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1st May 2024

Audio Interview, At Home with John Surman & Karin Krog

by Barney Whittaker
John Surman & Karin Krog
John Surman & Karin Krog

For our first episode, Barney visits Oslo and speaks to the musical supercouple of John Surman and Karin Krog, as the British saxophonist prepares to go out on tour in support of his latest album Words Unspoken released on ECM. This agreeable pair discuss the early days of their respective careers, from their first meeting at the Montreux Jazz Festival as European winners of the Downbeat Poll to releasing Cloud Line Blue - their proudest working achievement made together in 1979 - and beyond. Karin shares the impetus behind setting up her own label, Meantime Records, in order to regain control over her back catalogue, and the duo provide a fascinating glimpse into the life of a musical partnership worth its weight in gold.

The recordings mentioned in this episode... 

Afric Pepperbird

Afric Pepperbird

Jan Garbarek Quartet

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Luminessence Series - Audiophile Edition

Available Format: Vinyl Record

Westering Home

Westering Home

John Surman

Available Format: CD

Love and Understanding: Citadel/Room 315 Sweden '74

Love and Understanding: Citadel/Room 315 Sweden '74

Mike Westbrook Orchestra featuring John Surman

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

S.O.S.

S.O.S.

S.O.S. (Alan Skidmore / Mike Osborne / John Surman)

Available Format: CD

You Must Believe in Spring

You Must Believe in Spring

Karin Krog & Palle Mikkelborg Orchestra

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

We Could Be Flying

We Could Be Flying

Karin Krog

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Hi-Fly

Hi-Fly

Karin Krog & Archie Shepp

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Cloud Line Blue

Cloud Line Blue

Karin Krog & John Surman

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

The Brass Project

The Brass Project

John Surman / John Warren

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Nordic Quartet

Nordic Quartet

John Surman

Available Formats: MP3, FLAC

Proverbs And Songs

Proverbs And Songs

John Surman

Available Formats: MP3, FLAC

Invisible Nature

Invisible Nature

John Surman & Jack DeJohnette

Available Formats: MP3, FLAC

Seagull

Seagull

Bergen Big Band with Karin Krog

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Together Again

Together Again

Karin Krog & Steve Kuhn

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Words Unspoken

Words Unspoken

John Surman

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Barney Whittaker

Hailing from Warwickshire, Barney is a twenty-something musician with a burning passion for sounds that entice as well as grooves that swing. He undertook a BA English Language & Linguistics at King's College London, graduating in 2022. Having promoted jazz and folk artists and performers throughout the West Midlands and the Greater Manchester area, he now sings on Sundays in a church choir, plays double bass to anyone that’ll listen, and occasionally might bring out an Irish reel on the mandolin - but not without warning. He can also speak some French, if you ask nicely. Performing has dragged him from his humble beginnings in cosy local pubs to the prodigious stage of the Royal Albert Hall, and all the way back again. This is his first editorial role and he looks forward, with the help of everyone at Presto Music, to discovering the perfect beat.

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