MATS / MORGAN KICKSTARTER PROJECT

Please check out Morgan Ågren's Kickstarter Project.

The project presents some brand-new music, but it's mostly about getting Mats urgently needed hearing treatment.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/804823372/morgan-agren-mats-oberg-cds-dvds-urgent-hearing-tr

G3

spoiler alert...

Mar 27 Offenbach
Mar 28 Koln
Mar 29 Berlin
Mar 31 Groningen
Apr 2 Rome
Apr 3 Florence
Apr 4 Milan
Apr 6 Bilbao
Apr 7 Barcelona
Apr 9 Madrid
Apr 11 Zurich
Apr 14 Eindhoven
Apr 15 Lyon
Apr 16 Paris
Apr 17 Bordeaux
Apr 18 Toulouse
Apr 19 Nantes
Apr 21 Antwerp
Apr 23 Lille
Apr 24 Southend
Apr 25 Hammersmith
Apr 26 Bristol
Apr 27 Manchester
Apr 29 Portsmouth
Apr 30 Birmingham

THE ESPOO BIG BAND

A fine introduction to the Espoo Big Band.
From Finland.

With Marzi Nyman conducting (and playing the guitar solo !)
Marzi Nyman was also featured on the UMO Jazz Orchestra Plays Zappa album.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - POP LIISA - LIVE IN STUDIO - 15/16

• various artists: pop liisa - live in studio - 15/16
      (2018, cd, finland, svart records sre088) 

Svart Records has been releasing quite a number of radio sessions by various Finnish bands. They find a home in their Pop Liisa series.
All of the albums are released on vinyl but they also get a CD release.

As the title shows, "Pop Liisa - Live In The Studio - 15/16" combines both the 15th and the 16th vinyl release.
And that's very nice of them as volume 15 included Orfeus performing FZ's 'Magic Fingers' and volume 16 presented Hasse Walli & Zeus doing a 15-minute version of 'Willie The Pimp'.

Wowie Zowie !!

SPAGGUETTA ORGHASMMOND - OPIUM / THIS IS JAZZ

• spagguetta orghasmmond: opium / this is jazz
      (2018, ep, bel, rockerill records / love mazout)

This brand-new EP by Spageutta Orghasmmond presents two tracks: 'Opium' and 'This Is Jazz'.
Available from Rockerill Records.
http://www.rockerillrecords.com/250-spagguetta-orghasmmond-opium-this-is-jazz

'Opium' is a psychedelic oriental tune, while 'This Is Jazz' is pure Hammond organ madness.
Weird.

ITZA UCHEN

Around 1982, Brussels-based pop/rock band Itza Uchen released their first (and only) 7".
The band featured Anne Fontigny, Danny Trossat, Jean-Pierre Jonckheere, Lizzy, Pierre Vervloesem and Richard Morton.

In more recent years, Jean-Piere Jonckheere and Pierre Vervloesem reunited as Les Boucles Absurdes.

For those who want to check out Itza Uchen, there's a couple of tracks available on Bandcamp.

Here's 'Lassitude', also showing the superb cover of the 7" single !!

WALT FOWLER UPDATE

Walt Fowler can be heard on the latest album by the Steve Gadd Band.

http://exystence.net/blog/2018/03/24/steve-gadd-steve-gadd-band-2018/

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

SUN RA REMASTERED

A nice article about a recent Sun Ra remaster / re-release.

http://exystence.net/blog/2018/03/24/sun-ra-his-arkestra-of-mythic-worlds-1980-remastered-2018/

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

BUELL NEIDLINGER

Buell Neidlinger can be heard playing the bass on Jean-Luc Ponty's "King Kong" and "Cantaloupe Island" albums.
He started his career in Cecil Taylor's band.

http://surfingtheodyssey.blogspot.be/2018/03/cecil-taylor-and-buell-neidlinger-1989.html

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

SUN RA & HIS ASTRO-IHNFINITY ARKESTRA - SUN EMBASSY

• sun ra & his astro-ihnfinity arkestra: sun embassy
      (2018, lp, usa, roaratorio)

Thanks to yesterday's special delivery, I was able to give this brand-new Sun Ra release a first listen today.
9 tracks assembled from various recording sessions at the Sun Studios in Philadelphia between 1968 and 1969.
Nice.

Out on Roaratorio !
http://roaratorio.com/uncategorized/sun-ra-his-astro-ihnfinity-arkestra-sun-embassy/