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Monday 28 December 2015

Pete’s Pick of 2015


It’s that time of year again. The time when reviewers and DJs take it upon themselves to select the albums that have given them most pleasure over the past year. In my case, it’s a selection from 2015 and 2014. Last year, a spell in hospital prevented me from producing a list, so this year I’ve decided to cover both. All of the albums have featured on Jazz Today, and can be heard on my quarterly Mixcloud podcasts (Jazz Today Online).

As always I have only listened to a fraction of the new jazz that has been issued. So, with that caveat (and in no particular order) here is my top 15:

Team Hegdal – Vol 3 (Particular)

There’s a Monk-ish slant to the free swing on this excellent new release from Team Hegdal. Led by saxophonist Eirik Hegdal, they’re a band that deserves to be better known outside of their native Norway. Eirik is a key mover with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Team Hegdal is his ‘smaller’ ensemble. It’s a band that brings in guests as appropriate. On this occasion its pianist Oscar Gronberg who fits in nicely alongside regulars, reedsman Andre Roligheten, bassist Ole Morten Vagan and drummer Gard Nilssen.
The album is titled simply Vol 3. It’s a change of label, Volumes 1 and 2 were released by Ora Fonogram. All three are worth checking out.



Slowfox – The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt)


This ‘wood’ harbours many shadows. Shadows given substance by the intriguing compositions of leader and bassist Sebastian Gramss, with titles taken from a poem by Robert Frost
Slowfox is an international trio, with New Zealand born Hayden Chisholm on alto sax, and Austrian Philip Zoubek on piano. Hayden is probably best known for his work with Nils Wogram’s Root 70 and is fast turning into one of the premier saxophonists on today’s scene. Philip Zoubek is less well known, but his piano (sometimes prepared) slips comfortably into the chamber jazz mode of the trio.
 
It’s interesting to compare Slowfox with another of Sebastian’s bands, Fossile 3, with the inimitable Rudi Mahall on bass clarinet. Slowfox is less angular, but both bands are well worth tracking down.



Daniele D’Agaro, Aldo Mella & Elio Rivagli – Bangalore (Ninety and Nine)

Released at the end of 2014, this album was recorded in the Piedmont region of Italy in June 2013 and features three stalwarts of the Italian scene. Saxophonist and clarinettist Daniele is Italian by birth; he’s probably best known for his sojourn in Amsterdam where he worked with the likes of Han Bennink and Tobias Delius. He’s also performed with some of the top players in Chicago. Aldo and Elio are based in Turin. They also hold impressive CVs, and provide a driving rhythm section for the reedsman.
The trio interrogate five originals plus numbers from Leadbelly, Charlie Mariano and Sean Bergin. A most enjoyable outing from a band that I’m sure would be great to see live.




Bart Maris & Lode Vercampt – Krommekeer (El Negocito)

Another album that could fall into the category of chamber jazz, this time from the duo of Bart Maris on trumpet and Lode Vercampt on cello. Bart Maris is an unsung master of his intrument and sadly someone we hear all too rarely in the UK. He is a member of the Flat Earth Society, the quintet Moker and the quartet 1000.
Lode Vercampt is someone I’ve not encountered before, although looking online it seems he’s adept at a variety of styles. He dialogues nicely (using fingers and bow) with Bart on 17 short compositions by the trumpeter, together with 6 free improvisations.

The album is released on a small label based in Ghent, Belgium, a label that is releasing some fascinating and challenging music from the local scene.



Didier Levallet Quintet – Voix Croisees (Evidence)

France has no shortage of world class bass players; Henri Texier, Sebastien Boisseau, Renaud Garcia-Fons, and Helene Labarriere come to mind. Another master of the instrument is Didier Levallet. I remember seeing Didier performing with the late Harry Beckett in Mulhouse 20 years ago, and his playing on this new album show that his skills have not waned over the years.
All the compositions on this album are written by Didier. The female front line of trumpet (Airelle Besson), flute (Sylvaine Helary) and saxophone (Celine Bonacina) create some interesting voicings, underpinned by Didier’s eloquent bass and the scampering drums of Francois Laizeau. Melodic jazz for the 21st century.



Joakim Berghall – Dialogues 1 (Boulder Music)

Joakim Berghall is a young saxophonist I met at the 2014 Jazzahead Festival in Bremen, where he kindly plied me a copy of his album Dialogues 1. It comprises ten duets, each with a different Finnish pianist. Some of the keyboard players are internationally known (such as Iro Haarla and Aki Rissanen), others less so. However all play their part and reflect the depth and quality of the Finnish scene.
The only time I’ve encountered Joakim before was with the quintet Fredator. This is his first album as leader and an impressive debut it is. He composed all of the pieces, and splits his time between soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.

Dialogues 1 was recorded near Helsinki in 2013 and is self-released. Dialogues 2 has just been released, features 10 duos with Finnish guitarists and is also worth investigation.

 

Le Rex – Wild Man (Cuneiform)

Le Rex is a Swiss quintet comprising Benedikt Reising on alto sax, Marc Stuckl, tenor sax, Andreas Tschopp, trombone, Marc Unternahrer, tuba and Rico Baumann drums. This is their third outing on CD; their first two appeared on the Swiss Unit Record Label. They’re effectively a mini brass band, but with jazz chops and a great sense of humour.  They mix old school with the new, referencing everything from New Orleans to Chicago. In fact Wild Man was recorded in Chicago in September 2014 following a successful US tour,
A band that must be great to hear live, the sort to get you dancing in the aisles


 
Angelika Niescier, Hilmar Jensson & Scott McLemore – Broken Cycle (Sunny Sky)

The debut release from the trio of drummer Scott McLemore, guitarist Hilmar Jensson and saxophonist Angelika Niescier. 
Scott McLemore was born in the US but moved to Iceland with his wife, pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs, where they set up Sunny Sky records to document their music. He first encountered German saxophonist Angelika Niescier at the Moers jazz festival in 2012 and went on to record this album the following year in Reykjavik together with ubiquitous Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson.
All three musicians contribute compositions, creating an intriguing, sometimes haunting release. It’s an album that rewards repeated listening. And hopefully it’s the first of many from this creative trio.

 

Meinrad Kneer Quintet – Oneirology (JazzHausMusik)

JazzHausMusic is a musician-run label that has been documenting the German scene for over three decades. It has many excellent releases in its catalogue, including this new outing from the Meinrad Kneer Quintet. The Berlin-based bass player first came to my attention in the 90’s with the quartet Dalgoo. Since then he has performed with the likes of Roscoe Mitchell, Han Bennink and Jon Rose.
For his quintet he has pulled together a group of top European improvisers, namely trombonist Gerhard Gschlossl, saxophonist Peter Van Huffel, trumpeter Sebastian Piskorz and drummer Andreas Pichler. All nine compositions were written by Meinrad for this band and they challenge and bring out the best in his compatriots.


 
Leo Postolovsky Quinteto – Bajoflores (self-released)

Sadly we hear precious little from the Argentine jazz scene in the UK. And aside from Gato Barbieri, most would find it difficult to name an Argentinian improviser. However online research indicates Buenos Aires, at least, has a fertile jazz scene
Bajoflores was recorded in the Argentine capital last year by a forward-looking band led by Leo Postolovsky. The 39-year old pianist has studied with local musicians Paula Shocron and Enrique Norris, as well as international heavyweights such as Tony Malaby. He has two previous releases to his name, and this new band, formed in 2014, appears more adventurous than its predecessors. Alongside Leo it features Juan Olivera on trumpet, Inti Saveb on clarinet, Santiago Rapaport on bass and Damian Allegreti on drums.

In fact the album title seems to have changed since I downloaded it from Bandcamp. Originally it was called Sincronia.....now it appears to be titled Bajoflores Regardless ...it’s a rewarding listen.

 

Mads La Cour’s Almugi – Quartet (WhyPlayJazz)

Apparently Almugi is an ancient Scandinavian word that means ‘free men of the kingdom who possess the ability of goodness’. It’s also a project devised by the Danish trumpeter / flugelhorn player Mads La Cour, a project featuring ‘men who possess the ability to improvise’!
And Almugi comes in more than one size. The quartet version features Lars Greve on clarinet, Andreas Lang on bass and Kasper Tom Christiansen at the drums. They mix chamber jazz with freebop in an exciting way. Andreas and Kasper Tom have appeared before on record with Mads, but I think this is the first outing with Lars Greve, someone best known for his work with the band Girls in Airports.
It’s one of three new releases titled Almugi, the only one released on CD. The other two are download only, a duo with drummer Anders Mogensen and an 8-piece Large Ensemble.  All three warrant investigation. They’re released on the always-interesting WhyPlayJazz imprint.
 

Hayden Powell – Circadian Rhythm and Blues (Periskop)

The third release from trumpeter Hayden Powell. It’s a double album. The first disc features Hayden with Eyolf Dale on piano and Jo Skaansar on bass. The second presents the trumpeter in isolation, sometimes with overdubs.
Hayden was born in the UK, but moved to Norway as a child. He studied at the prestigious Trondheim Conservatory and later at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. Like Eirik Hegdal (see above) he performs with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Eyolf Dale is probably best known for his work with the duo Albatrosh with reedsman Andre Roligheten (check out their recent release Night Owl on Rune Grammafon). Jo Skansaar is possibly less well known, although he has performed with the likes of Froy Aagre and is a key member of this trio.
It was difficult to choose between this and Hayden’s previous release, Roots and Stems....also on Periskop. Why not give them both a listen?
 

Roberto Ottaviano – Forgotten Matches: The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune)

Another double album. The first disc features the stellar quartet of Roberto on soprano saxophone, Glenn Ferris trombone, Giovanni Maier bass and Cristiano Calcagnile at the drums, the second features Roberto in duet with our very own Alexander Hawkins.
Clearly Roberto is passionate about this project. He spends his time on soprano saxophone throughout, but doesn’t try to copy his dedicatee; the soprano has always been Roberto’s instrument of choice, and he has his own characteristic style. And trombonist Glenn Ferris performed and recorded with Steve Lacy, so it’s great to hear him revisiting this quirky music.
On the second disc, pianist Alexander Hawkins dovetails perfectly with the Italian veteran, providing a nice contrast to the quartet outing.
 

Partikel – String Theory (Whirlwind)

Partikel comprise Duncan Eagles on saxophone, Max Luthert, bass and Eric Ford drums. On this 2015 release they are accompanied by the string quartet of Benet McLean, David Le Page, Carmen Flores and Matthew Sharp.
It’s their third outing on record, their first with strings. And the strings are not there just for decoration. As with the recent recording from Jason Yarde and Andrew McCormack with the Elysian Quartet, they are fully integrated into the performance and add a different dimension to the trio's work. The intriguing violin solos of Benet McLean are worthy of special mention.
The album was recorded at the Real World Studios in Wiltshire and released on Michael Janisch’s prolific Whirlwind Label.
 

Wojtczak NYConnection – Folk Five (Fortune)

Polish reedsman Irek Wojtczak has utilised a readymade line-up to form his NYConnection. And I say readymade, as the US foursome of trumpeter Herb Robertson, pianist Michael Stevens, bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Harvey Sorgen have been performing together as a quartet for many years. Irek has an extensive discography, and has performed with the likes of Dave Douglas, Klaus Kugel and Chris Speed. He has also recorded before with the Fonda / Stevens group.
The quintet gives a freebop interpretation of 8 traditional Polish themes including polkas and mazurkas. It was recorded in Warsaw in 2014.




Plus some other albums I wouldn’t be without.....

Karol Beffa & Raphael Imbert - Libres (Jazz Village); Kristoffer Kompen – Agdergata 1 (Kompis); Oddjob – Folk (Caprice); Grencso Open Collective with Rudi Mahall – Marginal Music (BMC); Misha Mullov-Abbado – New Ansonia (Edition); Eric Vloeimans – Oliver’s Cinema (Buzz); Giovanni Maier, Luca Calabrese, Lauro Rossi & Emanuele Parrini – Azure (Palomar); Verneri Pohjola - Bullhorn (Edition); Mediums – Mediums (Label la Buissonne); Fulvio Sigurta - The Oldest Living Thing (CAM Jazz); Viktor Toth Arura Trio - The Present (BMC); Admiral Awesome - Makeout Music for Modern Lovers! (Gateway); Vertigo Trombone Quartet - Developing Good Habits (NWOG); Adam Baldych & Yaron Herman - The New Tradition (ACT); McCormack & Yarde Duo (feat. Elysian Quartet) – Juntos (Joy & Ears); Snorre Kirk - Blues Modernism (Calibrated Music); Drye & Drye - Open Letter (NCM East); Albatrosh - Night Owl (Rune Grammofon); Mario Rom’s Interzone - Everything is Permitted (Traumton).


Sunday 27 December 2015

Playlist - Dec 27th 2015


Meinrad Kneer Quintet: Himmel & Holle from Oneirology (JazzHausMusik)
Malija: The Pianist from The Day I Had Everything (Edition)
Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid & Mike Reed: Jo Jar from Artifacts (482 Music)
Tomeka Reid Quartet: Etoile from Tomeka Reid Quartet (Thirsty Ear)
Pixel: Rainforest from Golden Years (Cuneiform)
Pixel: I Have the Right to Go to Syden from Golden Years (Cuneiform)
New Loet van der Lee Quartet: Untold Story from Basics (Jazzshop)
Plot: Incident at Neshabur from Tightrope (WhyPlayJazz)
Malija: Blues from The Day I Had Everything (Edition)
Waldemar 4: Sysophean Labour from Waldemar 4 (Gigafon)
Jurgen Friedrich: Gelog Park Blues from Reboot (NWOG)
Aaron Irwin Quartet: In the Dry from A Room Forever (self-released)
Olivier Laisney & Slugged: Polyptique XY from Silent Form (Onze Heures Onze)
David Ades: Bark from A Life in a Day (Lionsharecords)
Oddjob: Folk #7 from Folk (Caprice)
Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Jon Rune Strom & Tollef Ostvang: Blues from Southern Sun (Stone Floor)
Tomeka Reid Quartet: Samo Swing from Tomeka Reid Quartet (Thirsty Ear)
The Jac: Sons of Thunder from The Green Hour (Rattle Jazz)

 
(Intro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoosticks (Blue Note))

Sunday 29 November 2015

Playlist - Nov 29th 2015


Oddjob: Folk #1 from Folk (Caprice)
Franz Koglmann, Mario Arcari & Attila Pasztor: Blues All’Alba from G(ood)luck (Cracked Anegg/Handsemmel)
Tim Garland: Return to the Fire from Return to the Fire (Edition)
Le Rex: Mr. Richard Kiel from Wild Man (Cuneiform)
Christoph Irniger Trio: Air from Octopus (Intakt)
Long Sidewalk: Returning from Staffa (Breakfast4Dinner)
Ken Aldcroft: Gospel from Mister, Mister (Trio)
Per Texas Johansson: Gang from De Langa Rulltrapporna I Flemingsberg (Moserobie)
Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic: Saskia’s Dance from Timeless Suite (ACT)
The Brass Funkeys: #1 from The Brass Funkeys (BoomBaboon)
Print & Friends: Round the Shrine from Transformations (Connexe Sphere)
Kit Downes: Jinn from Tricko (Coup Perdu)
Ochion Jewell Quartet: Kun Mun Kultani Tulisi from Volk (self-released)
Barry Altschul’s 3dom Factor: A Tale of Monk: Ask Me Now from Tales of the Unforseen (TUM)
John Taylor: DMG from 2081 (CAM Jazz)
Franz Koglmann, Mario Arcari & Attila Pasztor: L’Eclisse Twist from G(ood)luck (Cracked Anegg/Handsemmel)
Christoph Irniger Trio: VGO from Octopus (Intakt)

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Jazz Today Online Playlist - Autumn 2015


To listen to the show......click the Mixcloud link on the left hand panel.


Hayden Powell: Mascot from Circadian Rhythm & Blues (Periskop). Hayden Powell, trumpet; Eyolf Dale, piano; Jo Skansaar, bass.

Leo Postolovsky Quinteto: Salpicando Espacio from Bajoflores (self-released). Juan Olivera, trumpet; Inti Saveb, reeds; Leo Postolovsky, piano; Santiago Rapaport, bass; Damian Allegreti, drums.

Tony Wilson 6tet: A Day’s Life from A Day’s Life (DripAudio). JP Carter, trumpet; Jesse Zubot, violin; Tony Wilson, guitar; Peggy Lee, cello; Russell Sholberg, bass; Skye Brooks, drums.

Mads La Cour’s Almugi: Spam from Quartet (WhyPlayJazz). Mads La Cour, trumpet; Lars Greve, reeds; Andreas Lang, bass; Kasper Tom Christiansen, drums.

Angelika Niescier, Hilmar Jensson & Scott McLemore: Barbara-Lied from Broken Cycle (Sunny Sky). Angelika Niescier, reeds; Hilmar Jensson, guitar; Scott McLemore, drums.

Grencso Open Collective with Rudi Mahall: From Beyond the Margins from Marginal Music (BMC). Istvan Grencso & Rudi Mahall, reeds; Mate Pozsar, piano, Robert Benko & Erno Hock, bass; Szilveszter Miklos, drums.

Albatrosh: Duvet Day from Night Owl (RuneGrammofon). Eyolf Dale, piano; Andre Roligheten, reeds.

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Albatrosh: Seaweed from Tree House (MNJ)

Mike Reed’s People Places & Things: Wonderland from A New Kind of Dance (482 Music). Maquis Hill, trumpet; Greg Ward & Tim Haldeman, reeds; Jason Roebke, bass; Mike Reed, drums.

Misha Mullov-Abbado: Circle Song from New Ansonia (Edition). Matthew Herd, reeds; Tom Green, trombone; Jacob Collier, piano; Misha Mullov-Abbado, bass; Scott Chapman, drums.


Sunday 1 November 2015

Playlist - November 1st 2015


Hayden Powell: Mascot from Circadian Rhythm & Blues (Periskop)
Sunna Gunnlaugs: Summertime from Cielito Lindo (SunnySky)
New York Standards Quartet: Deep High Wide Sky from Power of 10 (Whirlwind)
Partikel: Wray Common from String Theory (Whirlwind)
Grencso Open Collective with Rudi Mahall: From Beyond the Margins from Marginal Music (BMC)
Airelle Besson & Nelson Veras: Ma Ion from Prelude (Naive)
Robin Phillips: Don’t Get Scared from Sing. Play....for Pleasure (REPMusic)
Stan Sulzmann & Nikki Iles: Nikki’s Corner from Stardust (Jellymould Jazz)
Miho Hazama: Under the Same Moon from Time River (Sunnyside)
Sylvain Rifflet: Glassicism from Mechanics (JazzVillage)
Hayden Powell: Ville de Montreal from Circadian Rhythm & Blues (Periskop)
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble: To Be Free from The Whistle Blower (Fanfare Jazz)
Peter Ehwald: Dreamband from Double Trouble Live (Jazzwerkstatt)
Tony Wilson 6tet: A Day’s Life from A Day’s Life (DripAudio)
Tom Green Septet: Peace of Mind from Skyline (Spark)
Better Than TV: Standing with Sally from Late (self-released)
The Brass Funkeys: DIY from The Brass Funkeys (BoomBaboon)

Sunday 4 October 2015

Playlist - October 4th 2015


Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio: Mosaic from Bridges (ACT)
Erik Friedlander: Two Little Pearls from Oscalypso (Skipstone)
Paolo Bernetti, Giuliano Tull, Giovanni Maier & Ermes Ghirardini: The Dreaming of the Master from Cose (Palomar)
Fred Hersch: Caravan from Solo (Palmetto)
Angelika Niescier, Hilmar Jensson & Scott McLemore: Barbara-Lied from Broken Cycle (Sunny Sky)
Angelika Niescier, Hilmar Jensson & Scott McLemore: Death of a Penguin from Broken Cycle (Sunny Sky)
Paul Hemmings: Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out from The Blues and the Abstract Uke (Leading Tone)
Mike Reed’s People Places & Things: Wonderland from A New Kind of Dance (482 Music)
Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio: Riese from Bridges (ACT)
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble: Forever from The Whistle Blower (Fanfare Jazz)
Dave Douglas: High Risk from High Risk (Greenleaf)
Jonsson & More: Cold Stuff from No Way Out (SunnySky)
Satoko Fujii Tobira: Wind Dance from Yamiyo Ni Karasu (Libra)
Girls in Airports: Fables from Fables (Edition)
Erik Friedlander: Sunrise Sunset from Oscalypso (Skipstone)
Alexander Hawkins Trio: Sweet Duke from Alexander Hawkins Trio (AH Music)
Dave Douglas Quintet: Inure Phase from Brazen Heart (Greenleaf)

 
(Intro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoosticks (Blue Note))

Sunday 6 September 2015

Playlist - Sept 6th 2015


Jeff Herr Corporation: The Funky Monkey from Layer Cake (Igloo)
Mirabassi, Di Modugno, Balducci: Gli Amori Sospesi from Amori Sospesi (Dodicilune)
Team Hegdal: Extracts Part 1 from Team Hegdal Vol 3 (Particular Recordings)
Albatrosh: Duvet Day from Night Owl (RuneGrammofon)
Bruno Heinen & Kristian Borring: All the Things You Are from Postcard to Bill Evans (Babel)
Adam Pieronczyk: To Have or To Be from The Planet of Eternal Life (Jazzwerkstatt)
Leo Postolovsky Quinteto: Salpicando Espacio from Sincronia (self-released)
Pepi Lemer: Brazilian Dorian Dream from Back2front (Right Recordings)
Roots Magic: Blues for Amiri B from Hoodoo Blues & Roots Magic (Clean Feed)
Elliot Galvin Trio: A Major from Dreamland (ChaosCollective)
Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity: Adam’s Ale from Firehouse (Clean Feed)
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Albatrosh: Seaweed from Tree House (MNJ)
Mads La Cour’s Almugi: Spam from Quartet (WhyPlayJazz)
Mads La Cour’s Almugi: Sir Dance a Lot from Large Ensemble (WhyPlayJazz)
Libero Motu: Skylark from Future Revival (El GalloRojo / Auand)
Jeff Herr Corporation: Le Regret from Layer Cake (Igloo)
Misha Mullov-Abbado: Circle Song from New Ansonia (Edition)

Sunday 16 August 2015

Jazz Today Online - Summer 2015 - Playlist


To listen to the show......click the Mixcloud link on the left hand panel.

Roberto Ottaviano: Gay Paree Bop from Forgotten Matches - The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune). Roberto Ottaviano, soprano saxophone; Glenn Ferris, trombone; Giovanni Maier, bass; Cristiano Calcagnile, drums.

Eric Vloeimans’ Oliver’s Cinema: Tonto from Act 2 (V-flow). Eric Vloeimans, trumpet; Tuur Florizoone, accordion; Jorg Brinkmann, cello.

Michael Schiefel: Platypus Dancing from Platypus Trio (BMC). Michael Schiefel, voice; Jorg Brinkmann, cello; Lukacs Miklos, cimbalom.

Team Hegdal: Swing from Team Hegdal Vol 3 (Particular Recordings). Eirik Hegdal, baritone saxophone; Andre Roligheten, tenor saxophone; Oscar Gronberg, piano; Ole Morten Vagan, bass; Gard Nilssen, drums.

Giovanni Maier, Luca Calabrese, Lauro Rossi & Emanuele Parrini: Crayon Rouge from Azure (Palomar). Luca Calabrese, trumpet; Lauro Rossi, trombone; Giovanni Maier, bass; Emanuele Parrini, violin.

Roberto Ottaviano: The Seagulls of Kristiansund from Forgotten Matches. The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune). Roberto Ottaviano, soprano saxophone; Alexander Hawkins, piano.

Partikel: Introduction to The Buffalo & The Buffalo from String Theory (Whirlwind). Duncan Eagles, soprano saxophone; Max Luthert, bass; Eric Ford, percussion; Benet McLean & David Le Page, violins; Carmen Flores, viola; Matthew Sharp, cello.

Kristoffer Kompen: Skarprettern from Agdergata 1 (Kompis). Kristoffer Kompen, trombone; Atle Nymo, tenor saxophone; Eyolf Dale, piano; Jo Skansaar, bass; Andreas Bye, drums.

Sunday 9 August 2015

Playlist - Aug 9th 2015


Mario Rom’s Interzone: Rise of the Black Centipede from Everything is Permitted (Traumton)
Eric Vloeimans’ Oliver’s Cinema: Tonto from Act 2 (V-flow)
Michael Schiefel: Platypus Dancing from Platypus Trio (BMC)
Giovanni Maier, Luca Calabrese, Lauro Rossi & Emanuele Parrini: Crayon Rouge from Azure (Palomar)
Matteo Alfonso & Giovanni Maier: Back Again from Naked Songs (Palomar)
Devin Gray: In the Cut from Relative Resonance (Skirl)
Ken Silverman Trio: Visions Fugitives, #1 from Parallel Man (Soundseer)
Adam Pieronczyk Quartet: Copernicus from A-Trane Nights (Fortune)
Matthieu Donarier Trio: Foggy She Walks from Papier Jungle (Yolk)
Ocean Fanfare: I’ll Repeat Only Twice from Imagine Sound, Imagine Silence (Barefoot)
Brian Landrus Trio: Fields of Zava from The Deep Below (Blueland)
Reuben Bradley: Inspector Le Grasse from Cthulhu Rising (Rattle Jazz)
Drifter: Touei from Flow (Edition)
Hyperactive Kid: Legacy from 10 Year Anniversary Live (WhyPlayJazz)
Indigo Kid II: All Hands to Dance and Skylark from Fist Full of Notes (Babel)




Sunday 12 July 2015

Playlist - July 12th 2015


Team Hegdal: Swing from Team Hegdal Vol 3 (Particular Recordings)
Partikel: Introduction to The Buffalo from StringTheory (Whirlwind)
Partikel: The Buffalo from StringTheory (Whirlwind)
Nils Wogram’s Nostalgia: Solitude from Nature (NWOG)
Billy Jenkins: Comfort and Pride from Death, Ritual and Resonation (VOTP)
Ryan Truesdell & The Gil Evans Project: Time of the Barracudas from Lines of Color (Blue Note / ArtistShare)
Juan Pablo Carletti, Tony Malaby & Christopher Hoffman: Ballerina from Nino/Brujo (No Business)
Dog: Sounds like Orange from Dog (Rattle Jazz)
Paul Clarvis & Liam Noble: Mood Indigo from Starry Starry Night (Village Life)
Rich Halley 4: Analog Counterpoint from Creating Structure (Pine Eagle)
Vincent Courtois: Freaks from West (La Buissonne)
Plunge: Birmingham Songo from In for the Out (Immersion)
Yelena Eckemoff Trio: Lions from Lions (L&HProduction)
Philipp Gropper’s Philm: 2nd Try from The Madman of Naranam (WhyPlayJazz)
Billy Jenkins: We Grieve for Ourselves from Death, Ritual and Resonation (VOTP)
Ocean Fanfare: Hornmade from Imagine Sound, Imagine Silence (Barefoot)

Tuesday 16 June 2015

Playlist - June 14th 2015


Roberto Ottaviano: Gay Paree Bop from Forgotten Matches. The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune)
Daniel Herskedal: Monsoon Coming from Slow Eastbound Train (Edition)
Kirk Knuffke: Pepper from Arms & Hands (Royal PotatoFamily)
Kristoffer Kompen: Skarprettern from Agdergata 1 (Kompis)
John Raymond: Deeper from Foreign Territory (FreshSound New Talent)
Kevin Mahogany: Sneak Thief from The Vienna Affair (CrackedAnegg)
Tore Brunborg: History from Slow Snow (ACT)
Andrew Bishop: Bottled from De Profundis (Envoi)
Tim Kliphuis Trio: Souvenir de Villingen from The Grappelli Album (Lowlands)
Alban Darche’s Hyprcub: Crooked House from Crooked House (Yolk)
Kirk Knuffke: Arms & Hands from Arms & Hands (Royal Potato Family)
Steinar Aadnekvam: Cold Shower from Freedom Tree (Losen)
Roberto Ottaviano: The Seagulls of Kristiansund from Forgotten Matches. The Worlds of Steve Lacy (Dodicilune)
Stefan Schultze Large Ensemble feat. Wu Wei: Goodbye Part1 from Erratic Wish Machine (WhyPlayJazz)
Mikko Innanen with William Parker & Andrew Cyrille: Karl’s Castle from Song for a New Decade (TUM)
Paul Riley Quintet: Spindrift from Into View (Jellymould)



Monday 25 May 2015

Jazz Today Online - Spring 2015


To listen to the show.....click the mixcloud link on the left hand panel!


Verneri Pohjola: Bullhorn from Bullhorn (Edition). Verneri Pohjola, trumpet; Aki Rissanen, piano; Antti Lotjonen, bass; Teppo Makynen, drums.

Mediums: La Femme Sans Corps from Mediums (Label LaBuissonne). Vincent Courtois, cello; Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker, saxophones.

Wojtczak NYConnection: Play the Kowal Dance for Me from Folk Five (ForTune). Irek Wojtczak, reeds; Herb Robertson, trumpet; Michael Stevens, piano; Joe Fonda, bass; Harvey Sorgen, drums.

Paul van Kemenade’s Three Horns and a Bass: In a Certain Mood from In a Certain Mood (self-released). Paul van Kemenade, saxophone; Angelo Verploegen, trumpet; Louk Boudesteijn, trombone; Wiro Mahieu, bass.

Daniele D’Agaro, Aldo Mella & Elio Rivagli: Elda Olio from Bangalore (Ninety and Nine). Daniele D’Agaro, reeds; Aldo Mella, bass; Elio Rivagli, drums.

Ben Goldberg: Reading from Orphic Machine (BAGProductions / Royal Potato Family). Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Carla Kihlstedt, violin and vocals; Ron Miles, trumpet; Rob Sudduth, saxophone; Myra Melford, piano; Nels Cline, guitar; Kenny Wollesen, vibes; Greg Cohen, bass; Ches Smith, drums.

Fulvio Sigurta: Loft from The Oldest Living Thing (CAM Jazz). Fulvio Sigurta, trumpet; Steve Swallow, bass; Federico Casagrande, guitar.

Karol Beffa & Raphael Imbert: Game Over from Libres (Jazz Village). Karol Beffa, piano; Raphael Imbert, saxophone.

Viktor Toth Arura Trio: Remember the Hatseller from The Present (BMC). Viktor Toth, saxophone; Miklos Lukacs, cimbalom; Gyorgy Orban, bass.

Friends & Neighbors: Bolehogda from Hymn for a Hungry Nation (Clean Feed). Andre Roligheten, reeds; Thomas Johansson, trumpet; Oscar Gronberg, piano; Jon Rune Strom, bass; Tollef Ostvang, drums.

Sunday 17 May 2015

Playlist - May 17th 2015


Wojtczak NYConnection: Play the Kowal Dance for Me from Folk Five (ForTune)
Nick Sanders Trio: Keep on the Watch from You Are a Creature (Sunnyside)
Fulvio Sigurta: Loft from The Oldest Living Thing (CAM Jazz)
Ole Marius Sandberg: If You Are a Light Sleeper from Or Better Still (Skaret)
Ross Hammond: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen from Flight (Prescott)
Gueorgui Kornazov Horizons Quintet: Na Toni from The Budapest Concert (BMC)
Maurizio Minardi: April Sun from Piano Ambulance (Belfagor Label)
Cloudmakers Trio: Angular Momentum from Abstract Forces (Loop / Whirlwind)
Better Than TV: 1000 and One from Late (self-released)
Wojtczak NYConnection : It Was Four Miles Out of Warsaw from Folk Five (ForTune)
Karol Beffa & Raphael Imbert: Game Over from Libres (Jazz Village)
Karol Beffa & Raphael Imbert: Creole from Libres (Jazz Village)
Myra Melford: Night of Sorrow from Snowy Egret (Enja Yellowbird)
Ross Hammond: As the Seasons Come from Flight (Prescott)
Bjorn Solli: To the Lighthouse from Aglow: The Lyngor Project Vol 1 (Lyngor)
Domenico Caliri: Initinere from Camera Lirica (Caligola)
Nick Sanders Trio: Carol’s Kid from You Are a Creature (Sunnyside)
Chimaira: Aussicht from There is No Alternative (Wide Ear)

Sunday 19 April 2015

Playlist - April 19th 2015


Wildflower: Blues for Wayne from Wildflower (Jellymould)
Joakim Berghall: Vernissage from Dialogues II (BoulderMusic)
Joakim Berghall: Virtauksia II: Tavallinen Virtanen from Dialogues II (Boulder Music)
Allan Browne, Marc Hannaford & Sam Anning: Bemsha Swing from Shreveport Stomp (Jazzhead)
Carlo Alberto Canevali: Your I.D. from Conduction 3 (nBn)
Daniel Herskedal: Rainfall from Slow Eastbound Train (Edition)
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord: First Harvest from Jeremiah (Hot Cup)
Pete Newman’s Clarinet Project: Fog of Phwoar from Time for Your Bathysphere (self-released)
Emilia Martensson: Black Narcissus from Ana (Babel)
Avishai Cohen’s Triveni: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat from Dark Nights (Anzic)
Daniele Cavallanti & The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble: Chief Crazy Horse from Sounds of Hope (Rudi)
Myra Melford: Night of Sorrow from Snowy Egret (Enja Yellowbird)
Alexander Hawkins Trio: Sweet Duke from Alexander Hawkins Trio (Alexander Hawkins Music)
Atomic: A McGuffins Tale from Lucidity (Jazzland)
Esben Brandt: Three Melodies from Constants (Gateway)

 
(Intro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoosticks (Blue Note))

Sunday 22 March 2015

Playlist - March 22nd 2015


Verneri Pohjola: Bullhorn from Bullhorn (Edition)
Paul van Kemenade’s Three Horns and a Bass: In a Certain Mood from In a Certain Mood (self-released)
Daniele D’Agaro, Aldo Mella & Elio Rivagli: Elda Olio from Bangalore (Ninety and Nine)
Deniss Pashkevich & Christian Frank: In Three from Close (Gateway Music)
Deniss Pashkevich & Christian Frank: Circle from Close (Gateway Music)
Subtone: C.E.A. from Morningside (Enja)
Eliana Cuevas: Lamento from Espejo (Alma)
Ornithopter: Alioth from Ornithopter (self-released)
Uli Datler Trio: I Miss You Too from A Dancing Shape (Cracked Anegg)
Brian Kellock: Thingin’ from The Nine Mile Burn Sessions (Thick-Skinned)
XY Quartet: Astronautilo from XY (Nusica.org)
Olie Brice Quintet: What Might Have Been from Immune to Clockwork (Multikulti Project)
Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth: Epicenter from Epicenter (Clean Feed)
Ben Goldberg: Reading from Orphic Machine (BAGProductions / Royal Potato Family)
Ornithopter: Hopkins from Ornithopter (self-released)
Rotem Sivan Trio: Blossom from For Emotional Use Only (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Subtone: Smolyan from Morningside (Enja)