Jean-Simon Maurin

Jean-Simon Maurin Trio and Elin Wrede: Djupa Andetag

by Chris Mosey
May 15, 2009

Djupa Andetag means “deep breaths" in Swedish. They're something that can be easily taken in the unpolluted atmosphere of Scandinavia. And at its best, Jean-Simon Maurin's music--light and lyrical, greatly influenced by pianist Bill Evans--is as fresh as a Baltic summer breeze. There's introspection but--perhaps because of his French ancestry--none of the brooding melancholy that is so often a hallmark of Swedish jazz. Having said that, he listened to Jan Johansson a great deal as a child, a pianist who ...