Reedman Stanley J. Zappa’s Muster Point LP/CD/DIGI
…featuring Simo Laihonen & Ville Rauhala out now on We Jazz Records
“Berlin 27.10.17” LP/CD/digital featuring Bowman Trio, Jaska Lukkarinen Trio and Black Motor is now available.
The album consists of two tunes from each group recorded live at Scope festival, Berlin in October 2017.
Album available at well equipped record stores and at We Jazz Bandcamp site
Streaming options available here
Disc reviewed by
Downbeat Magazine, UK Vibe, Finnish Music Quarterly, Suomijazz.com, Keskisuomalainen, All About Jazz, Salt Peanuts and London Jazz News
with reedman Stanley Jason Zappa at Hämeenlinna on August 22nd 2018
Concert at Jyväskylä on January 12th reviewed here by Pentti Ronkanen for Suomijazz.com
…Branches CD edition now available
Clips from the performance at Flow Festival 2017 included in the article by Yle.fi
Branches recommended in the September 2017 issue of The New York City Jazz Record
Flow Festival, Helsinki 11.8.2017 (photo: Matti Nives)
Aamulehti reviews the release concert at Kulttuuritalo Telakka, Tampere 31.5
“Branches” vinyl LP / tape / digital available at: https://wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/branches
Branches reviews…
pointofdeparture.org
Hufvudstadsbladet
Helsingin Sanomat
Soundi
Kauppalehti
Hifimaailma
salt-peanuts.eu
Suomijazz.com
Keskisuomalainen
Etelä-Suomen Sanomat
FMQ – Finnish Music Quarterly
Jazzpossu
Heavy Blog Is Heavy
Valon kuvia -blogi
Jazzrytmit Web Magazine
Jazz’halo
Skjazz.sk
…pre-order vinyl/tape here
Branches out in June!
Along with the fresh split LP/CD bundle with Rakka (out now on Karkia Mistika Records), we are glad to announce the release of our 10th album on June 2nd! Branches will be released on vinyl, cassette and digital formats on wonderful We Jazz festival/agency’s home label.
We are happy to announce the release of fresh music!
These recordings are the first ones to feature the new Black Motor line-up with Jouni “Tane” Kannisto on reeds, flutes and percussion (also the first ones since the 2013 album “Yöstä aamun kynnykselle”). Recorded during one day with our household engineer Juuso Nordlund, this split LP/CD bundle consists of four tracks from BM and four tracks from Tampere-based fellow group Rakka.
Out on April 15th, the album is released on forward-looking Finnish label Karkia Mistika Records.
Telakka Jazz 7.1.2017/Kulttuuritalo Telakka, Tampere (photo: Jyrki Kallio)
Major part of BM’s public appearance data is now gathered in chronology and made available in Gigbeans: a collaborative service for collecting information about improvised music activities in Finland. Highly recommended.
Concert at Kerava Jazz 2015 festival with Ernest Dawkins reviewed by Matti Laipio in Jazzrytmit webzine (photo: Mauno Kahranaho).
Black Motor is Dead, Long Live Black Motor!
Black Motor has always been about gifted, open and versatile musical minds coming together and heading into the unknown without fear. After ten years, a new page is turned as drummer Simo Laihonen and bassist Ville Rauhala bid farewell to Sami Sippola and invite Tane Kannisto to join forces with them.
The skilled saxophonist, best known for his work with Edward Vesala’s legendary end-of-the-Millennium line-up Sound & Fury, embarked on his maiden voyage aboard Black Motor already in November 2014. Tane makes his recorded debut with Ville and Simo on new track Interdependence Day released right here, right now.
Petri Silas, March 2015
Read full biography here