Search results for "Jan Garbarek"

Jan Garbarek: Witchi-Tai-To (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 20, 07

No record label has done more to establish the unique voice of European jazz -- not as an adjunct to American trends,...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE

The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical horizons after almost four d...

Keith Jarrett (featuring Jan Garbarek): The Windup (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music May 06, 09

Beginning in the '70s, some of the most consistently interesting soprano saxophonists could be found in Europe. One o...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOPRANO SAX

           Soprano Sax and Piano      Fab...

Jan Garbarek: Milagre dos Peixes (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 29, 09

Given a five year lapse since his last ECM leader date, In Praise of Dreams, any Jan Garbarek recording is a signific...

Marilyn Mazur & Jan Garbarek: Joy Chant (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music March 21, 08

For this tune, Marilyn Mazur chose a single instrument from her hugely diverse percussion kit. It's called a han...

Jan Garbarek: A.I.R. (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

During their respective stays in Scandinavia, George Russell and Don Cherry encouraged Garbarek to bring aspects of h...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EUROPEAN JAZZ

                Nightclub by Suzanne Cerny...

Marilyn Mazur & Jan Garbarek: Dunun Song (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music April 12, 08

Building a recording project around sax and percussion, without bass or chords, is a dicey proposition, but these two...

Miroslav Vitous: Bamboo Forest (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 29, 08

The accomplished and imaginative bassist and Czech expatriate Miroslav Vitous was a moving force in the early annals ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TUNES THAT TAKE YOU PLACES

Artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's Note: Walter Kolosky recently contributed memorable Dozens columns o...

Trilok Gurtu: Baba (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 14, 08

Indo-jazz percussionist Trilok Gurtu never disappoints. He can mesmerize you with meditative Indian drumming, knock y...

Zakir Hussain: Anisa (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 19, 08

Making Music was Zakir Hussain's first solo release. It represented an important breakthrough in the world-jazz-fusio...

Keith Jarrett: The Journey Home (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music April 03, 09

When Keith Jarrett left behind his highly esteemed American quartet for a new band of Norwegians, the jazz world was ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL KEITH JARRETT

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Shankar: Paper Nut (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music May 29, 08

When the esoteric German jazz label ECM started focusing some of its attention on world music jazz, L. Shankar was on...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

Frisell, Bill posted in Encyclopedia March 31, 08

Guitarist Bill Frisell has a borderless musical personality which sounds at home in virtually any context. His abilit...

Vitous, Miroslav posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 08

Bassist Miroslav Vitous joined the upper tier of jazz musicians in his teens, almost as soon as he arrived in the Uni...

The Best of the Recent Releases posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 29, 09

According to my non-scientific estimate, between 2,000 and 3,000 jazz CDs will be released this year. By com...

Andersen, Arild posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Andersen, Arild , bassist; b. Strommen, outside Oslo, 27 October 1945. His father was Fredrik Andersen, 1914-1998, bo...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

The Dollar Declines Overseas . . . And U.S. Jazz Does the Same posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 15, 08

Paris-based jazz critic Thierry Quénum, a frequent contributor to this column, has just returned home from Mai ...

100,000 Fans Flock to Small Town Jazz Festival (Hint: Not in the US) posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 10, 09

In a series of articles in this column, Stuart Nicholson has reported on various European festivals that attract a la...

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