Zoe Rahman is a highly original jazz pianist and composer with a fantastic touch and an exuberant style which immediately comes across on a piece like “Down to earth”. Having studied classical music and formal jazz, Zoe Rahman’s multicultural background also permeates her music. Born and bred in England, Zoe Rahman only started …
This is How we Fly
Part contemporary dance project, part innovative folk band venturing into the realms of jazz, world, ambient and improvised music, This is How we Fly is simply a fascinating proposition in today’s musical landscape. Formed in 2010 by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle & hardanger fiddle), Seán Mac Erlaine (clarinets & live …
Didier Squiban: Ridée de Loperhet
Didier Squiban is a French pianist based in Brittany who has been adapting and transposing traditional song and dance tunes from the Breton repertoire into the jazz idiom since the late 1970s. Traditional music has always been a fertile ground for jazz with so many fantastic themes allowing for endless possibilities. As …
Dino Saluzzi & Anja Lechner: Gabriel Kondor
A cousin of the concertina, the bandoneon is an instrument that immediately triggers associations with Argentine Tango music and of course with nuevo tango maestro Astor Piazzolla. But whereas Piazzolla was born on the coast and spent his early years between Buenos Aires, New York and Paris, Dino Saluzzi was born in the Andean …
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Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui & Jon Hassell: Thulâthiyat
Nada mas bello O andalucesQue vuestas huertas frondosas,Jardines, bosques, riosY claras Fuentes […] Nothing is more beautiful, O Andalusians,Than your luxuriant orchards,Your gardens, woods and riversAnd springs of crystal […] Following a five minute instrumental introduction, the first few lines from “O Andalusin” sung by …
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Hiromi Uehara & the Trio Project: Voice
Vowing audiences worldwide since her début in 2003, Japanese pianist and composer Hiromi Uehara is still in her early thirties. Whether she is de-constructing a classical piece, performing her own compositions or launching into a jazz fusion set with her current Trio Project, the musician consistently displays a dazzling …
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