Karma is an Asian spiritual concept whereby every action inevitably has both physical and spiritual con-sequences. It is the perfect title for this album, since no lis-tener could possibly be indifferent faced with what Black String do. Their music, which combines the complex and the extremely catchy, triggers mental as well as physical ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
My Finnish Calendar (Track by Track Commentary)
Each piece on "My Finnish Calendar" represents a month of the year, and each also exists as an independent artistic statement. And if the storyline might not always be directly apparent from the music, Rantala ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Magic Moments 12 (One World of Music)
One World Of Music. The ACT label has jazz at its core, and an openness to all kinds of musical directions: pop, rock, the music of singer-songwriters and traditional folkloric forms such as flamenco and tango. ...
Genre: Jazz
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From “E.T.” to “Harry Potter” and “Jurassic Park” – Great Music from the Movies for Solo Piano. Austrian jazz pianist David Helbock plays music by multiple Oscar- and Grammy-winning American film composer John Williams. ...
Genre: Jazz
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As you listen to "Flying Like Eagles", an episode from Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" might flicker across your mind, or perhaps a scene from the movie "Easy Rider". And that is because the point of departure for this album is traditional roots music from America, inspired in part by ...
Genre: Jazz
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Accordionist Klaus Paier and cellist Asja Valcic have been making music as a duo for ten years. Their playing has kept audiences delighted and critics enthralled: "Breathtaking," said the magazine Der Spiegel; they are "a captivating match" (The Guardian). During this time the two have recorded four albums which have received numerous awards.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Sometimes fate steps in and changes the course of a life. That’s what happened to Luca Aquino: he was about to go on a “Jazz-Bike-Tour” in the summer of 2017. He’d packed his trumpet and was ready to set off...but then he couldn’t. He had contracted Bell’s palsy, a sudden and acute ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Pannonica (Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IX)
Die „Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic“ widmen sich in der mittlerweile neunten Ausgabe der jüdischen Baroness und Millionenerbin Pannonica (Nica) de Koenigswarter. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Stücke von Musikern, welche die „Jazz-Baronin“ über viele Jahre mit Geld, Unterkunft, Rat und Freundschaft ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Harmonica player Grégoire Maret, born in Geneva in Switzerland and harpist Edmar Castañeda from Bogota in Colombia are two remarkable musicians. The strong musical affinity between them that comes across so vividly in “Harp vs. Harp” is no accident, not least because their backstories are ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
SHALOSH. It means ‘three’ in Hebrew. It is the name of a piano trio but also denotes a lot more than that. For the three Israeli musicians, pianist Gadi Stern, bassist David Michaeli and drummer Matan Assayag, SHALOSH is more than just a band, it is a lifetime's project. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Quiet. It is such a precious commodity, and more so today than ever before. In this music from accordionist Vincent Peirani and singer Serena Fisseau, you can actually hear it. It’s right there in the gaps between the notes, perhaps almost more important than the notes themselves. This music is irresistibly light and limpid, and often very cheerful too. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
A rare gift,” is how the Daily Telegraph describes the artistry that Gwilym Simcock brings to playing solo piano. “I have always enjoyed the challenge to make sure that a piece of music has a nice arc to it,” says Simcock. “It should take you on a journey whether it is composed or improvised.” The outstanding individuality of his playing is what led to him to ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
"Flamenco and jazz are brothers,” says pianist Daniel García, one of the most exciting voices of the new generation of Spanish jazz. “They have some essential things in common: self-expression, a total engagement at the instant of making music, plus the deep experience of the moment". ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
Stax`s music is not just some intellectual showing-off, it bobbles along in the rhythm-oriented mainstream, and yet, over and above that, it is imbued with an astonishing sense of both freshness and maturity. This quartet is playing the music of now - and at an amazing level of achievement. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Sacrum Profanum" represents a new beginning for Polish violinist Adam Bałdych – but also a look back into his past. He was once a sixteen-year-old firebrand who set out to conquer the jazz world. And when his ACT debut album "Imaginary Room" came out in 2011, he was hailed by ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
"It is very rare to hear string players relishing the groove quite so joyously. BartolomeyBittmann embody the musical virtues of unbridled playfulness and rhythmic radicalism, and they deploy them with an ease that is not normally associated with classical instruments." (Wolfgang Muthspiel) ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
It scarcely feels necessary to mention the pre-eminent status of all four of these artists, because that is evident from hearing the music. When Nils Landgren brings such feeling to his own melody “Le chat sur le toit”, or when Michael Wollny dazzles with the blues-infused piano
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Songs for the soul. Rigmor Gustafsson, one of the most popular Scandinavian vocalists, enchants the listener with a nuanced, atmospheric song-album, consisting of original compositions in collaboration with some of the most respected songwriters of the Swedish pop- and jazz scene and ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
World jazz in motion. Nguyên Lê's music is in constant change. Since over 30 years the French guitarist with Vietnamese roots combines jazz and worldmusic in a unique fashion. "Streams" continues this tradition, but unlike Lê's recent projects, with a stronger jazz-focus but ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Tango reloaded. The Argentinia-born, Italian baritone-saxophonist Javier Girotto dives deep into the music of one of modern Tango's most important recordings: "Tango Nuevo" by Astor Piazolla and Gerry Mulligan. Girotto and his trio bring the 1975 classic ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
