NES, Black String, Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic X: East – West (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

NES, Black String, Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic X: East – West (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:28 minutes | 574 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ACT Music

‘East meets West’ was the central theme in the life of Nesuhi Ertegün (1917-1989). He grew up as the son of the Turkish Ambassador in Washington, and Nesuhi himself was to become an ambassador too: one of the most important producers and advocates that jazz has ever had. On the 30th anniversary of his death, Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic curator Siggi Loch dedicated an evening to commemorating this friend and mentor who had been like a father to him. For Nesuhi, jazz had no borders; this concert was a posthumous validation of the far-sightedness of that vision.

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Black String – Karma (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Black String - Karma (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Black String – Karma (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:21 minutes | 985 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © ACT Music

The South Korean ensemble juggles with different stylistic components of traditional Asian music, jazz, blues and rock elements as well as electronics. A powerful mixture, in which improvisation and traditional forms merge. The sound of unfamiliar instruments fascinates. Traditional flutes, percussion and string instruments draw intense soundscapes. Again and again, an electric guitarist breaks through the archaic, epic pieces with a sound reminiscent of Terje Rypdal and Jeff Beck. “Karma” – this is modern global music without borders, but with strong roots: an exciting audio trip!
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