Avishai Cohen is one of the great trumpet players these days. He has released a fantastic trio record called “Dark Nights” with Omer Avital on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. He is also playing on Mark Turner‘s record “Lathe of Heaven“. Both albums are definitely worth a listen! Dark Nights by Avishai Cohen
Ever since I met Kirk Knuffke in 2007 when we played in Kenny Wollesen’s band “The Himalayas” at the Willisau Jazz Festival I’ve been following his career. He is a fantastic musician and I really love his new record “Arms & Hands”. Buy the CD/LP or download it on iTunes. And check out this Greenleaf
Only recently I discovered Finnish trumpet player Verneri Pohjola, who just released his record “Bullhorn”. Great music and an amazing sound. Definitely worth checking out! Bullhorn by Verneri Pohjola Music from the nordic countries has always made a big impression on me. When I started listening to jazz Nils Petter Molvaer was one of my first