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Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams

November 29, 2018 By guillaume

Anouar Brahem - Blue-Maqams (2017)

The fear of repetition is probably what underpins Anouar Brahem’s entire recording career. “C’est ma hantise” (It’s my worst nightmare) said the Tunisian-born oud player in a recent interview. Since his début for the Munich-based ECM record label in 1991, the musician has performed in solo or shared the studio with a different ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: Anouar Brahem, double bass, drums, oud, piano, quartet

Seán Mac Erlaine: Music for Empty Ears

November 7, 2018 By guillaume

Seán Mac Erlaine - Music for Empty Ears (2018) - Artwork © Distinctive Repetition

Seán Mac Erlaine is a Dublin-based reed player, composer and electronic musician who has released two solo albums to date, Long after the Music is Gone (2012) and A Slender Song (2014), both on the Ergodos record label. He is also a master improviser who thrives on eclectic and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Over the years, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland, Jazz Tagged With: ambient, clarinet, electro, sampling, saxophone, Seán Mac Erlaine, songwriting

Olivier Bogé: When Ghosts Were Young

September 24, 2018 By guillaume

Olivier Bogé - When Ghosts Were Young (2018)

This is a recording that can be heard as on ode to the innocence of childhood […] that manages to reconnect with the ghosts […] we once were and with which, as adults, we sometimes fleetingly come into contact again. Vincent Bessières - CD liner notes Born in Toulon in the south of France, Olivier Bogé is a young ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Jazz Tagged With: guitar, Olivier Bogé, piano, saxophone, voice

Francesco Turrisi: Northern Migrations

June 4, 2018 By guillaume

Francesco Turrisi - Northern Migrations (2018)

For a musician, whatever his background, improvisation is the most direct form of communication with the listener […] The music we use to express our emotions is the mirror of our soul. Christina Pluhar Franceso Turrisi is an Italian-born and Dublin-based pianist, percussionist and composer constantly hovering between the two ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland, Jazz Tagged With: Francesco Turrisi, piano

Yazz Ahmed: La Saboteuse

April 22, 2018 By guillaume

Yazz Ahmed - La Saboteuse (2017)

Born in Bahrain but based in London since the age of nine, Yazz Ahmed is a young jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and composer. Having already collaborated and recorded with a wide array of artists and bands to date - Radiohead, Lee “Scratch” Perry or These New Puritans to name a few - the musician has undertaken over the last ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: flugelhorn, fusion, trumpet, Yazz Ahmed

Martin Hayes Quartet: The Blue Room

April 12, 2018 By guillaume

Martin Hayes Quartet - The Blue Room (2017)

In a musical context, the word "quartet" can point to a small group of four classical performers as in a string, a baroque, a wind, a vocal or a piano quartet. It can also refer to a small jazz ensemble consisting of a horn, a chordal instrument, a bass instrument and a drum kit. Released on 251 Records on 27 October 2017 last, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland, Jazz, Traditional Tagged With: clarinet, fiddle, guitar, Martin Hayes, viola

Arve Henriksen: Towards Language

September 28, 2017 By guillaume

Arve Henriksen - Towards Language (2017)

A disciple of Jon Hassell and a founding member of experimental and improvisational band Supersilent, Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen is a captivating contemporary musician who has released nine solo albums to date. Deriving his unique style from the Shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute, he has shared recording sessions ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: ambient, Arve Henriksen, electro, trumpet

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