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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/>.

Digipack.<br/><br/>Gunnar Siljabloo Nilson blev tidigt inspirerad av Artie Shaw. Han var självlärd, kanske en anledning till att klarinetten verkligen blev en förlängning av honom själv. Detsamma gällde hans sätt att sjunga. Hans dramatiska och uttrycksfulla rörelser gjorde honom till jazzens showman. Han fick verkligen publiken med sig när han uppträdde på scenen. I Jacques Werup's bok "Lev länge, dö ung" är romanfiguren Lennie Blue en uppdiktad gestalt inspirerad av Siljabloo. <br/><br/>"Det var på Nalen, i maj -53. Topsy hade för en gångs skull själv gått upp på scenen och presenterat "idolen" uppifrån det vilda Notviken. Lennie hade kommit in i guldlamésmoking och sjungit "Illusions", en stillsam Benny Carter-grej. Sällan hade en artist fått såna ovationer för en ballad. Så gjorde han inte heller hopen besviken. Det blev spex och scat, gycklarkonster i allvaret. Lennie vände ut och in på kavajen och satte slipsen som en mustach under näsan, härmade både Hitler och Stalin. Packet tjöt av hänförelse, kåken håll på att sprängas. Lennart hade då äntligen blivit Lennie Blue med jazzdiggarna, genombrottsvaxet hade nåt år på nacken. Sålt i över tjugotusen ex. En jazzplatta!" Folk var som galna, kunde inte få nog." <br/><br/>Siljabloo avled av en hjärtattack på tåget till en spelning. Han var en oförliknelig sångare och klarinettist, ett äkta naturbarn som blev mycket folkkär. En av den svenska jazzens största glädjespridare.

Bohuslän Big Band: Plays Zappa [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.

Tibbetts Steve: Life of 2018 [CD]

Mantler Michael: The jazz composer's orchestra [CD]

Sonya Hedenbratt - Vocalist<br/>Sven-Eric Dahlberg - Piano<br/>Jan Allan - Trumpet<br/>Erik Nordström - Tenorsax<br/>Bosse Tigrén - Clarinet<br/>Egil Johansen - Drums<br/>Yasuhito Mori - Bass<br/>Bengt-Åke Nilsson - Drums <br/><br/>"Some songs take me in, just like some persons do. They simply make it their way into my heart and become permanent residents. Evergreens and folksongs, musicians and recording engineers, jazz standards and songwriters invade my feelings and some encounters develop into lifelong relations. This collection of songs and musicians that are close to me, is what I like to introduce to you. So, please enjoy my best friends - I am sure that you and I have a several in common"