Composer and cellist Matthieu Saglio has released a solo album titled El Camino de los Vientos (ACT Music, 2020). Saglio has been making exquisite music…
Interview with Riveting Cellist and World Music Explorer Matthieu Saglio
Tag: world jazz
Cross-Cultural Fusions Across the Globe
Taperebá (2019) is a superb new album from Mikarimba, an ensemble of excellent musicians led by Japanese marimba maestra Mika Stolzman. The United States-based act…
Enthralling Mix of Nordic Winds and Arabic Atmosphere
Anders Hagberg & Ahmad al Khatib – Melodic Melange (Footprint Records, 2014) Melodic Melange delivers a remarkable mix of Nordic jazz and Middle Eastern maqam…
Deep Impressions of Monk and Reggae
Monty Alexander – Wareika Hill, Rastamonk Vibrations (MACD Records, 2019) Monty Alexander, one of Jamaica’s greatest jazz musicians, celebrates two of his major influences on…
The Futuristic World-Bending Sound of the Go: Organic Orchestra
Go: Organic Orchestra & Brooklyn Raga Massive – Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas (Meta Records, 2019) Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas is a…
Artist Profiles: Brooklyn Raga Massive
The joyful Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) is a non-profit artist collective committed to creating cross-cultural perception through Indian classical and Raga inspired music. It includes…
Artist Profiles: Go: Organic Orchestra
Go: Organic Orchestra is a 21st century concept of a “future orchestra”. Artistic director Adam Rudolph‘s archetypal method to composing and improvisational conducting incorporates musical…
Bass Folk
Chłopcy Kontra Basia – Oj Tak! (Riverboat Records, 2014) Polish folk music meets jazz bass on Oj Tak! (Oh Yes!), a 2014 album released by…
The Middle Eastern Aspect of Gordon Grdina
Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow – Ejdeha (Songlines Recordings, 2018) Ejdeha presents the Middle Eastern music side of Canadian guitarist and ud player Gordon Grdina. Here,…
Masterful Mehmet Polat Outside His Harmonic Comfort Zone
Mehmet Polat and Embracing Colours – Quantum Leap (Aftab Records, 2019) Ud virtuoso and composer Mehmet Polat presents a new band and direction on his…