Monday, January 31, 2022

JEAN-LUC PONTY

New album announced :

Jean-Luc Ponty & Wofgang Dauner: Live at the Bern Jazz Festival 2011

CD release



NATHAN DAEMS QUINTET - PRATEN DIALECT

  •  nathan daems quintet: praten dialect
        (2010, cd, bel, werf records)
Belgian saxophonist (and flutist) Nathan Daems released "Praten Dialect" (Talk / Dialect) in 2010.
Although the eastern elements are already present on "Praten Dialect", Nathan took it one step further with his Ragini Trio, and also with Black Flower.

Over ten years old, the album sounds as it got recorded yesterday.
Beautiful.

Nathan Daems: tenor & soprano saxophone, Turkish clarinet
Fulco Ottervanger: piano, keyboard & effects, Fender Rhodes
Bart Vervaeck: electric guitar
Sebastiaan Gommeren: double bass
Simon Segers: drums

In the meantime, Nathan Daems has scheduled a nice batch of concerts with Black Flower.
Check these dates out, as he might be playing in your neighbourhood.

  • 16/02 AB, Brussel, BE
  • 22/02 Handelsbeurs, Gent, BE
  • 24/02 Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL
  • 25/02 Grounds, Rotterdam, NL
  • 26/02 Kelderfest, Deventer, NL
  • 15/03 CC Diest, Diest, BE
  • 16/03 New Morning, Paris, FR
  • 19/03 Burg Vischering, Lüdinghausen, DE
  • 01/04 N9, Eeklo, BE
  • 08/04 CC Ter Vesten, Beveren, BE
  • 15/04 4AD, Diksmuide, BE
  • 24/05 Jazzfrühlung, Kassel, DE
  • 25/05 Die Fabrik, Frankfurt, DE

NICOLA ANDRIOLI FEAT. KURT ROSENWINKEL

NICOLA ANDRIOLI TRIO feat. KURT ROSENWINKEL

at L'An Vert, Liège, BE

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Presenting their new release, «Skylight»

  • Nicola Andrioli – piano, Fender Rhodes, anolog synth
  • Stéphane Galland – drums
  • Federico Pecoraro – electric bass
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar

https://heartcore.fanlink.to/skylight

 

Saturday, January 29, 2022

MATT DEMELLO - A SIDEWALKER'S SWEET REVENGE

Matt Demello's latest release got recorded live in concert.
It includes a fine version of FZ's 'Eat That Question', mixed with the James Bond theme.
I like it.

The Bandcamp download comes with a bonus 10-minute jam version of the same piece (with special guest J.M.Smig)


Wednesday, January 26, 2022

NEW JETHRO TULL ALBUM

The new Jethro Tull album, "The Zealot Gene", will be out tomorrow.

Jethro Tull returns with its first album of all-new music for 22 years. Evoking Biblical writings in a wholly different way from the now 51 year old Aqualung, The Zealot Gene - in the making since 2017 - is a darker album for darker times.


J.M.SMIG - CRANK CALLS FROM HEAVEN

On his Bandcamp page, J.M.Smig added the following info to his "Crank Calls From Heaven" album :
"Computer jazz for murderous nerds."

I can't say that I fully understand the murderous nerds pun, but Computer Jazz might indeed be an adequate description for "Crank Calls From Heaven".

I like this.