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 and frequent collaborator French/Ivorian drummer Manu Katché. Underpinned by ... [Continue Reading]
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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 (trumpet/vocals) and Mats Eilertsen (double bass). Since 2006, the group reverted to its core ... [Continue Reading]
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 international début album for the ECM record label [amazon text=Different ... [Continue Reading]