Tag: piano
Laurel Halo: Atlas
Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and now based in Los Angeles, Laurel Halo is a DJ, pianist, composer and a regular host on NTS radio. Since her 2012 début “Quarantine”, the electronic artist has been releasing albums that resist classification and which are deliberately not…
Human Being Human: Disappearance
Led by double-bassist Torben Bjørnskov, whose teachers at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium of Copenhagen included legendary bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Human Being Human is a Danish jazz trio whose music is anchored in the “traditional” melodic Nordic jazz tradition while also leaning towards a more progressive…
Shida Shahabi: Living Circle
The release of her début LP Homes in 2018 established Stockholm-based Swedish Iranian musician Shida Shahabi as a modern classical pianist. Recorded with an “old school craftsmanship” approach in mind, the stripped-down opus was an exercise in acoustic experimentation and microphone placement around the warm…
Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble: Peggy’s Dream
Since his professional solo début in the early 1990s, County Clare born Irish musician Martin Hayes has not only recharged the fiddle tradition on the national and international stage, he has also graced the music scene with one remarkable project after another. His highly expressive…
Snowdrops: Volutes
Formed in 2015 and based in Strasbourg, Snowdrops is a French chamber duo comprised of Christine Ott on piano and Ondes Martenot and Mathieu Gabry on piano and keyboards. Originally established to support various film and theatre soundtrack projects such as Thai filmmaker Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s…
Erik Hall: Canto Ostinato
Based in Michigan, Erik Hall is a musician, composer and producer who has already recorded with bands like NOMO and Wild Belle or as a solo artist under the In Tall Buildings moniker. As a multi-instrumentalist fascinated by minimalism, Erik Hall recently devoted himself to…
Svaneborg Kardyb: Over Tage
From Northern Denmark and based in Aarhus, Svaneborg Kardyb are a distinctive duo comprised of Nikolaj Svaneborg on Wurlitzer piano and Juno synthesiser and Jonas Kardyb on drums and percussions. Having first met in 2013, the two musicians gradually forged an uplifting, melodic and conversational style…
Dustin O’Halloran: Silfur
Born in Arizona and raised in Los Angeles, American pianist and composer Dustin O’Halloran moved to Northern Italy in the late 1990s when still a member of indie rock band Devics. Settling in Europe coincided with the launch of his solo career with two solo…