Henning Bolte, Jazzism (Netherlands)
EVA KLESSE QUARTETT „Obenland“ (Enja)
Anne Yven Citizen Jazz (France)
KEIJI HAINO/JOZEF DUMOULIN/TEUN VERBRUGGEN „The Miracles Of Only One Thing“ (Sub Rosa)
Paweł Brodowski, Jazz Forum (Poland)
KAMIL PIOTROWICZ SEXTET “Popular Music” (Hevhetia)
The second outing on the Slovak label Hevhetia of the young Polish pianist and visionary composer Kamil Piotrowicz with his incredible sextet playing original music reminiscent somewhat of the ’60s avant garde scores of Krzysztof Komeda.
Rui Eduardo Paes, jazz.pt (Portugal)
NUOVA CAMERATA„Chant“ (Improvising Beings)
Anna Filipieva, Jazz.Ru (Russia)
ARSENAL „Live In Tallinn ’74“ (ArtBeat)
This unique live recording of a 1974 performance was miraculously preserved in Tallinn, where saxophonist Alexey Kozlov played with his Moscow-based jazz-rock group Arsenal. This is a limited, collectible edition, but its significance as of a curious document from the Soviet jazz history cannot be underestimated.
Mike Flynn, Jazzwise (Great Britain)
LED BIB „Umbrella Weather“ (Rare Noise)
Led Bib are one of the great bands to emerge from the UK in the last decade and have made a really strong come back album. They’re also playing a ton of tour dates so very much back in action.
Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts (Scandinavia)
ORTER EPARG «Orter Eparg» (Øra fonogram)
Patrick Sandberg, Orkester Journalen (Zweden)
ODDJOB „Oddjob Plays Weather Report“ (Amigo/Cosmos Music)
Cim Meyer, Jazz Special (Denmark)
THOMAS CLAUSEN/FRANCESCO CALI ”The Voyage” (Stunt)
Lars Mossefinn, Dag og tid (Norway)
DAG ARNESEN TRIO „Pentagon Tapes“ (Losen Records)
Madli-Liis Parts , Muusika (Estonia)
DAVID S. WARE & MATTHEW SHIPP „Live in Sant’Anna Arresi 2004“ (AUM Fidelity)
Christine Stephan, Jazzthetik (Germany)
JOHANNES ENDERS/JÜRGEN GEIGER „In Paradisum“ (Yellow Bird)
Axel Stinshoff, Jazz thing (Germany)
DONNY MCCASLIN „Beyond Now“ (Motema)
Luca Vitali, Giornale della Musica (Italy)
MARY HALVORSON OCTET „Away With You“ (Firehouse 12 Records)