Dave Rempis organizes concerts, mentors young musicians, and connects players from across the States and abroad—modeling the commitment and generosity that keep the jazz scene viable.
Tag: Silke Eberhard
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German reedist Silke Eberhard summons two disparate groups of locals for a rare Chicago appearance
German reedist Silke Eberhard is hardly cagey about her influences. In recent years, in fact, she’s recorded several personal interpretations of their work—she took a stroll through the Ornette Coleman songbook with pianist Aki Takase, for example, and her all-horn quartet, Potsa Lotsa, plays nothing but tunes composed by Eric Dolphy. Last year Eberhard released […]
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Two 2015 solo albums make the best case for pianist Uwe Oberg
German improvising pianist Uwe Oberg has been firing on all cylinders lately.
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Best of 2008, part one
This week I’ll be talking about my 40 favorite albums of 2008, in four installments; here are numbers 40 through 31.