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February 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Jon Christensen

Jon Christensen has died, aged 76. The Norwegian drummer was one of the greats of Euro jazz working with Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson, Tomasz Stanko and many others. It wasn’t just European jazz artists that he worked with – though he was a staple of the ECM label. That of course meant he worked with […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bobo Stenson, Charles Lloyd, Drummer, Drums, ECM, Eulogy, Euro Jazz, European Jazz, George Russell, Jan Garbarek, Jazz, Jon Christensen, Keith Jarrett, Mike Nock, Norway, Norwegian, R.I.P., R.I.P. Jon Christensen, Scandinavian, Tomasz Stańko, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Snorre Kirk: Beat

Snorre Kirk Beat Stunt Records / Sundance Music Ltd. Norwegian drummer Snorre Kirk leads a truly Scandinavian band (Klas Lindquist on alto sax and clarinet and Tobias Wiklund on the cornet are from Sweden, while bassist Lasse Mørck, pianist Magnus Hjorth and tenor sax master Jan Harbeck are from Denmark). And over a handful of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beat, Denmark, Instrumental, Jan Harbeck, Jazz, Klas Lindquist, Lasse Mørck, Magnus Hjorth, Norway, Scandinavia, Scandinavian, Snorre Kirk, Snorre Kirk: Beat, Sweden, Tobias Wiklun, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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