At a time when, with the sheer volume of music vying for attention it's almost an impossibility to release a recording that actually shakes the foundation of what music is and what it can be, there ...

There's no overstating the impact that Nils Petter Molvær's debut CD Khmer made when it was released on the ECM label in 1997. The Norwegian trumpeter/composer was no stranger to ECM and its ...

Nils Petter Molvær is a pioneer of electronic jazz. His breakthrough came in 1997 with his debut album, "Khmer." With it, he launched a true jazz boom in Norway. At the Jazzfest Bonn, the musician's ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Norwegian trumpeter’s first foray into the contemporary mainstream twinned his moody, effects-laden trumpet with ...

Sitting through an entire evening of jazz trumpet stylings seems a daunting prospect - will it sound like Miles Davis at his best, or will it just resemble a flock of seagulls fighting over a sandwich ...