Vienna, Rome, Seoul... Iiro Rantala and Ulf Wakenius are musicians who travel the world, always on tour as leaders of their own projects. So it was something of a fluke that this duo was able to come into existence at all. The idea first emerged in October 2015, when Rantala and Wakenius stopped ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
There can be very few musicians who are capable of making silence as audibly vivid as the Norwegian Bugge Wesseltoft, in particular in his solo piano recordings.For twenty years, the most successful of these,“It’s Snowing On My Piano”, has been treasured ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Ilg, once again, has taken the work of an old master and made it sound new and fresh. “B-A-C-H” has a depth about it, and yet is completely approachable. Dieter Ilg is among the leading jazz bassists in the world. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Magic Moments: 16 Titel, über 50 Mitwirkende, 70 Minuten bestes Jazz-Infotainment durch das aktuelle ACT-Angebot. Kontinuität. Vertrauen und Visionen. Nachhaltigkeit und Zusammenhalt. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
A re-connection with a musical icon or tradition – it is often the way something new, maybe even game-changing emerges. That was the idea in curator/ producer’s Siggi Loch’s mind when he suggested to Magnus Lindgren that he might look at re-tracing ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Following on from the successful 1950’s cool jazz and bop excursions in “Kind of Cool”, “Kind of Spain” is again with an 100% acoustic band. Traditional Spanish music meets jazz. The vibe created by this sextet is introvert, warm and atmospheric, and the ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Three plus one. With the arrival of vocalist Melane Nkounkolo, Three Fall have grown to four, and opened up new worlds of sound. When they were a trio, their blend of jazz, funk and hiphop already gave them considerable stylistic range and variety, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Adam Bałdych’s new album is called “Brothers,” and is dedicated to the memory of his brother who passed away. The violinist is able truly to portray the entire gamut of emotions through music. In the pianissimo moments it is replete ....
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Unbreakable opens with the title song, Nils Landgren’s own composition. It begins with an unmistakeable guitar intro by Detroit funk legend Ray Parker Jr. (for the occasion an “Honorary Funk Unit member”) a funky riff that sets the pace for what’s to follow; a nonstop funk blowout. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
For once, here’s a band for which the word 'supergroup' is completely apposite. Swiss vocalist Andreas Schaerer, German pianist Michael Wollny, French accordionist Vincent Peirani and his saxophonist compatriot Emile Parisien are four of the brightest and most ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
For Lars Danielsson, that consummate craftsman of sound on both cello and bass, the power of music resides in melody. It is the heart from which everything else develops, and his Liberetto ensemble has stayed true to this principle again in its third album. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Eric Schaefer has been described as the “central shining star of the German jazz scene” by the prestigious weekly Die Zeit, while the Munich broadsheet Süddeutsche Zeitung has referred to the “wide-ranging inspiration that he brings to the jazz world.” ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre:
When it comes to jazz musicians improving with age, the pianist Richie Beirach is a perfect example. With the release of “Live at Birdland New York” the pianist-composer is celebrating his 70th birthday, and demonstrates he’s still at the top of his game alongside ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Enigmatic and profound: The title of Natalia Mateo’s album, “De Profundis” - meaning ‘out of the depths’ in Latin - sets the tone: the inspirational well-springs for her music are both personal and profound. Subtle, knowing songs leave the listener in no doubt of a determination ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The Jubilee Album (Twenty Five Magic Years)
ACT is proud to mark this milestone with a “Jubilee Album”. However, the label has taken care to steer well clear of the predictable. Except three tracks everything on the album is being released for the first time. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Com
For their 5th album, German trumpeter Julian and pianist Roman Wasserfuhr are in Brooklyn. If Brooklyn were not one of the five boroughs of New York City, its 2.6 million inhabitants would make it the 4th largest city ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
