JazzZeitung.de — Das Internationale Jazz-Weekend in Unterföhring mit Staraufgebot – Das diesjährige Internationale Jazz-Weekend in Unterföhring wartete, wie bereits in der vergangenen Jahren, mit einem starken

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#Bericht #AustrianSyndicate #BillFrisell #ClaudioSpieler #DavidHelbock #GeraldClayton #GregTardy #HerbertPirker #JonathanBlake #LizzWright #PeterMadsen #RaphaelPreuschl

#musicyoushouldhear

Friday #musictherapy by #SamaraJoy ft. #GeraldClayton
https://youtu.be/rZM14bYx2Ss

My daughter's Xmas vacation animation work, after Gerald Clayton + John Clayton + Justin Brown + MARO's version of Federico Mompou's beautiful theme "Damunt de tu Només les Flors". Enjoy! https://youtu.be/b_iAFQJnZeY #animation #jazz #music #mompou #geraldclayton #MARO

#musicyoushouldhear

Thursday #musictherapy by #GeraldClayton and #MARO
https://youtu.be/P_FVqwW-FmU

Spending the day listening to a mix of 2022 releases, both favorites and stuff I haven't gotten to yet.

First up was the terrific #BellsOnSand release from pianist #GeraldClayton. Easily one of my favorite records of the year with Clayton sharing takes on Mompou, the standard "My Ideal," and terrific new compositions. Very thoughtful, purposeful, reflective. (Clayton had a great year, playing on some of my other favorite jazz-ish releases including "Four" from #BillFrisell and one of the trio records from #CharlesLloyd, "Ocean."

#NowPlaying this year's release from #DamienJurado, #ReggaeFilmStar. Like Clayton's lp, Jurado is often mining a sort of lush but quiet minimalism on this one (some nice string arrangements). There's a story/concept running through that I haven't quite unraveled yet. Jurado's lyrics shine bright as always:

The secret life of photographers
Choreographers
Pornographers
Do they pray sitting silently?
Sunday morning comes
What do they believe?