Pierluigi Billone: Sgorgo Y . N . oO
A good analysis of the new cycle of Pierluigi Billone's compositions for electric guitar and effects, can be well comprehended by the words of guitarist Yaron Deutsch. In the inner booklet of the CD,...
Kaufmann, Gratkowski & de Joode: Canberra
The trio of pianist Achim Kaufmann, clarinetist/saxophonist Frank Gratkowski, and double bassist Wilbert de Joode has been together for over twenty years now. First formed in Amsterdam in 2002, the group has toured extensively...
Herzog | Muche | Nillesen – anasýnthesi
The Cologne-based experimental trio of double bass player German Herzog, trombonist Matthias Muche, and Dutch extended snare drum player Etienne Nillesen, known also as T.ON, who is part of the IMPAKT (Improvisation & aktuelle...
Two different free improvised meetings of Jon Raskin
Brötz Now! Features a trans-Atlantic free improvisation supergroup: American, Sacramento-based alto sax player Jon Raskin (b.1954), co-founder of the legendary Rova Saxophone Quartet, fellow American, Gothenburg-based electronics player Tim Perkis (b.1951), who has collaborated...
Clemens Gadenstätter: multimedia semantic studies
On these pages I have often remarked how good music can be the consequence of a formidable thought implemented in the score. If I look at Clemens Gadenstätter's music, I have no doubt that...
1984 (Rezaei/Abdou/Van Cauwenberghe): The Forward Process
1984 is the highly anticipated debut album of a new trio formed by French tenor sax player Sakina Abdou, British turntables wizard Mariam Rezaei, and Belgian guitarist and composer Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, all born...
Caroline Davis & Dustin Carlson – Sprites
New York-based (and Singapore-born) alto sax player Caroline Davis’ active projects include jazz-leaning Portals quartet, experimental Rhythm n’ Blues duo My Tree, a protest quartet Alula, and a free-improvising duo with guitarist Wendy Eisenberg....
Håkon Thelin’s latest releases
The old cliché claims that writing about music is like dancing about architecture, but what about using architecture as a sonic source? Norwegian architect, sound artist, and composer Gisle Nataas has been developing his...
POING – Giants of Jazz
The Norwegian POING trio features idiosyncratic masters of contemporary music and free improvisation - accordionist Frode Haltli, a prodigy on the accordion since age seven, known for his ECM albums, and his Avant-Folk band;...












