Noted German pianist Joachim Kuhn, an important figure in the European free jazz scene, moved to Paris at a time when that scene was booming; he linked up with bassist Jean Francois Jenny-Clark and drummer Daniel Humair. Kuhn called that trio the band of his life. Well, now at 80, Continue Reading
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November 20, 2024 #1386
This show kicks off with some blues for a change, and it comes from a legend: B.B. King, recorded in concert in France at the 1977 Nancy Pulsations Festival. B.B. is in full glory with a jazz-inflected back up band. There’s no one like B.B. King. Trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and Continue Reading
November 13, 2024 #1385
This is a mixed bag edition of OMJ where the music ranges from a first-time appearance by reedman Floros Floridis who is jazz royalty in Greece, to a pair of new albums in the ongoing Live At Scholes Street Studio from Gauci Music, to new European releases by Midi 4 Continue Reading