Two of the finest bassists in the land have new releases coming out on ECM: Miroslav Vitous’ “Mountain Call” with Jack DeJohnette & Michel Portal, and Anders Jormin teaming up with pianist Marilyn Crispell for “Memento”. But that’s not all of the new bassist-led albums on this show – Norway’s Continue Reading
March 19, 2026 #1454
Two virtuoso bassists are prominent in this edition of OMJ: Germany’s Sebastian Gramms & England’s Barry Guy. Gramss is a multi-award-winning artiste who has developed his own theories about rhythm while leading various-sized ensembles, all of which present complicated and powerful music. Guy appears on “The First Touch”, recorded at Continue Reading
March 12, 2026 #1453
It was about six years ago that I first heard Argentinean saxophonist Camila Nebbia and I was impressed. Her energy and power and ideas were solid indications that Camila was on her way to prominence in the avant garde and free jazz world. That’s proved true since with several highly Continue Reading