Nils Petter Molvaer
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I hate this. I have seen this band live twice and just can't figure out their name. To make the story short, the Montreal International Jazz festival has tons of free outdoor shows and one of the bands that has done such shows in the past is an acoustic house-jazz band that was actually very good at what they do. The combination of house music and jazz isn't such a stretch as house artist have been grabbing samples out of classic jazz albums for years. Well Nils Petter Molvaer does something very similar with some Miles Davis inspired solos backed by house and downbeat rhythms. The result is some very easy listening that would find a place in your favorite $12-martini yuppie place. Nonetheless, the music is intelligently structured and could very well help you succeed with your next schmooze operation.
- Simon Thibaudeau