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THOMAS BACKMAN ~ NOTHING MODERN MUSIC 004 ~ SWEDEN ~ Avant-Garde Jazz Recorded: 2024 Released: 2025 This is the 3rd album by Swedish saxophonist / clarinetist / composer Thomas BackmanFind albums by this artist, recorded with vocalist / pianist Josephine LindstrandFind albums by this artist, cellist Cecilia LinneFind albums by this artist, bassist David LindvallFind albums by this artist and drummer Martin OhmanFind albums by this artist. Several guest musicians appear on selected tracks. The album presents seven tracks, six of which are original compositions by Backman and one is his arrangement of a piece by the German composer Sigfrid Karg-ElertFind albums by this artist. The music is a completely weird (in the best meaning of the term) mixture of genres (existing and non-existing), somewhat conceptually similar to the brilliant work of Frank ZappaFind albums by this artist, dancing on the invisible / non-existing wire spun above Jazz / Free Jazz / Vaudeville / Contemporary Classical Music, and others, shunning any attempt of precise definition, which of course of absolutely fabulous from start to finish, breaking the plague of boredom that so much music these days suffers from. There are of course many conventional melody lines herein, which serve as points of reference to the adjoining wonderful mayhem. Of course in such cases writing about music becomes like dancing about architecture, and only hearing is believing, which in this case is warmly recommended. Overall, this is an absolutely fresh and fascinating, albeit somewhat too short for my liking, piece of music, which tickles the untouched brain cells, which most listeners probably forgot about, and offers an enthralling musical experience, which nobody should miss!

Updated: 19/04/2026Posted: 19/04/2026

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