At a glance, Purpose Built, bassist Michael Janisch's debut as a leader, looks like a big-band session. The roster on the back of the CD case is not just stocked with notables, it's a long list of ...

Michael Janisch has established himself as a tireless creative force across the developing international spheres of contemporary improvised and experimental music. Based in London (originally from the ...

Before an enthusiastic early-evening audience at Ronnie’s, Janisch focused on his 2019 album, Worlds Collide, albeit kicking off with a new, unrecorded piece he called “Restart”, before seguing into ...

AMERICAN bass player Michael Janisch is making a return visit to Coventry. AMERICAN bass player Michael Janisch is making a return visit to Coventry. He’s been living in London for four years, but one ...

IT SEEMS entirely appropriate that the name Michael Janisch chose for the record label he founded in 2010 should be Whirlwind Recordings. The London-based, Wisconsin-born musician and entrepreneur ...

AMERICAN bass player Michael Janisch is a regular visitor to the Midlands and heads to Coventry tomorrow with his new band the Purpose Built Quintet. AMERICAN bass player Michael Janisch is a regular ...

THIS would have been a terrific final concert in Bridge Music's latest Thursday jazz series at Glasgow Art Club but a last-minute hitch caused a switch of venue and this nearby pub, which at least has ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The latest collaboration between Cuban pianist Aruán Ortiz and London-resident bassist Michael Janisch is an ...

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