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The British/Norwegian Food duo of Iain Ballamy and Thomas Strønen are joined again by Austrian guitarist and electronics player Christian Fennesz for a new album of powerful grooves, evocative textures and exploratory improvisation, sometimes hypnotically insistent, sometimes turbulent. The project was recorded with engineer Ulf Holand and mixed together with Manfred Eicher – the first time Eicher and Holand have collaborated since Nils Petter Molvaer’s Khmer, almost 20 years ago. Thomas Strønen describes the sound of This Is Not A Miracle as “heavier, dryer, connecting more with how we actually sound live.”

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Food: This Is Not a Miracle

Read "This Is Not a Miracle" reviewed by Luca Muchetti


Torna Food, il duo di fine anni Novanta (nato però come quartetto) composto dall'alchimista sonoro Thomas Stronen, dal sassofonista Iain Ballamy a cui si aggiunge qui il chitarrista Christian Fennesz. La formazione che ha sformato un'avventura sonora completamente differente dalla precedente ogni qual volta ha deciso di entrare in studio di registrazione, in questa occasione incrocia le suggestioni che dalla Gran Bretagna portano alla Svezia dando vita a un nuovo visionario capitolo. Undici brani per comporre e ...

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Food: This Is Not a Miracle

Read "This Is Not a Miracle" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


British/Norwegian experimental jazz group Food have done something a little different with each album, especially since downsizing from a quartet to the duo of Iain Ballamy and Thomas Stronen (plus guests). For this one they are joined again by Austrian guitarist and electronics player Christian Fennesz--but Strønen has taken the lead. He explains “With Food, it's democracy all the way, as far as Iain and I are concerned, but with this record I had the time and the will and ...

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Food: This Is Not a Miracle

Read "This Is Not a Miracle" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Since the formation of Food, more than a dozen years ago, the duo at its core, saxophonist Iain Ballamy and drummer Thomas Strønen, have remained the nucleus of a small but impressive coop of players who have added their unique creative ideas to an already out-of-the-mainstream entity whose philosophy has been to stun without their lasers on full force. This is Not a Miracle continues the Food ritual without looking backwards or forsaking well thought-out processes. The “guest" ...

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Food: Mercurial Balm

Read "Mercurial Balm" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


In their sophomore outing on the ECM label, Food continues their shape-shifting evolution, both in personnel and musical outcomes. With influences of jazz, electronica and world music, UK saxophonist Iain Ballamy and Norwegian percussionist Thomas Strønen remain as the nucleus of a group that has managed to reinvent itself with each of its seven releases. Through their fruition from a standing quartet to an augmented duo, there has been an ethereal consistency in context and quality. Mercurial Balm is something ...

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Food: Mercurial Balm

Read "Mercurial Balm" reviewed by John Kelman


While Anglo/Norwegian musical encounters have recently been on the rise--Norway's In the Country and Jaga Jazzist, for example, recently discovering respective nexus points with British pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole and the Britten Sinfonia--it's of no small significance that Food has been exploring trans-national connective threads for a considerably longer time, with its eponymous 1999 recorded debut on British saxophonists Iain Ballamy's Feral imprint recorded nearly 15 years ago, at the 1998 Molde International Jazz Festival.But much has ...

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Food: Mercurial Balm

Read "Mercurial Balm" reviewed by David McLean


Food's seventh studio album and second for the ECM label is easily the most cohesive offering from its varied discography. A combination of live and studio recordings, British saxophonist Iain Ballamy and Norwegian beat technician Thomas Strønen travel through a rich plateau of effervescent electronics, propulsive yet angular rhythms and near twilight jazz phrasings, which combine to create a heady, ethno-centric mix. As on Quiet Inlet (ECM, 2010), the duo continues to bring in similarly disciplined experimenters to add to ...

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Food: Molecular Gastronomy

Read "Molecular Gastronomy" reviewed by John Kelman


Losing a key member of a quartet can be challenging; losing two can be disastrous. There's no doubt that the departure of bassist Mats Eilertsen and trumpeter Arve Henrkisen from Anglo/Norwegian improvising collective, Food, has mandated significant change since its final effort as a quartet, Last Supper (Rune Grammofon, 2004). Based on their performance at Punkt '06 in Norway, however, British woodwind multi-instrumentalist Iain Ballamy and Norwegian percussionist Thomas Stronen have more than enough to continue on, a fact made ...

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Whole Foods Adds Vinyl but It's Not a Bubble Yet!

Whole Foods Adds Vinyl but It's Not a Bubble Yet!

Source: HypeBot

For folks concerned about a vinyl bubble, Whole Foods' addition of vinyl to a select group of stores is surely confirmation that the end times are nigh. Yet any serious bubble watcher knows this is likely just the beginning of a broader appreciation and monetization of vinyl that will go beyond vinyl sales alone. In Whole Foods' case adding vinyl is both a marketing move and a possible sign of the transformation of Whole Body departments into Lifestyle Stores. We're ...

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The City Of Miami Beach Presents The Food Truck And Music Fest Featuring Franklin's Wheel

The City Of Miami Beach Presents The Food Truck And Music Fest Featuring Franklin's Wheel

Source: Kimberly C Chmura

Miami Beach's monthly Food Truck and Music Festival will be January 23 at the North Beach Bandshell, Collins Ave and 73rd Street. Music, provided by KCC Productions, features Franklin's Wheel from 6-9 PM. Franklin’s Wheel creates music that takes you on a journey, through various moods, sounds and textures—from soothing ambiance to dynamic crescendos and percussive, upbeat grooves. The music created by Franklin's Wheel is filtered through influences that include Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Santana. ...

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19th Annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival

19th Annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

Carolina Beach has been entertaining families for decades with its nostalgic charm and tagline to “stay original.” The live music scene in this seaside North Carolina town is a big draw for residents and visitors alike. Music lovers can enjoy the sounds of local bands, traveling musicians and popular music festivals day and night at many Carolina Beach hangouts. Famed Southern rocker and lead singer of The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman will call the area home when he headlines ...

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6th Annual Blues For Food Fest Saturday September 1 Magnuson Park

6th Annual Blues For Food Fest Saturday September 1 Magnuson Park

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

BLUES FOR FOOD FEST 2012: Sixth annual Labor Day weekend event celebrates community, food and music. Saturday, September 1, 12 noon-9:00 pm at Magnuson Park Amphitheatre & P-Patch, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle 98115 Proceeds support P-Patch Trust and Washington Blues Society WHAT IS BLUES FOR FOOD FEST? - An all-ages all-day celebration of good friends, good food and good music, featuring some of the finest blues bands in the Northwest. - A community party ...

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Celebrate New Orleans At Newport Jazz Fest -- Great Music & Great Food, August 3

Celebrate New Orleans At Newport Jazz Fest -- Great Music & Great Food, August 3

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER at NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY NATIXIS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT with DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911, JON CLEARY, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, CATHERINE RUSSELL and JONATHAN BATISTE AUGUST 3, 8:00 PM, at INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME Russell Morin Fine Catering to Provide New Orleans Cuisine NEWPORT, RI: The 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management will laissez les bons temps rouler on Friday, August 3, at 8:00 pm at the ...

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Grammy and Tony Award-winning Jazz Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater appears at United Nations World Food Day

Grammy and Tony Award-winning Jazz Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater appears at United Nations World Food Day

Source: Muse Media

GRAMMY AND TONY AWARD-WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER APPEARS AT UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD DAY EVENT OCTOBER 27TH IN NEW YORK CITY As a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bridgewater continues to appeal for international solidarity to finance global grass-roots projects in the fight against world hunger. New York, New York. In observation of the 31st United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's World Food Day and coinciding with the 66th anniversary of the ...

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Music Industry

Study: Live Music's Economic Impact Includes Food and Beverage Sales

Study: Live Music's Economic Impact Includes Food and Beverage Sales

Source: HypeBot

A report on the economic impact of live music in Australia was recently released that revealed the significant contribution of one aspect of the music industry on a nation's economic health. Its focus on live music venues such as clubs and hotels, rather than arenas, also offers a nice argument for supporting such businesses on a local level. Interestingly, the majority of sales were of food and beverages. Ernst & Young conducted the study, “Economic contribution of the venue-based live ...

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Performance / Tour

Jeremy Davenport to Perform on May 14 at Benefit for Operation Food Search

Jeremy Davenport to Perform on May 14 at Benefit for Operation Food Search

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Trumpeter, singer and University City native Jeremy Davenport is coming home from New Orleans next month to perform at a benefit for Operation Food Search. The gala event, which commemorates the organization's 30th anniversary, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14 at the headquarters of the investment firm Edward Jones, 12555 Manchester Rd. in Des Peres. In addition to music from Davenport, the evening will include cocktails, dinner and dessert, a silent auction, and entertainment from Circus Harmony. ...

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Cross-Post: Jazz and Food

Cross-Post: Jazz and Food

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

One of my colleagues is an avid foodie, with an excellent blog called Oh! You Cook! She recently uncovered a cookbook called Jazz Cooks and asked me if I would like to cross-post with her about jazz and food. The recipes she picked from the cookbook belong to jazz legends Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine and Rashied Ali. Since I can't seem to cook anything without the fire department becoming involved, I'll leave the cooking to her, and concentrate on the ...

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Foodie Jazz -- Manhattan Sound Bites

Foodie Jazz -- Manhattan Sound Bites

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter

Every time I go to New York, friends roll their eyes and say something about the high prices for dining and lodging. My experience—there's not much difference between finding good jazz and good food in New York. It's everywhere you turn, often cheap, and often the best you've ever experienced. Even by accident. From my recent five-day excursion: Dizzy's Prelude: Call it a late lunch. Looking for something light, knowing I'd get dinner to fulfill my $20 minimum at Dizzy's, ...

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Mercurial Balm

ECM Records
2013

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Mercurial Balm

ECM Records
2012

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Molecular Gastronomy

Rune Grammofon
2007

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Last Supper

Rune Grammofon
2005

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