- Kind of Blue by Miles Davis was published 65 years agoby Tapani LaustiThe year 1959 was an amazing time in jazz. I wrote about that time on my internet pages some time ago. Have a look at my article. 5 May 2013 **** Front Page Memories of the amazing jazz year of 1959 By Tapani Lausti 1959 The Year that Changed Jazz by Paul Bernays and Jez Nelson, BBC… Read more: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis was published 65 years ago
- Kenny Barron and Brad Mehldau in Almuñécarby Tapani LaustiBy Tapani Lausti I have often been raving about Kenny Barron’s piano playing on these pages. But in this year’s Almuñécar jazz festival (Jazz en la Costa) something extraordinary happened. With a quartet of top musicians the music reached heights that made me think that I was experiencing one of the best jazz concerts ever.… Read more: Kenny Barron and Brad Mehldau in Almuñécar
- Experiences in the Basque countryby Tapani LaustiAlmost every year we have visited the Basque Country in the north of Spain. The cities of San Sebastian and Bilbao are by now familiar cities for us. In the Basque language San Sebastian is called Donostia and Bilbao is Bilbo. We used to keep alert hoping to hear people speak Basque language. However, in… Read more: Experiences in the Basque country
- Finland abandons its decades old neutralityby Tapani LaustiFinnish prime minister Sanna Marin has declared that Finland will stand by Ukraine and now by Poland. Marin seems to behave as if she alone can join any confrontation in the world without any democratic procedure. Finland is thus joining a world that is getting out of control. There is a general impression that Finland… Read more: Finland abandons its decades old neutrality