SOUTH ORANGE, N.J., June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To accept the fallibility of human knowledge is to accept that there are no absolutes. As Karun Philip explains in his book, “Zen and the Art of ...

Perhaps logging a lot of mileage between Los Angeles and Chicago— two cities where the members of the Mild High Club split their time— gave rise to the tongue-in-cheek allusion of the band’s name to ...

When Swiss pianist Nik BÁ¤rtsch formed his Zen-funk group Ronin in 2001, his vision was to create the maximum effect by minimal means. Many of his pieces – “Moduls,” as he calls them – adhere to his ...

Nik Bärtsch has come up with an interesting new musical concept. He describes it as Zen-Funk, a pop fan might hear traces of trance - just don't call it jazz, writes Stuart Nicholson. Zurich is ...

On his transfixing debut, Stoa, Nik Bartsch creates a five-part song cycle that highlights his immaculate piano playing and keen accord with his band Ronin. The Swiss-born pianist and composer calls ...