Formed in Tokyo in 2011 by three musicians already active in three separate bands - Ryo Kishimoto on piano (Jabberloop), Hidehiro Kawai (Immigrant's bossa band) on double bass and Tsukasa Inoue (Nhhmbase) on drums - Fox Capture Plan is a young trio … [Read more...] about Fox Capture Plan: Butterfly
Jazz
Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca: At Home
With his 2012 release Yo, Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca launched a new phase in his musical career. Including African instruments such as the talking drum, the n’goni and the kora alongside a Hammond organ, the musician initiated an interesting … [Read more...] about Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca: At Home
Oded Tzur: Like a Great River
Be as still as a mountain, move like a great river - The Essence of Tai Chi Chuan Originally from Tel-Aviv and now based in New-York, Oded Tzur is a young saxophone player and composer who has been exploring the connections between jazz and Indian … [Read more...] about Oded Tzur: Like a Great River
Daniel Herskedal: Slow Eastbound Train
Confined to the bass sections of orchestras, brass ensembles or marching bands, the tuba rarely shines in a solo capacity. Nevertheless, the brass instrument elegantly steps into the limelight in Daniel Herskedal’s wide-ranging collection of new … [Read more...] about Daniel Herskedal: Slow Eastbound Train
Hidden Orchestra: Archipelago
Traditional jazz drummers are usually only given a few bars to shine, and consequently these short solos are bursting with brilliant ideas and glimpses of pure rhythmic feel. I began to isolate and reprogram fragments of these rhythmic gems […] read … [Read more...] about Hidden Orchestra: Archipelago
Wesseltoft Schwarz Berglund: Trialogue
Since the early 1990s, Norwegian pianist and composer Bugge Wesseltoft has been a fervent innovator, always keen to experiment with a new and contemporary jazz sound - either as a collaborator with Jan Garbarek, Sidsel Endresel or Arild Andersen, as … [Read more...] about Wesseltoft Schwarz Berglund: Trialogue
