At least as I understand it, there is a magnificent label out of Greece, Defkaz, releasing some really fine free jazz and world music. This particular album features one name whose work I’m very familiar with – the Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi, who is magnificent. After hearing him work with the trio of Giovanni di Domenico (fender rhodes), Gonçalo Almeida (bass) and Giotis Damianidis (guitar), you have the makings of a young European supergroup. Free, cinematic, and a joy to hear.
Check out their website, and if you’re interested in hearing these gems, contact
koufaelas [at] defkaz.com. He’ll get those discs out to you ASAP.
