Preface: This pastiche is decidedly biased, as it is written by someone in the business—as a manager, record label owner, agent and talent spotter—whose love for jazz exceeds all in his life, other than his love for his family. I’ve chosen to highlight my relationships with each artist/band, along with a sound bite performance rating, to protect the innocent. Otherwise, I’ll simply take the 5th Amendment.
It's always a pleasure to have such a talented guy and a special human being stay with us when he's in London. Anton's as good as it gets, in all walks of life. And his playing is tops, whether it's Phronesis, Marius Neset, Jazz Kamikaze or Graviton. Don't miss the next one with him...