Tag: Mats Gustafsson

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A couple of weeks ago Downbeat published their August issue and with it their 74th annual critics poll of the best in jazz. The list is a lengthy undertaking in so far as it contains 62 categories, which invite critics to vote for a mix of established figures and rising stars. The headlines for this 74th edition of the...

The flautist Delphine Joussein is a member of the French electro jazz sextet Asynchrone, whose Plastic Bamboo in the fall of 2023 reimagined the repertoire of Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus the unconventional trio NOUT which is comprised of Joussein's flute with Rafaelle Rinaudo on the electric harp and Blanche Lafuente on percussion. Hailed as some kind of missing link between...

For roughly half of the year I listened to everything, almost or near enough. Then I wilted, or the opposite of that, for come the summer I perked up in my stool and began to listen to summer ambiances like the chirping of birds, the splashing of hose pipes and water pistols or the sizzling of a barbecue. As...