrik Rundqvist, drums & percussion Five albums in, the Daniel Karlsson Trio’s sound has matured like a vintage wine and these tracks showcase the myriad musical aromas that define their sound. |
ARILD ANDERSEN - IN-HOUSE SCIENCE
 ARILD ANDERSEN |
ARILD ANDERSEN - IN-HOUSE SCIENCE ARILD ANDERSEN - IN-HOUSE SCIENCE ARILD ANDERSEN - IN-HOUSE SCIENCE Released: March 23, 2018 Label: ECM, ECM 2594. Arild Andersen Double Bass Paolo Vinaccia Drums Tommy Smith Tenor Saxophone. Norwegian master bassist Arild Andersen’s trio with big-toned tenorist Tommy Smith and powerhouse drummer Paolo Vinaccia is one of the most viscerally exciting jazz small groups of the present moment. Its energies are arguably best captured in a live context, and here the three musicians deliver a characteristically smoking performance at the Villa Rothstein in Bad Ischl, Austria, recorded in September 2016. ... Arild Andersen - North of the Northwind |
Bruno Angelini - Open Land
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Bruno Angelini - Open Land Bruno Angelini - Open Land Bruno Angelini - Open Land Bruno Angelini - Open Land Released: March 23, 2018 Label: La Buissonne, France BRUNO ANGELINI .PIANO, COMPOSITIONS EDWARD PERRAUD .DRUMS, PERCUSSIONS CLAUDE TCHAMITCHIAN .DOUBLE BASS RÉGIS HUBY .VIOLIN, TENOR VIOLIN, ELECTRONIC Bruno Angelini is an atypical pianist, endowed with a very personal world as composer and pianist. |
Brad Mehldau: After Bach
 Brad Mehldau |
Brad Mehldau: After Bach Brad Mehldau: After Bach Released: March 9, 2018 Label: Nonesuch Records. Brad Mehldau: piano. The exacting rigor in pianist Brad Mehldau's playing made it inevitable he would one day issue a record devoted to a great classical composer. Yet, true to the open-ended implications of its title, After Bach is not merely a recitation of the master's work (not that it really could be, given Mehldau's penchant for improvisation). In fact, the seven original pieces here outnumber the five of Bach's from The Well-Tempered Clavier. ... Brad Mehldau - After Bach: Rondo (Official Audio) |
Marina Baranova 
- Unfolding Debussy
 Marina Baranova |
Marina Baranova - Unfolding Debussy Marina Baranova - Unfolding Debussy Marina Baranova - Unfolding Debussy Released: March 9, 2018 Label: Neue Meister. Since Marina Baranova first played Clair de Lune as an eager nine-year-old a question had stayed with her: Was there another side to Debussy’s music, one influenced by his turbulent private life and tempestuous relationships? “When you think of the great impressionist painters, you think of light, and hope, and love,” she says. “But Debussy adored the darkness of Baudelaire, and was heavily influenced by Wagner... Marina Baranova - Unfolding Debussy (Teaser) |
Aukai - Branches Of Sun
 Aukai |
Aukai - Branches Of Sun Aukai - Branches Of Sun Aukai - Branches Of Sun Released: March 9, 2018 Label: Aukai Music German producer & multi-instrumentalist Aukai, aka Markus Sieber, grew up in the former East Germany, but his travels have taken him through Latin America, and he is now based in Colorado. Markus Sieber - ronroco, guitar, bass, piano, glockenspiel, micro korg, synth, percussion Alexander Nickmann - synth, piano, beats, vibraphone, fender rhodes Anne Müller - cello Bogdan Djukic - violin Angelika Baumbach - piano Jamshied Sharifi - accordion, piano, synth, prophet 5, wurlitzer, tack piano Miguel Hiroshi - drums, percussion |
Mathias Eick - Ravensburg
 Mathias Eick |
Mathias Eick - Ravensburg Mathias Eick - Ravensburg Mathias Eick - Ravensburg Mathias Eick - Ravensburg Released: March 2, 2018 Label: ECM, ECM 2584 One of the pleasures of Mathias Eick’s Midwest album was hearing his vaulting trumpet supported by violin, an instrumental combination further developed on Ravensburg. The new violinist in Eick’s ensemble is Håkon Aase, one of the up-and-coming players of the new Norwegian scene, whom attentive ECM listeners will already know from his work with Thomas Strønen’s group. The core Eick road band is further shored up by the addition of Helge Andreas Norbakken, who interacts excitingly with fellow drummer Torstein Lofthus... JazzBaltica 2019: Mathias Eick Quintet (72 min) |
Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet - "Landfall"
 Kronos Quartet Kronos Quartet Projects |
Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet - "Landfall" Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet - "Landfall" Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet - "Landfall" Released: February 16, 2018 Label: Nonesuch Records Inc. Kronos Quartet and Laurie Anderson have performed Landfall at commissioning presenters Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Adelaide Festival, Barbican Centre, Montclair State University, Perth International Arts Festival, Stanford Live, and the University of Texas at Austin, among other venues. The New York Times said the piece’s presentation at Brooklyn Academy of Music “set the auditorium awash in elegiac string sounds and postmillennial gloom. Performed by the composer and the tirelessly innovative Kronos Quartet, the work, written in New York during that epic storm, often resembled the flotsam bobbing on the receding floodwaters, with poignant snippets and small treasures.” The Washington Post calls it "riveting, gorgeous." Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet LANDFALL Harris Theater for the Arts Chicago 2015-03-17 |
Batagraf – Delights Of Decay
 Batagraf |
Batagraf – Delights Of Decay Batagraf – Delights Of Decay Released: February 02, 2018 Label: Jazzland Recordings. Batagraf is a stellar ensemble led by Jon Balke, creating percussive explorations and interrogations of words and moods... The compositions on "Delights of decay" are by Jon Balke, with lyrics by Emilie Stoesen Christensen (alongside some improvisations). The myriad influences on the Batagraf sound on this collection are numerous and dense, but are distinctly global rather than narrowly localized. The group's interactions, both directly and indirectly with percussion masters from around the world, and travels and workshops in Gambia, Senegal, Nigeria, Cuba, and beyond, have allowed the group to draw from a deep well of ideas that they weave into a new musical language that is rich, evocative, familiar and new. Additional tonality is provided by trumpeter, Mathias Eick and saxophonist Trygve Seim. Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Trygve Seim. Trumpet – Mathias Eick Voice – Emilie Stoesen Christensen, Ingeborg Marie Mohn, Julia Witek Lyrics By – Emilie Stoesen Christensen. Arranged and Composed By – Jon Balke Batagraf feat. Mathias Eick, Trygve Seim, Jon Balke - Tanuka |
Federico Albanese – “By The Deep Sea”
 Federico Albanese |
Federico Albanese – “By The Deep Sea” Federico Albanese – “By The Deep Sea” Federico Albanese – “By The Deep Sea” Released: February 23, 2018 Label: Neue Meister. "By The Deep Sea is a state of mind in which I find myself quite often. It’s a sort of meditation state, when I try to detach myself from the daily life. In this inner world there is space to get closer to our deepest thoughts, ideas, doubts, close enough to see them clearly, from the right distance, and being able to process them, exorcise them, translate them into something else." Federico Albanese - By the Deep Sea Federico Albanese - By the Deep Sea (Teaser) Federico Albanese - LIVE AUS DEM KULTURFORUM IN FÜRTH 16.11.2018 BR Klassik, 90 min |
Tigran Hamasyan’s "For Gyumri"
 Tigran Hamasyan |
Tigran Hamasyan’s "For Gyumri" Released: February 16, 2018 Label: Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records releases its third recording from pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan, For Gyumri, on February 16, 2018. A companion to last year’s An Ancient Observer, For Gyumri includes five additional songs. Hamasyan says of the two records: "These songs are musical observations about the world we live in now, and the weight of history we carry with us." ... Hamasyan named the album in tribute to his hometown of Gyumri, Armenia, where he was born in 1987 before relocating with his family to Los Angeles in 2003. He currently resides in Erevan, Armenia. |
THOMAS STRØNEN, TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE - LUCUS
 THOMAS STRØNEN, TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE |
THOMAS STRØNEN, TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE - LUCUS THOMAS STRØNEN, TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE - LUCUS THOMAS STRØNEN, TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE - LUCUS THOMAS STRØNEN, TIME IS A BLIND GUIDE - LUCUS Released: January 19, 2018 Label: ECM, ECM 2576. Norwegian drummer/composer Thomas Strønen presents a revised edition of his acoustic collective Time Is A Blind Guide, now trimmed to quintet size, and with a new pianist in Wakayama-born Ayumi Tanaka. Tanaka has spoken of seeking associative connections between Japan and Norway in her improvising, a tendency Strønen seems to be encouraging with his space-conscious writing for the ensemble, letting in more light. Thomas Strønen | Time Is A Blind Guide – Lucus/Lucus jazzahead! 2019 - Thomas Strønen's Time Is A Blind Guide (27 min) |
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