Jazz from Europe?

esbjorn svensson[ piano trio EST]
nils petter molvaer[ electronic trumpet]
hans ludmann[ trio ivoire]
niclas simion[ w/ ng le is awesome]
dhafer youssef[ oud..electric sufi]
rainer bruninghaus
ketil bjornstadt
ilhan ersahin
jan garbarek
dieter ilg
christof lauer
email me if you'd like more names

Thanks for the responses! I will look into some of these that I do not already know.

John

Bobo Stenson - Goodbye
Martin Waslewski, et al - Trio
Tomasz Stanko - The Soul of Things

Check out Huong Thanh's Mangustao and Dragonfly (African mixed Vietnamese), produced by Nguyen Le. Also ELB (L=Le) and latest Nguyen Le's cd w/ Dhafer Youssef, and one older album with Trilok Gurtu on few tracks. Listen to Nguyen Le on Joule Electra VZN, Atma-Sphere M, and Shindo Monbrison and Shindo amp (i have all three systems) are match made in heaven. I've retired all other jazz/fusion Cds after Nguyen Le's experience because the content is "fluid", the artistry is world class and versatile, and the recording (by Act Music) is phenomenon. I am checking out Doky Minh next, another artist with Vietnamese background, who voted by Bass world as virtuoso.

Nguyen Le' is awesome. You need "Three Trios" and "Million Waves" they are better than the others in most ways. I have all his stuff. "tales from Viet Nam" is great too. They are all on the ACT label. He also did a Hendrix tribute. Chris Mihn Doky is great on Trilok Gurtus "Believe". All the Gurtu albums on CMP are great as well as "The Glimpse".

ET