Tag: fusion
Ibrahim Maalouf: Nomade slang
Following up on the more modal and acoustic jazz sound of his 2012 release Wind, Lebanese trumpet player and composer Ibrahim Maalouf returned to the studio with his own live band to record his fifth album Illusions (2013). With the theme of illusion and magic…
Dhafer Youssef: Whirling birds ceremony
Tunisian composer, oud player and singer Dhafer Youssef is a wandering musician constantly migrating from one country to another within Europe and North Africa, having lived and worked in Tunisia, France, Austria, Norway or Turkey over the years. Following up on the superb Abu Nawas…
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…
Michael McGoldrick: The Otter’s Set
Manchester born flute, whistle and pipe player Michael McGoldrick is a musician who learned his trade at traditional Irish music sessions, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann meetings and Fleadhanna Ceoil competitions. He is also a musician who, in his late twenties, had already co-founded, toured with or been…
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba: Jama ko
Bassekou Kouyate is a Malian musician who burst onto the World music scene in 2007 with the international release of Segu Blue. Over the years, he has also played and toured extensively with Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure and Taj Mahal. Jama Ko is the musician’s…
Moving Hearts: The Storm
Formed in 1981 by bouzouki player and genius producer Dónal Lunny and singer Christy Moore, Moving Hearts was an Irish “super group” which blended Folk-rock and Jazz with elements of traditional Irish music. Their trademark pairing for instance of uilleann pipes with saxophone made a lasting…
Romano/Sclavis/Texier: Entrave
Between 1990 and 1993, drummer Aldo Romano, clarinet/saxophone player Louis Sclavis and double bass player Henri Texier completed two tours of Central and West Africa organised by the network of cultural centres in Africa. With the objective of reconnecting with the African roots of jazz,…
Henri Texier “Azur” Quartet: Indians/Desaparecido
“Indians/Desaparecido” is one of these epic jazz compositions: a dramatic introduction followed by a series of arresting choruses. In order of appearance, we have Glen Ferris on trombone, Louis Sclavis on clarinet, Bojan Zulfikarpašić on piano, Henri Texier on double bass and Tony Rabeson on…