21-05-2017 09:00 via theguardian.com

Jørgen Emborg Quartet: What’s Left? review – newcomer Mathias Heise makes his mark

(Stunt)Jørgen Emborg has been compared to Keith Jarrett, although I don’t hear much resemblance. What does stand out in these 10 pieces by the Danish pianist-composer is an attractive tunefulness that’s not as simple as it sounds on first hearing. His beautifully integrated quartet features a young newcomer, Mathias Heise, who plays the chromatic harmonica with the pinpoint articulation of a flute. The unison passages between him and Emborg on a tricky number such as That&rsqu
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