https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/svein-olav-herstad/ Recent content in Svein Olav Herstad on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/ayumi-koketsu-rainbow-tales/ Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/ayumi-koketsu-rainbow-tales/ <p>Saxophonist Ayumi Koketsu creates exciting modern jazz on her third album <em>Rainbow Tales</em> from 2012, where she leads of group of accomplished Norwegian musicians on a modern-sounding recording.</p> <figure><a href="L1200179-1024.jpg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1200179-1024.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <p>The session was beautifully captured at the famous Rainbow Studios in Oslo, where the European-label ECM sound seems to influence the session under Koketsu’s leadership and virtuosity. With crystal clear sax and cymbals riding above the warm, full piano and deep wood bass, this style is particularly noticeable on “Mikazuki” (Crescent Moon), a folk/rock-like tune reminiscent of Keith Jarrett.</p>