Tag: trumpet
Arve Henriksen: Towards Language
A disciple of Jon Hassell and a founding member of experimental and improvisational band Supersilent, Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen is a captivating contemporary musician who has released nine solo albums to date. Deriving his unique style from the Shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute, he…
Trio Mediæval & Arve Henriksen: Rímur
Based and formed in Oslo in 1997, Trio Mediæval is a Norwegian/Swedish vocal ensemble whose repertoire features a wide range of medieval music from France, England or Italy, traditional Folk songs and ballads from the Nordic countries as well as contemporary music written for the…
Mathias Eick: Midwest
Mathias Eick is a Norwegian trumpet player who quotes Kenny Wheeler, Chet Baker as well as fellow Norwegians Arve Henriksen or Nils Petter Molvaer as major influences. Having previously performed with Jaga Jazzist (Ninja Tune) and recorded with pianist Iro Haarla, guitarist Jacob Young and…
Ibrahim Maalouf: Kalthoum
Kalthoum is a celebration of women who changed the course of history and whose artistic influence still has an impact on our daily lives. I therefore chose Oum Kalthoum, an iconic figure, a true monument in the history of the Arab people, and furthermore the…
Erik Truffaz & Murcof: Being Human Being
French jazz trumpet player Erik Truffaz first collaborated with Mexican electronica artist Fernando Corona (aka Murcof) back in 2006 when both musicians toured with composer and tabla player Talvin Singh. Following a long distance exchange of tracks in 2008, Truffaz and Murcof recorded the stunning…
Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: When the World was One
Recorded during the same session as the last two tracks of Matthew Halsall’s previous album Fletcher Moss Park (2012), When the World was One (June 2014) introduces seven new compositions featuring the Manchester-based composer, producer and DJ himself on trumpet and his “Gondwana Orchestra” –…
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze: Amanké Dionti
Born in Saint-Louis (Senegal), Ablaye Cissoko is a singer and kora player who hails from a family of griots, the West-African repositories of the local songs, poems and stories handed down from one generation to the next through oral tradition. Having recorded three solo albums to date…
Fresu Pellen Marchand Trio: Ar Sorserez
Released in 1998, Condaghes (Silex/Audivis) is a superb trio recording featuring Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu, Breton guitarist Jacques Pellen and Breton singer Erik Marchand. Double bass player Henri Texier (also born in Brittany) contributes to several tracks as well. What sounds like a very unlikely combination…