Interview 音 Interview April 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Interview: Nachiko (舘岡奈智子) Spell-binding. I hate to use that term but what else can you use to describe Nachiko Tateoka’s 1980 debut, 1st – 薬屋の娘… April 23, 2021
Album 音 Album April 24, 2020 by Diego Olivas Yoshio Ohtomo Quartet (大友義雄クヮルテット): As A Child (1978) And now some jazz… up next on my ongoing quest to lose half my audience: Yoshio Ohtomo Quartet’s As A Child. I… April 24, 2020
Album Album August 10, 2018 by Diego Olivas Febian Reza Pane: Dreams Of Ganesha (1995) How much are we a product of our past? It’s those thoughts that were floating through pianist Febian Reza Pane’s mind when… August 10, 2018
Album Album of the Month June 29, 2018 by Diego Olivas Hideo Yamaki: Shadow Run (1993) And now, joining Genji Sawai in the next round of jazz not jazz, is the immensely talented drummer Hideo Yamaki. In essence,… June 29, 2018
Album Album April 27, 2018 by Diego Olivas Kazutoki Umezu: Diva (1988) It’s not often you stumble upon an album quite like this one. A huge debt of thanks goes out to a fellow… April 27, 2018
Album 音 Album January 9, 2018 by Diego Olivas Martin Kolbe + Ralf Illenberger: Colouring The Leaves (1979) The early instrumental work by German guitar duo Martin Kolbe and Ralf Illenberger is quite breathtaking. When one hears of a guitar… January 9, 2018
Album 音 Album March 10, 2017 by Diego Olivas Sławomir Kulpowicz ft. Czesław Niemen: Samarpan (1987) A true giant of Polish Pop music comes out of the wilderness to join up with a Polish Jazz giant who purposely… March 10, 2017