http://www.kzmu.org/listen.m3u ~ Use this link to access the show online.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Debut album ''Interchange'' by the Floris Kappeyne Trio (CHALLENGE RECORDS 2017)
The Floris Kappeyne Trio was set up in 2015 by the pianist. In the past two years, the trio consisting of separate Prinses Christina Concours winners (2012) has made audiences smile with their witty arrangements of old jazz standards. Next to winning the Prinses Christina Concours they are winners of the Gigstarter Talent Award 2016. This prize is part of the of the yearly Red Light District Jazz festival, Amsterdam
During the last year, the trio has worked on achieving an authentic conception by combining the classic sound of the McCoy Tyner trio from the sixties with Senegalese sabar rhythms and abstract ideas from modern classical music. The result is presented on this debut-album consisting solely of original compositions.
Floris Kappeyne Trio Tour
09-06-2017 De Twee Spieghels, Leiden
11-06-2017 Het Cultuurcafe, Noordwijk
13-06-2017 Foodhallen, Amsterdam
17-06-2017 Jazz in de Gracht, Den Haag
24-06-2017 Holland Festival, Concertgebouw Amsterdam
02-07-2017 Pianola Museum, Amsterdam (OFFICIAL RELEASE CONCERT “INTERCHANGE”)
11-08-2017 Jazzzolder, Mechelen
05-09-2017 Jazz in Luxor, Zutphen
25-09-2017 Murphy’s Law, Den Haag
17-12-2017 Mahogany Hall, Edam
More information at: Floris Kappeyne
You can check out the beautiful music of the Floris Kappeyne Trio at Vrije Geluiden (Dutch tv show) in this video.
Black Motor - Branches (KUDOS RECORDS 2017)
"A truly astonishing record. Fire burning. Instant classic!" Andreas Müller, Deutschlandradio Kultur
Introspective fire music from Black Motor, one of the best kept secrets in the Finnish scene. Powerful free music brimming with energy, melodic innovation, and a strong sense of unity within the trio. Long-time members bassist Ville Rauhala and drummer Simo Laihonen are joined here by sax man Tane Kannisto (previously known from Sound And Fury) to deliver a strong musical statement, and a convincing next step for Black Motor. Especially recommended for listeners with a taste for melodic free music, such as Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, and Archie Shepp, to mention but a few.
LP comes with free digital download including a bonus track.
But Not Willingly
At the Red End of the World
Decision Jump
Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain
Branches (Citizen Music)
Tulee päivä
Longer the Distance, Sweeter the Sound
Letting Go (Was Part of the Plan) - bonus track
Ville Rauhala - double bass
Simo Laihonen - drums
Tane Kannisto - saxophone
Fabian Almazan & Rhizome - Alcanza (BIOPHILIA RECORDS 2017)
“Alcanza” by Fabian Almazan has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s 2014 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Oded Tzur - Translator's Note (ENJA RECORDS 2017)
After being released in Japan and South Africa earlier this year, Translator's Note, Oded's second album on Enja Records, is now available worldwide.
Nowhere - On My Way (KLARTHE RECORDS 2017)
Pour cela il s'entoure de ses amis et talentueux compagnons de route que sont Martin Wangermée à la batterie et Anthony Jambon à la guitare.
With NOWHERE, Ouriel Ellert gives us, at last, his own music, both electric and subtle. Here is a trio that oscillates between modern jazz, improvisation and grooves and moods influenced by rock and electro. He is accompanied by his gifted companions and friends Martin Wangermée on drums and Anthony Jambon on the guitar.
Yosvany Terry & Baptiste Trotignon - Ancestral Memories (OKEH / SONY MUSIC 2017)
“This is a special opportunity to express my grandmother’s Haitian heritage with people who speak the same language.” —Yosvany Terry
With grant support from the French-American Jazz Exchange Program, Cuban-American saxophonist Yosvany Terry and French pianist Baptiste Trotignon present a unique and exciting program inspired by the rich and diverse musical traditions that emerged from the African Diaspora in the United States and former French colonies in the Americas. Named Ancestral Memories, the project captures the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies of the Caribbean, New Orleans and French Louisiana, re-imagined through 21st century aesthetics and a jazz sensibility.
Ancestral Memories also comprises Terry’s longtime rhythm section of his brother, bassist Yunior Terry and Power House drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, the most influential drummer of his generation. The quartet will toured the US in the Fall of 2015 and in France during June 2016.
Nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album, New Throned King, Yosvany Terry’s most recent album, was based on a similar concept and seamlessly blended modern jazz with the ceremonial music of the West African and Cuban Arara culture.
Entertainment Cruise Productions Announces 10 Year Partnership with Vail Jazz
The Jazz Cruise and Blue Note At Sea Will Serve as the Presenting Sponsors of the 2017 Vail Jazz @ Vail Square series.
Two of North America's preeminent jazz festival producers - the Vail Jazz Foundation and Entertainment Cruise Productions - celebrate 10 years of partnership with the announcement that The Jazz Cruise and Blue Note At Sea will serve as the Presenting Sponsors of the 2017 Vail Jazz @ Vail Square series. The 23rd annual presentation of the Vail Jazz Festival will feature over 70 performances between June 9 - September 4, 2017, and Vail Jazz @ Vail Square serves as the Festival's summer-long, flagship series, showcasing the genre's most prolific talent week after week.
The nine-week series is held in the enchanting Bavarian-inspired village of Lionshead, situated at the base of Vail Mountain. In similar fashion, The Jazz Cruise and Blue Note At Sea will sail on the top-rated luxury cruise ship, Celebrity Summit, to showcase the world's most celebrated jazz musicians in unparalleled venues.
Vail Jazz has found not just a kindred spirit in Entertainment Cruise Productions, but a treasured friend and partner. The organizations share a focus on creating unique listening experiences for passionate jazz fans, as well as a similar taste in artistic excellence (Vail Jazz Party House Band members John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Terell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Cunliffe and Lewis Nash all appeared as featured performers on the 2017 Jazz Cruise). Jazz fans from coast to coast appreciate the alignment between the organizations. "Every year, I bump into more and more Vail Jazz Festival goers on The Jazz Cruise," says Vail Jazz Development Director Owen Hutchinson, "and likewise for seafarers coming to the mountains in the summer!"
Blue Note At Sea, sailing January 27 - February 3, 2018, features living legends of jazz including Chick Corea, Marcus Miiller and David Sanborn alongside the hottest of the new generation of greats like Robert Glasper and Leslie Odom, Jr. Ports of call include Labadee, Haiti, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I, San Juan, Puerto Rico and CocoCay, Bahamas. The Jazz Cruise, sailing February 3 - February 10, 2018 is dedicated to the very best straight-ahead jazz around including Monty Alexander, Kurt Elling, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Arturo Sandoval, Niki Haris and so many more. Ports of call include a special 24-hour stopover in New Orleans, LA and Cozumel, Mexico.
Vail Jazz is honored to partner with The Jazz Cruise and Blue Note At Sea in celebration and perpetuation of the jazz tradition.
For more information, visit
Monday, June 5, 2017
Omdrejninger - S / T (ILK MUSIC 2017)
Omdrejninger is a unique project conceived by sound-installation artist Christian Skjødt and composer, and guitarist Mark Solborg aiming at investigating and challenging the listening experience for both musicians and audience. A site-specific work for ensemble, space and loudspeakers. Solborg and Skjødt call it a spatial instrument. It is played by these amazing artists:
In brief the music consists of composed and improvised pieces played by a handpicked ensemble and then processed through a system developed and designed specifically for the project. The system (the patch) can only treat what it receives from the ensemble and the microphones. Delay, enlarge, distort, sample, and geographical displace through the speakers in different patterns and tempi. The audience is placed around the ensemble, the loudspeakers around everybody. An original version of a contemporary and very special listening experience. Another type of communication of relatively abstract music and sound.
The first version of Omdrejninger was a commission by the Wundergrund festival, premiered in KoncertKirken at Nørrebro. The participants was, besides Skjødt and Solborg, the legendary german trumpet-player Axel Dörner, cellist Jakob Kullberg, vocalist Michael Rexen and drummer Bjørn Heebøll. It was an intense and unique experience for both audience and musicians.
“..a sensation of a spatial instrument with the powers to lift and take off with all of us.” - Laura Berivan Nilsson, Omlyd
During Copenhagen Jazzfestival 2015 another edition was brought to life. This time with an explosive combination of Dörner, the Norwegian percussionist Ingar Zach, Solborg and Skjødt.
Both editions where recorded in sound and picture by The Lake Radio, John Fomsgaard, a.o. Then it was processed, mixed and mastered by Solborg and Skjødt in collaboration with true experts within the field. The result is a limited deluxe 2x180g vinyl album with two visual renditions by director and cutter Laurits Flensted-Jensen in video-format with surround audio (5.1.) on a USB stick and a photo-montage with pictures by Peter Ganushkin, Hanne Budtz-Jørgensen and Raphael Frisenvænge. The release is also available in a reduced version on CD and digitally.
Omdrejninger holds a dense and nuanced sound-universe in many layers. We recommend good listening equipment, or headphones , for a full and detailed experience.
Enjoy !
This album and the performances of Omdrejninger are supported by Gong Tomorrow, Koncertkirken Blågård, Statens Kunstfond, DJBFA / Komponister og Sangskrivere and Koda, Dansk Kapelmesterforening, Goethe-Institut Dänemark and JazzDanmark.
1 A I 10:30
2 A II 07:08
3 B I 13:21
4 C I 06:00
5 C II 08:48
6 D I 16:12
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