John Surman News Today

Ever notice that the language we use to talk about sound can be pretty aggressive? Reviewers often write about amplifiers "taking control" of a speaker, possibly "ironfisted control," especially if the amplifier in question happens to be a "juggernaut." In this particular linguistic trash fire, we also find "razor-sharp transients," "hair-raising dynamics," and that ickiest of descriptors, "bass slam." If words could smell like hair gel...

Improvising around Iyer compositions and numbers by Stevie Wonder, Roscoe Mitchell and more, these musicians foreground openness and receptivity

Forty years ago, Simon Adams was impressed by Surman's ability to bring ideas and memories to life in sound

In this 2022 session the late drummer focuses on electronic sounds while his colleague Stefan Hölker provides acoustic percussion

Drummer and percussionist who developed his own musical language as a composer

On his 1977 debut the British saxophonist played modal and hard bop over swing and Latin with John Taylor, Ron Mathewson and Tony Levin

During Romjula, we arrange "musical respites" in Vår Frue church every day at 2:00 p.m. The concerts have free entry.<br /><br />On 29 December, Cecilie Grundt & Vigleik Storaas will arrive:<br /><br />Saxophonist Cecilie Grundt and pianist Vigleik Storaas met in Trondheim in 2015, and have since collaborated in several bands, above all in Grundt's quartet. Last autumn, these two released their first critically acclaimed duo album 'Cecilie Grundt ...

Join the Neil Burns quintet at North Devon Jazz Club on November 27

Women in Jazz Media present: Betty Accorsi Quartet and Growing Roots at Karamel “… simply elegant, superbly crafted, sumptuously melodic jazz…” (All about Jazz…

The Missoula funk band recorded a set for the season premiere of "11th & Grant."