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
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Food: Moonpie
Food is an experimental jazz group formed in 1998 by Norwegian drummer and composer Thomas Strønen and UK saxophone player Iain Ballamy. Food originally recorded four albums as a quartet which included Norwegian musicians Arve Henriksen … [Read more...] about Food: Moonpie
Trygve Seim & Andreas Utnem: Kyrie
A “disciple” of Jan Garbarek, Trygve Seim (b. 1971) is a Norwegian saxophone player and composer whose playing is informed by different Asian and Middle-Eastern traditions of wind instruments. As early as 2001, following the release of his … [Read more...] about Trygve Seim & Andreas Utnem: Kyrie
Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins: Supreme love dance
Veteran American saxophone and flute player Charles Lloyd (b. 1938) and legendary drummer Billy Higgins (1936-2001) have been friends since the 1950s. They have recorded together several landmark sessions for the ECM label, notably [amazon text=The … [Read more...] about Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins: Supreme love dance
