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Jun 02, 2020 not so much following in the footprints of 2007s book of velocities and 2016s warp as pouring plaster into them, grinding the hardened results into dust, and throwing them into the winds of change, pianist jon balke refashions his solo space with frequencies more attuned than ever to the pulse of our zeitgeist. Once, youll click on buy selected button youll be redirected to my downloads page, where you can download the music youve purchased. Mar 31, 2009 jon balke, piano book of velocities ecm 2010, 58. Jon balke biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Find all informations about this artist on that mainly showcases music from. His main instrument has been the piano and this has lead, in time, to the use of electronic keyboards. Book of velocities ecm siwan ecm records 2009 warp ecm records 2016 nahnou houm siwan ecm records 2017 delights of decay with batagraf jazzland records 2018. Divided into four chapters and an epilogue, book of velocities extricates the finer implications of its elementsimprovised and composed alikevia thorough examination of the piano itself. By way of introduction, giada flutters between plucked piano strings and dotted punctuations at the keyboard proper. Click here to learn more about jeremys new book, playing solo jazz piano. The albums intense effect is in how these worlds interact.
Norwegian pianist jon balke s firstever solo disc is a remarkable book of 19 short pieces, grouped into four chapters and an epilogue, of music composed and improvised, exploring a whole vocabulary of ideas, techniques, rhythms, textures and soundcolours. Book of velocities is his first solo piano recording, and it is strikingly unlike most other solo piano albums. Check out book of velocities by jon balke on amazon music. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Markus heiland produced by manfred eicher we believe that mere movement is life, and that the more velocity it has, the more it expresses vitality. The latest on anodyne from 2012 was based on the poem anodyne by yusuf komunyakaa, and lead to the comission of a new piece with trondheim voices, munchen chamber orchestra and jon balke, where the string group merges with the voices to become one instrument, carefully surrounded by. Norwegian pianist jon balke has been at the forefront of the european composed and improvised music scene for decades playing with arild andersens group, before cofounding maqualero, forming oslo and the magnetic north orchestra, which he still leads. Jon balke book of velocities jon balke piano recorded september 2006 at radio studio drs, zurich engineer.
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Jon balke born 1955 in norway, pianist, keyboardplayer, composer. Aug 12, 2020 norwegian pianist jon balke is quite unlike any other on the ecm label. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Start with the pretentious way the disc of short read more jon balke.
Jon balke germany ecm records contemporary jazz experimental 2007. Jon georg balke born 7 june 1955 is a norwegian jazz pianist who leads the magnetic north orchestra. Every note is heard with complete transparency, balkes touch ranging from sharply aggressive to so delicate that he seems to be barely whispering on the keys. Jon balke book of velocities ecm henry butler pianola live basin street philip catherine guitars two dreyfus dave douglas moonshine green leaf laboratorium diver. Book of velocities please retry amazon music unlimited. Since then, has been involved in a number of projects exploring music from around the world from big bands to trios, an everdeepening interest in percussion and the fusion of european. Entering numbers such as 198 will produce a list of albums from the 1980s. Buy mp3 music online jon balke say and play with batagraf. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Descargar gratis jon balke book of velocities giada,scintilla,spread,castello,resilience,single line,nyl,double line,obsidian,sunday shapes,gum bounce,finger bass. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Apr 08, 2008 but as has always been the case with balke, its never been about chops or pyrotechnics. Listen free to jon balke book of velocities giada, scintilla and more. Jan 26, 2014 yet listening to what balke has done with both form and instrument, one quickly realizes the profundity of his crafting. If you want to check out what solo piano albums ecm put out in the 2000s, search 200 ecm. Norwegian pianist jon balkes firstever solo disc is a. A year later he made his ecm debut with nonsentration. He is the leader of the adventurous north magnetic orchestra featuring many of balke s avantgarde compositions. He is the younger brother of saxophonist erik balke. Aug 15, 2020 jon balke s solo recordings comprise a special subset of his work, informed by the improvisational daring and compositional imagination that has made him one of creative musics most original voices. Jon balke say and play with batagraf mp3 album download. A member of the magnetic north orchestra, balke has also released several albums with the ensemble. These 19 pieces, which balke presents as four chapters and an epilogue, might bring to mind specific composers john cage, erik satie, morton feldman, keith jarrett but only in passing. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The new album, recorded in sessions in 2019, takes further the integration and juxtaposition of. Isabellemarianthibachzetsis, alexandramcintosh, katedohnke, sura balke. New solo piano albums by jon balke and benjamin moussay. Elsewhere first encountered him about four decades ago when he was in his twenties and briefly in the arild andersen quartet, but we lost touch with him until his engrossing solo piano outing book of velocities in 2006. He was also the founder and keyboardist of batagraf, a highly percussive, improvisational ensemble, as well as siwan, a world music trio, with trumpeter jon hassell. Book of velocities jon balke pecm 2010 recorded september 2006. Discourses is balkes third solo piano recording moving on from book of velocities recorded in 2006 and warp 2015, and continues the methodology employed on the previous album juxtaposing acoustic piano and processed soundscapes.
Diverted travels jon balke, magnetic north orchestra. One of the pianists his label has most kept faith with, their relationship together spanning a few decades, revert to warp from six years ago for something comparable to this new solo album from the long since feted masqualero player jon balke. Jon balke, piano book of velocities ecm audiophile. Discourses is his third solo album, preceded by book of velocities recorded 2006 and warp 2015. Jon balke is a stalwart of the norwegian jazz and new music scene. The blue light pilot live metal mind pat metheny day trip live nonesuch robert walter cure all palmetto april 22. His main instrument has been the piano and this has led, in time, to the use of electronic keyboards. May 14, 2020 jon balke 1955 was born in furnes, norway, and has been a professional musician since 1974. Rather than allowing preconceived melodies to strongly influence the structures, balke has created a series of 19 short pieces that function as a book of sorts. Rabindranath tagore tagores statement harbors an implicit question. He had often melded acoustic piano with sonic effects and.
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