Re: contemporary jazz artists

From: Denise Benson (tommygrl@interlog.com)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 22:31:09 MET DST

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    oh yeah,

    I have to second the suggestion of Nils Petter Molvaer; his 'Khmer' album
    in particular (1998) is mind-blowing. There was also an accompanying EP
    featuring remixes of four tracks from the album...Rockers Hi-Fi and
    Herbaliser were amongst the remixers. A definite 'wow!'

    -db-

    >>Anyway, my question is are there any other contemporary jazz musicians out
    >>there that are coming at it from the other side like this? Didn't hear/read
    >>much about this blue note record and was wondering if there are other
    >>current artists, considered more to be in the jazz genre, that are slipping
    >>by me. Thanks for any help.
    >
    >Check out some of the Norwegian jazz artists, like Nils Petter Molvaer
    >(ECM), or Bugge Wesseltoft's New Conception of Jazz, on his own Jazzland
    >record label.
    >
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