This week’s picks for recent additions to the jazz catalogue include the latest recording by Norwegian tubist Daniel Herskedal with organist Magnus Moksnes Myhre, piano trio jazz from Maria Kannegaard, avant-garde big-band music from Alex Paxton, and afro-rock from South African quartet BLK JKS.
Desert Lighthouse
Daniel Herskedal & Magnus Moksnes Myhre
Norwegian tubist Daniel Herskedal continues his yearly album streak with Desert Lighthouse - this time it’s a collaboration with organist Magnus Moksnes Myhre, whom he met while studying at the conservatoire in Trondheim. Organ and tuba is hardly a common pairing, with the resulting recording a naturally unique sound that utilises some of Herskedal’s more cinematic tendencies, as we saw on last year’s Call For Winter.
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Sand i en vik
Maria Kannegaard
While pianist Maria Kannegaard’s previous recording, 2019’s Nådeslås, was a much more experimental recording, her latest album plays it comparatively safe as far as piano trios go. Sand i en vik (‘Sand in a Cove’) is a diverse record, with driven, rhythmic tracks sitting side-by-side with more expressive, painterly pieces.
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Music for Bosch People
Alex Paxton
Trombonist and bandleader Alex Paxton’s Music for Bosch People is not always the easiest of listening, but it’s far from predictable. Paxton’s manic compositions - some of which began life as computer-based compositions - draw from big-band jazz and experimental music, with the left-field results being reminiscent of the Dutch painter that inspired them.
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