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 … [Read more...] about Olivier Bogé: When Ghosts Were Young
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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
Seán Mac Erlaine: A Slender Song
Currently involved in a multitude of projects - with contemporary folk band This Is How We Fly or with Cork-based experimental group Quiet Music Ensemble among others - Dublin-based woodwind instrumentalist Seán Mac Erlaine has also been devoting … [Read more...] about Seán Mac Erlaine: A Slender Song
Metá Metá: Metal Metal
From São Paulo in Brazil, Metá Metá is a jazz fusion band formed in 2007 around the core trio of Juçara Marçal (vocals), Kiko Dinucci (guitar & vocals) [both of whom collaborated on the 2008 album Padê] and Thiago França (saxophone & flute). … [Read more...] about Metá Metá: Metal Metal
Peirani & Parisien Duo Art: Belle Époque
Accordion and soprano saxophone might sound like an unusual pairing, but as two reed instruments they complement each other to perfection. Following in the footsteps of Richard Galliano and Michel Portal who revisited the Tango and World Jazz … [Read more...] about Peirani & Parisien Duo Art: Belle Époque
Jan Garbarek: Knot of place and time
Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek released the marvellous [amazon text=In Praise of Dreams&asin=B0002IVZ2W] in 2004. More than a solo recording, the whole album works as a conversation between himself, American/Armenian violist Kim Kashkashian … [Read more...] about Jan Garbarek: Knot of place and time
