MÄRLA
MÄRLA 是一支来自瑞典的器乐爵士融合四重奏，由吉他手 Johan Nilsson 创立。乐队名称在瑞典语中意为“金属扣钉”（英文为 staple）。乐队以 20 世纪 70 年代电声融合爵士为灵感，将爵士摇滚、放克律动与即兴演奏结合在一起，音乐以律动和即兴演奏为中心，注重乐手之间的互动，并以轻松的态度为意料之外的音乐转折留出空间。
乐队由电吉他手 Johan Nilsson、电贝斯手 Samuel Nilsson、鼓手及打击乐手 Gustav Vikström Seltman，以及键盘手 Ann Blom 组成。Blom 演奏 Fender Rhodes 电钢琴、合成器和三角钢琴；电吉他的锋芒、键盘的温暖音色与贝斯、鼓紧密配合的律动，构成了四重奏的基本声音。乐队还会在录音中加入叠录声部，并邀请客座乐手参与。
2025 年，MÄRLA 发行了七首作品组成的《Don’t Say That》，曲目包括《Relieved Duck》《Long Gone By Now》和《Super Snail》。专辑在斯德哥尔摩的 RMV 录音室录制，客座乐手包括演奏长笛和萨克斯风的 Klas Toresson、演奏管乐的 Dima Faustov，以及演奏 Hammond 风琴的 Michael Barry。瑞典音乐杂志 Lira 在评论中留意到乐队的爵士摇滚取向，以及同名曲与《Long Gone By Now》里的管乐编排。
2026 年发行的《Instant Regret》收录十首作品，延续了乐队对融合爵士的探索。专辑由 Calle Gustavsson 在斯德哥尔摩 Atlantis Studios 录制；Klas Toresson 和小号手 Jens Henriksson 分别在《Midnight Marketplace》和《Jezze All Smiles》中客座演出。Lira 在评论中提到了专辑的电吉他独奏、Rhodes 音色与贝斯律动，也关注到《Midnight Marketplace》呈现出的拉丁风格色彩。
资料参考：MÄRLA 官网、乐队发行介绍、Lira：《Don’t Say That》、Lira：《Instant Regret》。
Jazz Sabbath
Biography
Jazz Sabbath is a fictional English jazz trio said to be from the late sixties. The band was created by [a=Adam Wakeman], touring keyboard and guitar player for [a=Black Sabbath] (2004–2017). Jazz Sabbath plays jazz renditions of Black Sabbath songs; claiming to be the original writers of those songs and accusing Black Sabbath of plagiarism.
The band first appeared in a mockumentary on YouTube in February 2020. In this short film band leader Milton Keanes (Adam Wakeman) was interviewed by actor Robert Powell about the early days of Jazz Sabbath, their cancelled debut album and the alleged theft of their songs by Black Sabbath. This album was later released as an actual album on April 10, 2020.
Members: Adam Wakeman, Jerry Meehan, Ash Soan
Links:
- http://jazzsabbath.bandcamp.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/JazzSabbath1970
- https://www.instagram.com/jazz_sabbath/
- https://twitter.com/Jazz_Sabbath
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Sabbath
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWxJsdFuxD4uEiLqiJrUgXQ
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The United Jazz+Rock Ensemble
Biography
Featuring jazz players from Germany and beyond the Ensemble began life in 1975. Pianist [a=Wolfgang Dauner], initially recruiting musicians from his home base of Stuttgart (then a hotbed of avant-garde jazz), put together a rotating cast of musicians, and shared writing and arranging duties with guitarist [a=Volker Kriegel]. They recorded the first album under the United Jazz+Rock Ensemble name, Live im Schützenhaus, in 1977, to be released on the group's then founded [l=Mood Records] label. The album was a hit, eventually becoming the best-selling German jazz record of all times, and the Ensemble was awarded the "Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1978" for artist of the year, followed by another 14 albums plus a variety of international collaborations.
Also known as: The United Jazz & Rock Ensemble, The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble, The United Jazz And Rock Ensemble, United Jazz & Rock Ensemble, United Jazz + Rock Ensemble, United Jazz And Rockensemble, United Jazz+Rock Ensemble
Members: Wolfgang Dauner, Dave King, Kenny Wheeler, Eberhard Weber, Volker Kriegel, Ian Carr, Charlie Mariano, Barbara Thompson, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jon Hiseman, Ack Van Rooyen, Johannes Faber, Christof Lauer, Peter O'Mara, Thorsten Benkenstein
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