Magnanimus Trio -][- STILL TIME – [Nomeolvides. Co, 2012] –

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Aristotle University, Christos Barbas, Dimitris Tasoudis, Edvard Grieg, European Jazz, Magnanimus Trio, Nomeolvides

Magnanimus Trio, STILL TIME

Magnanimus Trio -][- STILL TIME –Mp3– [Nomeolvides. Co, 2012]

Magnanimus Trio is formed by three friends, Christos Barbas (piano, kaval, voice), Dimitris Tasoudis (drums, piano, voice) and Pavlos Spyropoulos (contrabass, voice) on September 2010. They met back in the 90s when they where co-students in the Music Studies Department in the Aristotle University of their city, Thessaloniki/Greece. Each of them has followed his own road, mixing musicalities and jobs both interesting and diverse.

Pianist/Composer YELENA ECKEMOFF Reflects Personal Evolution by Ushering Winter into Spring with Jazz Heavyweights Arild Andersen and Peter Erskine on New Album, “Glass Song”

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Arild Andersen, Composer, European Jazz, Moscow, Peter Erskine, Pianist, Yelena Eckemoff

“If Eckemoff demonstrates anything, it lies in her artistry as an inquisitive, slow-paced, and free-of-sentimentality pianist able to express special emotional qualities.” – DownBeat

Yelena Eckemoff, GLASS SONG

Stream “Cloud Break” from Glass Song

On her new album, Glass Song, Moscow-born pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff celebrates the season of renewal that ushers winter into spring with a mesmerizing set of crystalline beauty, available February 19, 2013 on L & H Production. In crafting this, the latest expression of her gorgeously delicate blend of classical intricacy and jazz invention, Eckemoff brings together two of modern music’s greatest improvisers for the first time: bassist Arild Andersen and drummer Peter Erskine.

Maria Baptist Trio -][- GATE 29 – [Maria Baptist Music, 2012] –

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Composer, Eastern Berlin, European Jazz, Maria Baptist, Maria Baptist Music, Pianist

Maria Baptist Trio, GATE 29

Maria Baptist Trio -][- GATE 29 –Mp3– [Maria Baptist Music, 2012]

Maria Baptist, who was born in 1971 in Eastern Berlin, had the initial dream of becoming a classical pianist. But while secretly listening to Dave Brubeck and Keith Jarrett at the age of fifteen, she discovered a hole new world of music that she had not been exposed to. When the Berlin Wall fell, she took the opportunity to move to the capital city of Jazz itself: New York, where she was able to study with esteemed musicians such as the Jazz orchestra composer Maria Schneider.

Michael Formanek -][- SMALL PLACES – [ECM, 2012] –

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Bassist, Composer, ECM, European Jazz, Michael Formanek

Michael Formanek, SMALL PLACES

Michael Formanek -][- SMALL PLACES –Mp3– [ECM, 2012] –

Michael Formanek’s singular approach to the acoustic bass has led to an impressive range of musical associations. During his thirty-plus year career, he has played and/or recorded with Elvis Costello, Tim Berne, Uri Caine, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Marty Ehrlich, Chet Baker, Tony Williams, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Mintzer, Fred Hersch, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Mark Isham, Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band, Mingus Big Band, Terumasa Hino, Cedar Walton, Attila Zoller, George Coleman, Jane Ira Bloom, Bob Moses, Gunther Schuller, Peter Erskine, Joe and Matt Maneri, Gary Thomas, Harold Danko, Dave Burrell, Joe Lovano, and many others.

Sandro Marinoni -][- NUMBER FOUR – [Frames Music, 2012] –

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European Jazz, Flute, Frames Music, Italian, Sandro Marinoni, Saxophonist, Trombone

Sandro Marinoni, NUMBER FOUR

Sandro Marinoni -][- NUMBER FOUR –Mp3– [Frames Music, 2012] –

Stefano Roncarolo is a young and virtuoso Italian bass player and Sandro Marinoni is a saxophone, flute and trombone player.

At your leisure, visit his label Frames Music and Marinoni’s site for more details.

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Terje Rypdal -][- Odyssey: In Studio & In Concert – [ECM, 2012] –

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Terje Rypdal, ODYSSEY IN STUIDO & IN CONCERT

Terje Rypdal -][- Odyssey: In Studio & In Concert –Mp3– [ECM, 2012] –

Terje Rypdal’s Odyssey: In Studio & In Concert is a very special release. It includes not only the complete Odyssey album (recorded 1975) on CD for the first time (restoring the long track Rolling Stone to its rightful place), but also a full disc of previously unreleased material on which Terje Rypdal’s Odyssey band is augmented by the Swedish Radio Jazz Group in a 1976 live performance of Rypdal s suite Unfinished Highballs.

Jürgen Friedrich -][- MONOSUITE – (For String Orchestra and Improvisers) – [Pirouet, 2012] –

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Achim Kaufmann, Classical, Composer, Conductor, European Jazz, Hayden Chisholm, Jürgen Friedrich, John Hébert, Music, Piano, Pirouet Records, Two for The Show Media

With “MONOSUITE” composer Jürgen Friedrich redefines the marriage of jazz and classical music, his concept is nothing however it’s sheer brilliance to align perfectly the angular symmetry, harmonics and frame the intricacies of these idioms into a chamber of improvisation is simply a masterpiece to behold. –Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

Jürgen Friedrich, Monosuite

Jürgen Friedrich -][- MONOSUITE – (For String Orchestra and Improvisers) –Mp3– [Pirouet, 2012] –

Monosuite – that’s what this fascinating work with its sparkling, shimmering sounds is called – music that bursts out in a powerful, clear tonal stream. The listener is immediately pulled into a maelstrom of undiscovered beauty.

This is music for a 22 piece string orchestra and four masterful soloists from the contemporary world of jazz. These great musicians interact with the Sequenza String Orchestra in lively, elastic, and amazingly organic piece of jazz artistry – inspired music played with creative discipline. -[Pirouet Records]-

Adam Bałdych & The Baltic Gang -][- IMAGINARY ROOM – [ACT Music + Vision, 2012] –

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ACT Music + Vision, Adam Bałdych, Amazon.com, Composer, European Jazz, Jacob Karlzon, Lars Danielsson, Marius Neset, Morten Lund, Nils Landgren, Verneri Pohjola, Violin

Adam Baldych & The Baltic Gang, IMAGINARY ROOM

Adam Bałdych & The Baltic Gang -][- IMAGINARY ROOM –Mp3– [ACT Music + Vision, 2012] –

After a much celebrated appearance by Adam Bałdych at the 2011 Berlin Jazzfest, critic Ulrich Olshausen raved in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper: “He has, without doubt, the greatest technique of any jazz violinist alive today. We can expect everything of him”.

High praise for a musician of just 26 years of age, and at the same time only fitting for a man who has been considered a prodigy in his native Poland for many years already. He discovered the violin at the age of 11, and jazz at 13; the music gave him the freedom of expression he was looking for, and at 16 he started his international career.

Franz von Chossy -][- When the World Comes Home – [Jazz Sick Records, 2012] –

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Amazon, European Jazz, Franz von Chossy, Jazz Sick Records, Piano

Franz von Chossy Quintet, When the World Comes Home

Franz von Chossy -][- When the World Comes Home –Mp3– [Jazz Sick Records, 2012] –

Franz von Chossy was born in Munich, where he started playing the piano as a six-year-old. Through his mother he came to know classical music and his Ukrainian grandmother encouraged him to play folk music on the accordion.

Von Chossy moved to the Netherlands to study at the conservatory of Amsterdam with Rob Madna, Karel Boehlee and Rob van Bavel in 1999.

Blazin’ Quartet -][- JALKAN BAZZ – [Challenge Records International, 2012] –

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Blazin Quartet, JALKAN BAZZ

Blazin’ Quartet -][- JALKAN BAZZ – [Challenge Records International, 2012] –

Jalkan Bazz is the second album of the Blazin’ Quartet, recorded with producer and guest guitarist/vocalist the cult artist from Yugoslavia – Rambo Amadeus. The album is published in ex-Yugoslavian territory by Metropolis Records and besides sale directly from the band will be soon available in the rest of the world.

This young band takes regard of no musical borders. They mix everything they like and feels good in order to take the listeners to a trip in their own world. Just like being on a market on which you can find everything from dates to cheap electronics.