REIERSRUD,KNUT/M?LLER,ALE/BIBB,ERIC/+ - Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic VI - Celtic (CD)

The 6th edition of the celebrated concert series live from the Berlin Philharmonie: Earthy blues from Norway, jazz and folk: this high-calibre celtic-nordic connection is aware of its roots and creates its very distinct and new musical cosmos. The concert series “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic” has set itself the ambition to reflect current developments and shifts in jazz, and in European jazz in particular, ever since it started. A new configuration of musicians is assembled for each concert, the focus is placed on a different theme, and the results have invariably been truly memorable one-off concerts. At the beginning, this approach might have seemed something of a risk, but the idea has evolved to the point where it has been described by Berlin’s respected regional broadcaster RBB as “a successful formula for delivering very great concerts.” “Celtic Roots” was another in this line of triumphs; success has evidently now become a matter of habit.This concert re-traced the paths taken by Celtic music as it traversed European culture, and also charted its influence on jazz. Mod...