Thomas Delor - The Swaggerer (FRESH SOUND NEW TALENT RECORDS 2018)

01. Prélude en Si Majeur (Thomas Delor) 1:36

02. Hidden Meaning (Thomas Delor) 5:17

03. Moonlight (Ludwig Van Beethoven) 4:25

04. The Swaggerer (Thomas Delor) 7:46

05. L.N.A. (Thomas Delor) 5:43

06. From the New World (Antonin Dvorak) 5:33

07. Rhythm-a-ning (Thelonious Monk) 3:57

08. Blue in Green (Miles Davis) 5:02

09. Tu l’as vu, Monk? (Thomas Delor) 2:58

Thomas Delor (drums)

Simon Martineau (guitar)

Georges Correia (bass)

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Minji Kim, Drew Gress & Jongkuk Kim - Every Moment (2018)

Minji is a pianist, composer, and an instructor who was born in South Korea. She pursued bachelor’s degree at Berklee College of Music with a Jazz Performance Award, Berklee Achievement Scholarship, and Berklee International Grant. She studied with many brilliant professors including Joanne Brackeen, Alain Mallet, and Ed Tomassi. Minji is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at New York University while working as an adjunct instructor at NYU. She has recorded/performed with many recognizable musicians including Drew Gress, Alan Ferber, Alex Sipiagin, David Pietro (will perform with Lenny Pickett  on April 27th and Brad Shepik in July). She has released her first debut album, “Every Moment”, on February 2018 under her own recording label with Drew Gress on bass and Jongkuk Kim on drums (featured by Alex Sipiagin on trumpet, Dave Pietro on alto sax, and Alan Ferber on trombone). Minji currently is performing at various places and building her musical experiences with many musicians, such as Blue Note, Club Bonafide, ShapeShifter Lab,Tomi Jazz, Loewe Theatre, and James Dolan Studio. She will have her first abroad tour in Costa Rica (“Costa Rica Tour & Clinic) in July 2018 with NYU Group (featured by Brad Shepik).

1. A Big Tree (feat. Alan Ferber) Minji Kim, Drew Gress & Jongkuk Kim 6:04

2. Light River (feat. Alex Sipiagin & Dave Pietro) Minji Kim, Drew Gress & Jongkuk Kim 7:09

3. Db Minji Kim, Drew Gress & Jongkuk Kim 4:53

4. April 29th (feat. Alex Sipiagin, Dave Pietro, Alan Ferber & Songyi Jeon) Minji Kim, Drew Gress & Jongkuk Kim 6:25

5. Na-Bi Minji Kim & Jongkuk Kim 5:18

6. The Moment (feat. Alex Sipiagin) Minji Kim, Drew Gress & Jongkuk Kim 5:24

7. Yearning Minji Kim & Drew Gress 5:18

Minji Kim on piano

Drew Gress on bass

Jongkuk Kim on drums

Alex Sipiagin on Trumpet (Track 2, 4, 6)

Dave Pietro on Alto Saxophone (Track 2, 4)

Alan Ferber on Trombone (Track 1, 4)

Songyi Jeon on Vocal (Track 4)

Guerino Mazzola & Joomi Park - Passionate Message (SILKHEART RECORDS 2018)

Silkheart Records has previously released two CDs presenting the dynamics of Guerino Mazzola on grand piano and Heinz Geisser on percussion – Folia/The UNAM Concert and Someday respectively. This time we have decided to invest in a new type of dynamics – the one between two improvisional pianists – Guerino Mazzola and Joomi Park. Our decision was based on a concept presented to us by Mazzola and Park to consider: 

« The principal idea for this CD was to set up a profound dialogue of two completely different styles – Joomi’s contemporary music approach to composition and improvisation, versus Guerino’s free jazz improvisation with previously prepared basic materials – and then synthesizing these styles in a shared improvisation on two pianos. 
Our general strategy was to investigate composition by improvisation and also to integrate composition in the improvisational approach. So it was not general free jazz, but the integration of compositional material in improvisation by Guerino and also a synthesis of Joomi’s and Guerino’s soli in a shared improvisation. Here the new music and the free jazz idioms were confronted and merged. Joomi’ and Guerino’s contributions were developed in a prolific discussion in the construction of these musics, meaning that none was an isolated creation but resulted from an intense musical exchange of ideas and performances. »

1. Black Summer (Park) 03:13

2. Black Summer (Mazzola) 03:57

3. Black Summer (Mazzola & Park) 01:44

4. Yesterday (Lennon & McCartney) 04:01

5. Yesterday (Park) 04:32

6. Yesterday (Mazzola & Park) 04:01

7. American Carnival (Park) 06:12

8. American Carnival (Mazzola) 04:58

9. American Carnival (Mazzola & Park) 04:38

10. Joomi's Dance (Park) 04:09

11. Guerino's Dance (Mazzola) 02:10

12. Our Dance (Mazzola & Park) 05:16

Guerino Mazzola grand piano

Joomi Park grand piano

David Binney - Here & Now (July 20, 2018)

Labor of love as all of my projects are. I don't like describing music. This is music. I like it a lot. I sincerely hope that you do too. It's different than some of my other work. This is my first fully Bandcamp release. And there's a lot more where this came from. There will be a more steady release of things in the future. Only digital. There will be no cd's. If you're a fan of my work, the more support I get through Bandcamp, the more work I can do and release. Yes, it really works like that. So get this! And thank you in advance from the bottom of my heart. DB

1. Forj

2. We Will See Our Way Through (feat Louis Cole)

3. To The Coast (feat Jacob Richards and Logan Kane)

4. Here & Now

5. Belgrade (feat Pedja Milutinovic and Logan Kane)

6. Majesty

7. The Boats (feat Pera Krstajic and Jacob Richards)

8. Freeway

9. ForJTwo (Avenija-Pera Krstajic and Pedja Milutinovic)

David Binney - Producer, Compositions, Saxophone, Electronics, Synths, Vocals, Bass, Guitar 

Louis Cole - Drums on Track 2 

Jacob Richards - Drums-Tracks 3,7 

Pedja Milutinovic - Drums tracks 5,9 

Logan Kane - Bass tracks 3,5 

Pera Krstajic - Bass tracks 7,9

Recorded in Los Angeles,New York and Belgrade

Kaidi Tatham - It's A World Before You (2018)

First Word Records is very proud to present a brand new full-length album from Kaidi Tatham. ‘It’s A World Before You’. 

Following on from two EPs released on First Word last year (‘Changing Times’ and ‘Hard Times’), Kaidi has delivered us thirteen tracks that deftly illustrate his various talents as a multi-instrumentalist.

Kaidi is probably best known for his work with Bugz In The Attic, though his musical contributions over the years have also included Amy Winehouse, Slum Village, Mulatu Astatke, Soul II Soul, Moonchild, Leroy Burgess, Amp Fiddler, Chris Dave, Macy Gray, King Britt, DJ Spinna, Mr Scruff and IG Culture to name but a few! In recent times, he’s worked with DJ Jazzy Jeff on a variety of projects, including his most recent album ‘M3’, touring Europe for Jeff and Will Smith’s reunion shows, and on the PLAYlist album 'Chasing Goosebumps', with Glenn Lewis, Stro Elliot (The Roots), Masego, Maimouna Youssef, Rich Medina, Daniel Crawford and more. 

All this in addition to heating up dances around Europe with his inimitable DJ sets, and working heavily with First Word label-mate, Eric Lau (who also mixed this album) on a variety of projects, and adding releases to his already impressive catalogue on 2000 Black, Eglo and Theo Parrish's Sound Signature, with regular compadre, Dego (who features on the album’s title track). 

This album personifies Kaidi’s diverse palette of sounds – bar Eric & Dego’s features, every piece of music is played by himself. Largely flowing on a broken beat rhythm section, Kaidi effortlessly incorporates washes of afro, latin and funk throughout. From the harmonics of ‘Your Dream Don’t Mean A Thing’, to the breakneck funk of ‘Outta Audah’, each and every riddim exudes energy. But this isn’t simply a bruk record. The album is laced together with downtempo beats and future jazz interludes throughout, and some sweet synth boogie is never very far away, especially on the weighty vibes of ‘It’s About Who You Know’. To top it all off, there’s two delightful nuggets of hip hop soul - Mancunian label-mates, Children of Zeus, feature on the neo-soul vibes of ‘Out Here On My Own’, and there’s a feature from Amir Townes, better known as Uhmeer - an upcoming MC from Philadelphia, and son of one Jazzy Jeff Townes - who rides a sub-heavy, piano-led slice of boom bap, voicing an assortment of characters to tell the tale of ‘Cupid’. 

‘It’s A World Before You’ is set to cause serious damage to sound-systems over the Summer, and show and prove once again the skills of one of the UK’s best unsung musical talents, Kaidi Tatham.

1. Joyous 04:52

2. Your Dreams Don't Mean A Thing 05:03

3. Sweet Kinch 00:46

4. Cold 05:01

5. Out Here On My Own (ft. Children Of Zeus) 04:14

6. Bien 02:26

7. 2Tone 06:08

8. It's About Who You Know 05:17

9. Outta Audah 02:20

10. Soon Come 00:58

11. It's A World Before You (ft. Dego) 04:57

12. Cupid (ft. Uhmeer) 04:25

13. Unique 00:59

Get The Blessing - Bristopia (September 21, 2018)

Get The Blessing set the pace for the current UK Jazz revival, demonstrating that the early pioneers of the scene still have something important to say. Formed back in 1999 by bassist Jim Barr and drummer Clive Deamer (rhythm section of seminal act Portishead) alongside Jake McMurchie (on sax and electronics) and Pete Judge (trumpet and electronics) the Bristol-based four-piece boast a truly international fan-base, having forged a unique signature sound that defies easy classification, yet never loses sight of thumping tunes, monstrously infectious beats, or joyous collective spontaneity. After eighteen years, their ability to produce such creative and intelligent music – balanced with wit and passion – is testament to the free spirit that they embody.

1. If It Can It Will

2. Cococloud

3. Cellophant

4. Sunwise

5. Not With Standing

6. Recorded For Training And Quality Purposes

7. Bristopia

8. Rule Of Thumb

9. The Second Third

10. Tuathal

11. The Grand Scheme Of Things

www.gettheblessing.com

Kukuruz Quartet - Julius Eastman Piano Interpretations (INTAKT RECORDS 2018)

Kukuruz started 2014 their involvement with Julius Eastman and his musical works. In 2017, their performance at documenta 14 in the Megaro Mousikis concert hall in Athens earned a standing ovation. They performed works by Julius Eastman: 'Evil Nigger', 'Gay Guerrilla', 'Buddha' and 'Fugue No. 7'. The recording of these compositions followed in November 2017 on four Steinway D pianos in the main hall of the historic Radiostudio Zürich. Composer, trombonist and scholar George E. Lewis, who knew Eastman personally and played with him, writes in the liner notes: „This brilliant recording by the Kukuruz Quartet constitutes an important new contribution to the growing corpus of performances of music by the composer, pianist, and singer Julius Eastman (1940-1990), who came to prominence in the experimental music scene of the 1970s and 1980s ... On this recording, the Kukuruz Quartet renders Eastman’s spirit of adventure audible and sensuous, exemplifying a new, creolized formation of contemporary classical music that is able to embrace a multicultural, multi-ethnic usable past and thinkable future that can affirm our common humanity in the pursuit of new music.“

1. Fugue no. 7 (1983) 08:22

2. Evil Nigger (1979) 21:33

3. Buddha (1984) 16:44

4. Gay Guerrilla (1979) 30:03

Philip Bartels: Piano

Duri Collenberg: Piano

Simone Keller: Piano

Lukas Rickli: Piano

Elliott Sharp Carbon - Transmigration at the Solar Max (INTAKT RECORDS 2018)

Elliott Sharp continues to publish exceptional projects with his Carbon ensembles. After the Carbon Quintet "Void Coordinates" and the three CD box "The Age of Carbon" with legendary recordings of the 80s, a new Carbon album is now being released on Intakt Records: 

"Transmigration at the Solar Max" with Zeena Parkins and Bobby Previte. Elliott Sharp writes: "Part cosmic turbulence and part roiling soundscape, "Transmigration at the Solar Max" travels through successively hypercharged zones, the musicians building their activities on and against shifting electro-acoustic drones and matrices of rhythm, unisons splitting and refracting.“

1. Analemma 13:27

2. Perihelion 10:38

3. Orrery 07:29

4. Aurora 12:53

5. Anthelion 09:32

Elliott Sharp: 8-String Guitarbass, Soprano Sax, Electronics, Samples & Textures

Zeena Parkins: Electric Harp

Bobby Previte: Drums

Joey Baron / Robyn Schulkowsky - Now You Hear Me (INTAKT RECORDS 2018)

Robyn Schulkowsky, New Music’s high priestess of percussion, and Joey Baron, one of the liveliest and most creative drummers in New York’s Downtown scene, come from very different avant-garde traditions. Yet in meshing their talents when they play, categories blur or rather dissolve. What they bring with them is a kind of oceanic experience. 

Joey Baron is at home in contemporary jazz. He is one of John Zorn’s favorite drummers and can often be heard alongside Bill Frisell; he played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Jim Hall and Carmen McRae; and has also spanned the Atlantic in his recent work with Jakob Bro as well as made a CD in duet with Irène Schweizer on Intakt Records. Robyn Schulkowsky moved from the USA to Europe, where she collaborated on and brought to life the works of New Music’s greats. There is hardly a high-ranking avant-garde composer missing from the list: she has worked with Karlheinz Stockhausen, Mauricio Kagel, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Iannis Xenakis, Luciano Berio, Christian Wolff. From the very beginning she was a sound innovator. 

Now You Hear Me. Invocative, making the presence of a condition felt, appropriating and relinquishing – everyday reality and ritual. Now.

1. Castings 12:20

2. Passage 32:41

3. The Gaze 17:28

4. Just Listen 05:59

Joey Baron: Drums, Percussion

Robyn Schulkowsky: Drums, Percussion

Wayne Powers - If Love Were All (KABOCKIE RECORDS August 3, 2018)

Acclaimed Actor, Comedian,

Voice Over Artist, Radio Personality

Returns to his Jazz Vocalist Roots

with New CD

“If Love Were All”

Life goes by too quickly. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since Wayne Powers recorded his last CD, “Plain Old Me” with his Los Angeles “Hoi Polloi” band in 1993. But simple math can be unforgiving. In the intervening quarter century, Powers’ life has been full with both the poignant and the joyous — as all lives are. Over the last few years, Wayne has been busy working on getting his “chops” backup with the idea of returning to the studio and giving voice to the last 25 years of life and love as he’s lived it and felt it. “I’ve got so much inside me still left unsung,” says Powers, “and so, with The Great American Songbook as my script, I’ve chosen some truly classic, compelling tunes which speak deeply to me and, hopefully, to you. Some you’ll know and a few you may not be familiar with — yet.”

The result is Powers’ personal yet universal saga of love lost and love found. We’ve all been there. Each tune on this album explores with authenticity a different aspect of an eternal story you’re sure to recognize. There’s a choice array of torch songs, or what Wayne and other crooners call ‘Saloon Songs’ — heartfelt ballads that will bring to mind a jukebox, wet quarters and soggy dollar bills in some dimly lit bar room. And then there are those uplifting tunes of love’s pure, unbridled joy. It’s all captured on this album. Wayne says, “I’m excited and honored to work with some top-flight jazz musicians on this live-in-studio recording: Ziad Rabie, Sax. Keith Davis, Piano. Ron Brendle, Acoustic Bass. Al Sergel, Drums.” This is a magical combination of talent that makes each of the 14 tunes sparkle and resonate in their own unique way. Powers invites you to “...share in the musical and lyrical truth, love and joy which we all brought to this special project, appropriately titled, “IF LOVE WERE ALL.”

The album will be available for digital download on most major online music platforms, as well as a CD  and as a limited edition 180-gram audiophile vinyl double LP.

1. Never Let Me Go - 2:51 Livingston/Evans

2. You’ve Changed - 3:14 Carey/Fischer

3.All Of Me-4:12 Simons/Marks

4. Body And Soul - 3:54 Green/Heyman/Sour/Eyton

5. Lush Life - 3:33 Strayhorn

6. When Your Lover Has Gone - 4:26 Swan

7. Willow Weep For Me - 4:22 Ronell

8. You Don’t Know What Love Is - 4:28 de Paul/Raye

9. If Love Were All - 2:29 Coward

10. Just in Time - 3:04 Styne/Green/Comden

11. East Of The Sun (West of the Moon) - 3:17 Bowman

12.IOnlyHaveEyesforYou-3:28 Warren/Dubin

13. Time After Time - 3:28 Cahn/Styne

14. Smile - 3:30 Turner/Parsons/Chaplin

Wayne Powers - vocals

Ziad Rabie - tenor sax

Keith Davis - piano

Ron Brendle - acoustic bass

Al Sergel - drums

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Naphta - Naphta and The Shamans (ASTIGMATIC RECORDS 2018)

After a well received debut album, ‘7th Expedition’ (Transatlantyk), numerous vinyl EP’s including Studio Barnhus, OMENA, Father And Son Records and Tapes, and several live acts, which have taken him to South Korea and Japan; Musician, DJ and Producer Naphta, a graduate of RBMA in 2011, returns with a new LP, “Naphta & The Shamans”. 

Naphta’s use of creative sampling is his foundation. Whilst recording his first LP, Naphta was gifted with samples sent by musicians from around the world. However, with the new album the creative process changed. The artist stepped away from sampling and turned to instruments, an electric and bass guitar, percussion, keys and drum machines. Despite his departure from sampling, influences from African, Jazz and Electronic music can still be heard, but these are secondary to the prominent presence of Psychedelic Rock. ‘Sending tracks around the Globe is interesting and leads to cool effects but this time I wanted to place emphasis on my interpersonal interactions with the musicians I collaborated with.’ - Naphta says. 

The result of this new approach is an exciting 10 track LP, where Purple Dubstep is mixed with Jazz, Psychedelic Rock is blended with UK Funky and Shamanic Dub is fused with Ambient. The LPs story is bound together by the first and last tracks, ‘Dim Daybreak’ and ‘Pale Dusk’ both featuring the vocals of Jaq Merner, lead vocalist of Kroki. 

‘I’m escaping from making music with the use of vocals, specifically lyrics, which can change at any time. However, in this case, Jaq sang abstract phrases, which helped to create and emphasise a sense of escapism, the key theme of the album.’  Naphta says 

A variety of genres are drawn upon to create the story of this album. ‘Explorer’s Judgement’ takes influence from Disco, Dubstep shapes ‘Stalking Knights’, Indie Rock is channelled in ‘Frozen Paths’ and Dub is featured in ‘Firelink Strine’. Here, Naphta cherry picks the elements from each genre which best fit his vision. ‘Recreating the past or paying homages isn't my main priority. Throughout my life, I have found that I've been accompanied by a variety of different music, and for this reason I strive to show diversity in my compositions.’ Naphta says. 

‘Naphta & Shamans’ is a thrilling album with an exciting, yet unexpected style, shape-shifting in sound. You may hear Shamanic percussion or the rhythmic sounds of the drum machines, but nevertheless you can still hear it's the same artist who recorded ‘7th Expedition’. ‘In contrast to my debut album, I didn't create a narrative to accompany the music. I decided to allow the music to tell the story through sound, and that's why the order of the tracks is so important. I want the listener to be able to follow a story, identify a main character and discover their fate. In some sense I have taken influence from the narration technique of Hidetaki Miyazaki, creator of the game series ‘Dark Souls’, which had a massive impact on me. The album is constructed with cyclic listening, everyone can discover something different and change the narrative - Naphta says. 

This album is the result of a collective effort. The ample list of contributors credited on the album reflect the many jam sessions held during its creation. Marcin Mrówka (Bluszcz) assisted with the development of compositions and production. Electric guitarist, Vojto Monteur and base guitarist ,Paweł Stachowiak both from EABS can be heard on some of the tracks. Also, Bartosz Kruczyński (Ptaki, Earth Trax) makes a guest appearance, just to name a few. The cover by Zbiok Czajkowski reflects an ambitious narrative. ‘I wanted something that would connect with psychedelia and also give a nod to Kitsch. Something along the lines of an Iron Maiden cover, specifically ‘World of Warhammer 40K, fantasy’. A cover which could suggest the story of the album, but not necessarily.’

. Dim Daybreak 04:57

2. Endurance 06:06

3. Thom's Beach 03:50

4. Jungle of Doom 04:05

5. Crystal Lizard 03:26

6. Frozen Paths 04:28

7. Stalking Knights 03:46

8. Firelink Shrine 03:10

9. Explorer's Judgment 04:53

10. Pale Dusk 03:28

Written, produced and mixed by Pawel ‘Naphta’ Klimczak (5 co-written by Marcin Mrówka) 

Naphta - guitar, bass guitar, drum programming, synths, percussion 

The Shamans: 

Jaq Merner - vocals (1, 10) 

Michał Szczepaniec - percussion, keys (1, 8) 

Marcin Mrówka - add. production (1, 2, 3), guitar (5) 

Kasia Konachowicz - percussion (2) 

Vojto Monteur - guitars (1) 

Paweł Stachowiak - bass guitar (7) 

Bartosz Kruczyński - add. production (8), synth (10) 

Grzegorz Staniek - drums (9) 

Kuba Kutera - guitar (9) 

Jan Stulin - synths (9)

EABS - Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda) Live at Jazz Club Hipnoza (Katowice) ASTIGMATIC RECORDS 2018

At the invitation of Tauron Nowa Muzyka Katowice festival, Wrocław’s Electro-Acoustic Beat Sessions septet releases a special concert album! A limited vinyl record contains a full performance which took place at Jazz Club Hipnoza last December. The band continues the tradition of Polish Jazz school whilst keeping up with the world renaissance of the genre. 

The debut album was surely quite an entrance into jazz scene. EABS have delighted both listeners and critics with their “Repetitions (Letters To Krzysztof Komeda)” album which creatively develops the compositions of the most outstanding artist in the history of Polish jazz. Dozens of reviews have been written while the album has made it to most of the yearly recaps, winning numerous awards. It’s “the best thing that’s happened nationwide to Krzysztof Komeda’s legacy since Tomasz Stańko’s Litania”, as Bartek Chaciński’s noticed in his review for Polityka. 

The grand entrance has resulted in the proposal to release a concert album. EABS have made an effort to present Komeda’s compositions in yet another captivating way. At times they would make them more lirycal and at times more avant-garde, depending from the venue and the audience. In mid-December 2017, at a special invitation from the creators of Tauron Nowa Muzyka Katowice Festival, the band gave a performance which was being recorded. It was their 22nd performance after the May premiere of “Repetitions…”. All the experience they had gained during the tour resulted in an unforgettable concert at the Jazz Club Hipnoza in Katowice. 

“It turns out that Krzysztof Komeda’s finesse, once equal to Miles Davis’s modality magnified in Poland by Andrzej Wajda and Janusz Morgenstern, is perfectly understood by the EABS crew. Normally, a judgement like this can only be formed after a live performance, whereas in this case certain magic took over both the audience and the musicians from the start. It wouldn’t happen if it wasn’t for a well-oiled machine that EABS had become before December 2017” – to quote Michał Margański, Polish Radio Three. 

The LP with the studio version of the album is sold out and, according to off-the-record information, is not going to be repressed. However, thanks to the cooperation of More Music Agency, organizers of Tauron Nowa Muzyka Katowice and Astigmatic Records, EABS’s publishers, band’s concert LP will be available for sale. This 180 gram double LP limited to 1000 copies is titled "Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda) Live at Jazz Club Hipnoza (Katowice)". In order to make the performance even more energetic, the band played along with guest musicians and decided to exclude ballads from the setlist, supplementing it with two previously unpublished, over 10-minute suites - "Kraksa" and "Svantetic". 

Lauri Porra: Entropia (BIS 2018)

Great-grandson of composer Jean Sibelius, Lauri Porra began playing the cello at the age of six, but later switched to bass guitar. In addition to his work as a composer for orchestra, film and media, he is a member of the heavy metal band Stratovarius with which he has recorded four albums and performed concerts in over 60 countries. Highly versatile, Porra also leads his own Lauri Porra Flyover Ensemble, combining musical styles ranging from rock and jazz to classical, electronic and film music. Entropia, his concerto for electric bass and orchestra, was premièred by the composer and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra at the concert that opened the 2015 season, Jean Sibelius s 150th anniversary year. On this recording, the concerto is preceded by the three-part Domino Suite, which features substantial solos for piano and jazz drum set. Always open to new collaborations, Porra has also worked with Finnish rapper Paperi T (Henri Pulkkinen) on Kohta, a piece commissioned by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The work also exists in an instrumental version and these two incarnations open and close the amply-filled release.

Kohta (2016)

01 Kohta 19'04

Domino Suite (2017) 17'04

02 Stasis 6'04

03 Domino 6'05

04 Surrender 4'55

Entropia (2015) Concerto for electric bass 28'06

05 I. 9'48

06 II. 6'23

07 III. 5'42

08 IV. 6'13

09 Bonus track: Kohta, instrumental version 18'59

Composer Lauri Porra

Performer Paperi T

Lauri Porra

Joonas Riippa

Aki Rissanen

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor