Search results for "Jon Christensen"

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...

Ralph Towner: Nimbus (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 30, 08

One definition of the word nimbus is " ...an atmosphere or aura, as of mystery." Master guitarist Ralph Towner assemb...

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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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...

Terje Rypdal: Per Ulv (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 31, 09

Rock-jazz fusion ECM style, from the Norwegian who has come to epitomize the electric guitar for the label. The song ...

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

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Enrico Rava: The Pilgrim and the Stars (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 21, 07

"Contemporary Italian jazz can be said to have begun with Enrico Rava," critic Michael Zwerin has written. Rava is s...

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...

Bobo Stenson: Bengali Blue (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 26, 08

It begins with a slow, dancing beat from the most musical drums of Jon Christensen, joined by Anders Jormin's bass, s...

Bobo Stenson: A Fixed Goal (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 29, 08

Bobo Stenson sounds a bit like Keith Jarrett in the way he approaches this lesser-known tune from the pen of Ornette ...

Haurand, Ali posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Haurand, Ali, bass; Viersen, Germany, 15 November. His mother is Louise, born in Viersen , Germany  June 12th 19...

di Castri, Furio posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

di Castri, Furio, bassist, composer, educator; b. Milano, Italy, 12 September 1955. His parents are Luigi (b. 5.4.192...

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...

COMPOSER, THEORETICIAN, PIANIST GEORGE RUSSELL PASSES posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 28, 09

Composer, theoretician, pianist George Russell passed away on July 27, 2009 at approximately 9:10 pm from complica...

Russell, George Allen posted in Encyclopedia July 28, 09

George Russell was a hugely influential, innovative figure in the evolution of modern jazz, and arguably the mu...

Jazz Composer George Russell Dead at Age 86 posted in Features and Interviews July 28, 09

Composer, theoretician, pianist George Russell passed away on July 27, 2009 at approximately 9:10 pm from complica...

Engstfeld, Wolfgang (Antonius Franz) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Engstfeld, Wolfgang (Antonius Franz), tenor saxophone, composer; b. Dusseldorf, Germany, 12 September 1950. His paren...

Liebman, Dave posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Liebman, Dave (David), soprano and tenor saxophonist, composer, educator, author, flutist, drummer, pianist; b. Brook...

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco), keyboard player; b. Merano, Italy, 8 March 1941.An only child, his father was Emilio D'...

Miroslav Vitous: U Dunaje U Prespurka (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 03, 08

The singing quality of Vitous's bass is beautifully exemplified in his long solo introduction to this tune, based on ...

Jarrett, Keith posted in Encyclopedia May 22, 08

Pianist and composer Keith Jarrett's work has taken him in a variety of directions, never settling into one genre. As...

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