Classical
Agnes Obel's Vitreous Voyage: Singer-Songwriter on 'Citizen of Glass' [Q&A]
Come Take 'El Viaje' (Mack Avenue Records) With Cuban Pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa [REVIEW]
Pianist/Composer Harold Lopez-Nussa, 33, may be from Havana Cuba but his 'El Viaje' debut (Mack Avenue) spans the globe in a jazz travelogue accentuated by his longtime piano/bass/drums trio now with Mayquel Gonzalez on trumpet and flugelhorn plus three heavily percussive guests. Jochen Rueckert Fuses Indian Classical With Western Jazz on 'Charm Offensive' [REVIEW]
Jochen Rueckert is on a 'Charm Offensive' for his second Pirouet release. Having immigrated to 1990s New York City from his native Germany, he's got some top-notch New Yorkers behind him to fuse classical music from India with jazz to create a whole new sub-genre. Blending ragas with jazz opens up whole new avenues of exploration and this quartet does Ruekert's eight complex originals proud.
