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by Jeff Winbush
The two predominant instruments in the smooth jazz genre are alto saxophones and electric guitars. There's a lot of competition out there and if you're going to stand out from the crowd, you had better have something to say and say it in a way that while familiar, is still original.By that yardstick Nils (just Nils) should enjoy a long and productive career. A former session musician for George Benson and The Temptations, Nils credits the prolific studio ...
read moreJazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today!
Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little island Sula (Norway), NPM was introduced to jazz from an early age by his musician father. After playing in school bands and local clubs ...
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Interview: SteepleChase's Nils Winther
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Denmark's SteepleChase Records remains one of the great jazz labels. Founded by Nils Winther in 1972, SteepleChase early on recorded many American jazz giants who began to tour regularly in Europe or had moved there for steady work. If not for Nils, we wouldn't have important recordings by Horace Parlan, Doug Raney, Kenny Drew, Joe Albany, Jackie McLean, Connie Crothers, Duke Jordan, Dexter Gordon and so many others. That's because by the 1970s, most American labels had all but given ...
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Nils Lindberg (1933-2022)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Nils Lindberg, one of Sweden's finest jazz pianists and orchestral composer-arrangers who collaborated in Stockholm with American jazz musicians including Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman and Red Mitchell, died on February 20. He was 88. Among his albums that Americans jazz fans need to hear are Sax Appeal (1960) and Trisection (1962). Most recently, I posted in January about Nils and his beautiful album with Swedish singer Margareta Bengtson. Nils had an ability to weave together Swedish folk songs, a jazz ...
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Margareta Bengtson and Nils Lindberg
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Back in November, I posted about the Real Group, a hugely popular a cappella vocal ensemble from Sweden. Well, the other day, I stumbled across a 2008 album by the group's former soprano, Margareta Bengtson. The album is As We Are (Prophone) led by Swedish pianist and arranger Nils Lindberg. Several years ago, I interviewed Nils. Margareta is an astonishing singer with tremendous tone and power. Recorded in Sweden, As We Are features Bengtson backed by a terrific band: Nils ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today!
Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little island Sula (Norway), NPM was introduced to jazz from an early age by his musician father. After playing in school bands and local clubs ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer
Source:
Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today!
Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little island Sula (Norway), NPM was introduced to jazz from an early age by his musician father. After playing in school bands and local clubs ...
read more
Jazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer
Source:
Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today!
Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little island Sula (Norway), NPM was introduced to jazz from an early age by his musician father... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today!
Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little island Sula (Norway), NPM was introduced to jazz from an early age by his musician father... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Nils Petter Molvaer
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Nils Petter Molvaer's birthday today!
Nils Petter Molvær (NPM), Norwegian trumpet player, composer and producer, connects multiple music styles—jazz, ambient, house, electronic and break beats, as well as elements from hip hop, rock and pop music—and effortlessly melts them into convincing soundscapes of deep intensity. Born in 1960 on the little island Sula (Norway), NPM was introduced to jazz from an early age by his musician father... Read more.
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Elsa Nilsson CD Release Party at Rockwood Music Hall on March 26 - Video Premiere on February 18 - Exclusively On All About Jazz!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
New Video Premiere February 18. Exclusively at All About Jazz! “I feel it is my responsibility as an artist to be open, vulnerable and honest—in hopes of creating a space that allows the listener to do the same."—Elsa Nilsson February 18, 2017- New Video Premiere: “Someone for Something" off of Elsa Nilsson's new album Salt Wind is a composition depicting the sensation of New York City's ability to derail thoughts. A recurring idea is interspersed between a long flowing melody ...
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