Jazz

Jacob Karlzon / piano, keys, synths & programming<br/>Hans Andersson / bass<br/>Robert Mehmet Ikiz / drums<br/><br/>Unmistakably now one of the best pianists in Europe, Jacob Karlzon's music and personality are possessed of a radiance and vitality that has won audiences worldwide.<br/><br/>But Karlzon wants more - in terms of sound, composition and concept - and doesn't really care much for categories and genre-labeling. Instead, Karlzon chooses to draw tastefully and fervently from the best of two worlds - the openness, curiosity and energy of jazz, and the power, catchiness and the production techniques of pop.<br/><br/><br/>.

Torn David: Sun of Goldfinger 2019 [CD]

Tibbetts Steve: Life of 2018 [CD]

British pianist Django Bates returns to ECM with one of his very finest constellations, the trio Belovèd, with Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and Danish drummer Peter Bruun, and an aptly named album, "The Study of Touch". All three musicians are highly individual players, subtly challenging the conventions of the jazz piano trio. The group came together a decade ago when Bates was teaching at Copenhagen's Rhythmic Music Conservatory. The shared work has included inspired reconstructions of pieces associated with Charlie Parker - a formative influence for both Bates and bassist Eldh - and in this new album, Parker's tune "Passport" is set amid Django originals, and played with respect, contemporary sensibility and joy. Some of Django's own tunes here - such as "Senza Bitterness", "Sadness All The Way Down" and "We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way" have become core pieces in Belovèd's repertoire, continually remodeled by this trio of improvisers. Bates' composing and arranging skills are much in evidence, along with his freewheeling, free-flowing virtuosic melodic sense. The terse, percussive edge of Petter Eldh's bass provides momentum and drummer Peter Bruun details the music with an almost painterly touch. In the crowded world of the piano trio, Belovèd has developed a sound all its own. "The Study of Touch" was recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in June 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

Jones Norah: Pick me up off the floor (DLX/Ltd) [Digipack / CD]

Turner Mark/Ethan Iverson: Temporary kings 2018 [CD]

Claes Jansons platta "Ett ord till mina polare" är en hyllning både till dom musikanter som fortfarande far runt på vägarna och dom som sagt adjö för gott. De nyskrivna texterna till sångerna har skrivits av Hasse Widmark och är tillägnade polaren Claes.Var kommer musiken ifrån, undrade Ingmar Bergman. Vart tar musiken vägen när alla sagt adjö, sjunger Claes.<br/><br/>Claes Janson, ett bluestroll har han kallats. Låt gå för det - eftersom kärt barn har många namn. Det innebär allt ifrån milda vindar till stormvarning. Håll i hatten!