Monthly Archives: July 2016

Mats Eilertsen

Posted on July 25, 2016 by markmushet

If you came of age in the vinyl era you may have expanded your musical horizons by scanning the credits on record sleeves and booklets. You may have noticed that certain musicians, engineers and producers’ names kept coming up time … Continue reading →

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New Cathedrals – Simin Tander and Tord Gustavsen

Posted on July 22, 2016 by markmushet

This past June, Coastal Jazz brought a very unique trio to town that defied my expectations to deliver one of the most sublime concerts of the year at Christ Church Cathedral. Tord Gustavsen has led a traditional piano trio for … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Forest with Anat Fort

Posted on July 20, 2016 by markmushet

There was a time when I didn’t understand why anyone needed more than one or two great jazz piano trio recordings. But once I came to see the format as one of the most efficient and flexible configurations for revealing … Continue reading →

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Time is a Blind Guide – Thomas Strønen

Posted on July 15, 2016 by markmushet

I first heard of Thomas Strønen via his work with Food on the Rune Grammofon label in 2004. The CD was called (wait for it!) Last Supper. Food’s core was always Thomas and saxophonist Iain Ballamy but each release expanded … Continue reading →

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