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
March 5, 2026 #1452
The 2026 German Jazz Prize nominees have been announced and by chance it happens one of the woodwind nominees is featured in this episode: saxophonist Peter Ehwald, whose music has been played many times on OMJ. In this show, he’s featured leading his Tee Trio recorded live at Berlin’s B-Flat Continue Reading