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Shining: Live Blackjazz

Read "Live Blackjazz" reviewed by John Kelman


With Blackjazz (Indie Recordings, 2009), the transformation of Norway's Shining from metal-tinged jazz fusion into something, well, other was complete. An ear-shattering combination of death metal/grindcore growls, crunching guitars, John Bonham-style drums reinvented for the new millennium, outrageous virtuosity and progressive rock complexities, this brainchild of guitarist/saxophonist/vocalist Jørgen Munkeby--here, as with everyone in the group, referred to by last name only--suggests a new kind of expressionism, one that's predicated on a spirit of jazz but with almost no direct references ...

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Shining: Blackjazz

Read "Blackjazz" reviewed by John Kelman


Few groups have been as inherently frightening from the get-go as art rock progenitor King Crimson, in particular tracks like “Cirkus," from Lizard (DGM Live, 1970), “The Devil's Triangle," from In the Wake of Poseidon (DGM Live, 1970) and, perhaps most iconically, “21st Century Schizoid Man," the opening track to the group's opening salvo, In the Court of the Crimson King (DGM Live, 1969). It's no coincidence that Norway's Shining has chosen to end Blackjazz with an even more terrifying, ...

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Shining: Grindstone

Read "Grindstone" reviewed by John Kelman


It's hard to imagine, based on Grindstone, that Norwegian group Shining started out as a post-bop jazz quartet. While fellow Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer's current electronica/ambient-based music seems a far cry from his early days with the similarly post-bop Masqualero, there's still evidence of lineage. Shining has virtually nothing to tie it to its jazzier origins. Anyone who heard its Rune Grammofon debut, In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster, knows that Shining is, in fact, ...

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Shining: In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster

Read "In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster" reviewed by John Kelman


In a radical departure from their previous jazzier albums, Norwegian's Shining have headed for progressive or art rock territory. While the press release talks about “bridging the gap between classic King Crimson and ECM lyricism," there are far more influences at play, including Rock In Opposition bands like Henry Cow and more ambient noise groups like Supersilent. The result, In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster, is an extraordinarily challenging record. While there are elements of groups ...

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"My Shining Hour," New CD By San Francisco Bay Area Vocalist Jennifer Lee, Set For Release By SBE Records On August 10

"My Shining Hour," New CD By San Francisco Bay Area Vocalist Jennifer Lee, Set For Release By SBE Records On August 10

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

With her first two albums, Oakland-based vocalist Jennifer Lee established herself as a gifted interpreter of the American and Brazilian Songbooks, producing a critically hailed body of work. On her new CD, My Shining Hour, Lee emerges as a composer who, in the nine years since her last release, has developed a striking repertoire exploring the human condition with humor, compassion, and imagination. “I always wrote a little bit,” says Lee, “but I certainly never thought of myself as a ...

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"My Shining Hour," Guitarist Bobby Broom's New Origin CD, Set For 8/19 Release

"My Shining Hour," Guitarist Bobby Broom's New Origin CD, Set For 8/19 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

While Bobby Broom’s 2012 CD Upper West Side Story (“a spectacular album”—DownBeat) focused exclusively on original material, the guitarist takes a very different tack with My Shining Hour, due for August 19 release from Origin Records. The luxuriantly melodic session features Broom’s working trio—with bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Makaya McCraven—placing their stamp on beloved American Songbook standards. “When I formed the trio in 1991 it was to avoid playing weather-worn standards with makeshift groups,” Broom says. But when bassist ...

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The Prog Collective Release New Single Shining Diamonds From Their Forthcoming Album

The Prog Collective Release New Single Shining Diamonds From Their Forthcoming Album

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

Los Angeles, CA: The prog rock super group, the Prog Collective, directed by YES/CIRCA: member Billy Sherwood, whose debut became the surprise hit of 2012 returns with a brand new album on September 10th featuring an even more impressive lineup of stellar musicians and artists lending their talents to this incredible project! Featuring virtuosic performances by Rick Wakeman, Steve Stevens, Chris Squire, Peter Banks, Steve Morse, Larry Fast, Alan Parsons, Sonja Kristina, Jordan Rudess, Steve Hillage, John Wesley, Nik Turner, ...

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Lafayette Gilchrist Heads 'Towards the Shining Path' on HYENA Records

Lafayette Gilchrist Heads 'Towards the Shining Path' on HYENA Records

Source: All About Jazz

"Imagine pianist Billy Preston in the FBI witness protection program; he hides out in the Washington, D.C. go-go scene and then the jazz underground; he invents an unlikely pseudonym to go with his new style: a sort of twisted, funky, neo-juke-joint avant-gut-bucket." - W. Kim Heron, Detroit Metro Times

“This Baltimore jazz pianist is young enough to root his improvisations in funk rhythms rather than swing, but he's smart enough to give those muscular grooves real melodies and ...

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Live Blackjazz

Indie Recordings
2011

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Blackjazz

Indie Recordings
2010

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Grindstone

Rune Grammofon
2007

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In the Kingdom of...

Rune Grammofon
2005

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