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LET’S TALK ABOUT JAZZ, BABY
Good news for everyone with allergies: There’s no reason to spend time outdoors this month—the concert calendar is more than packed: Wolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier, and Jorge Rossy together at the Telegraph; also at the Telegraph, Samo Šalamon—another guitar virtuoso—in a fantastic trio (Julian Argüelles and John Hollenbeck); from New York, Bill Laurance of Snarky Puppy with a new band and the Metropole Orchestra strings at naTo; and: the MusikZeit, our small but very, very fine festival in the spring.
We’ve been organizing the “ MusikZeit ” every year since 1991—as the little sister of the “ Leipziger Jazztage ,” so to speak. While the focus has always been on musicians or the scenes of individual regions, this year we’re spotlighting a record label for the first time: In dark jazz, ambient, and drone circles, Denovali has long enjoyed legendary status—not only thanks to its Swingfeste events in Essen, Berlin, and London, but also because of artists like Greg Haines, the Hidden Orchestra, and the Contemporary Noise Sextet.
Now, part of the Denovali family is coming to Leipzig for the first time. In a single evening (which is also a first), we’ll present four fantastic acts: the London-based duo Piano Interrupted with its dense piano arrangements and cinematic soundscapes. Also from London: Poppy Ackroyd (cover image for this issue). Her delicate music also takes on a cinematic quality—through field recordings woven into the delicately interlaced rhythms and atmospherically rich melodies. The music of Brazilian artist Ricardo Donoso is inspired by contemporary composition, as well as by drone, techno, and noise. In the Berlin-based project Field Rotation, soundscapes and fields flow into one another. Painted with electroacoustic timbres, however, the result is not an image, but “merely” a minimalist soundtrack.
Soundtrack? Cinematic? Didn’t several terms from the world of film just pop up here? Yes, indeed. And because cinematic elements have become so prevalent in jazz, the “big sister” of the “ MusikZeit ” will be taking a closer look (and, above all, a closer listen!) at this very phenomenon this year. CINEMATIC JAZZ is the theme from October 1 to 10, 2015, during the 39th Leipzig Jazz Days. Michael Wollny will launch a special Nosferatu project for the occasion, Renaud García-Fons will compose a soundtrack for the oldest surviving animated film, and Sex Mob will perform music from Fellini and James Bond films. Brad Mehl… but more on that later.
For now, enjoy the new Jazzkalender !
your JK editors
