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Samo Šalamon
Samo Salamon in Maribor, March 2021.
Background information
Born (1978-10-09) October 9, 1978 (age 46)
Maribor, Slovenia
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Composer, guitarist
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1990s–present
LabelsSamo Records, Clean Feed Records, Fresh Sound New Talent, SteepleChase Records, Splash Records
Websitewww.samosalamon.com

Samo Šalamon born on 9 October 1978, in Maribor, Slovenia. He was a Slovenian jazz composer, guitarist, and interviewer. He has performed over 35 albums and has been credited with over 300 compositions.[1]

Biography

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Šalamon began playing guitar at age 7, studying classical guitar in Maribor until age 15. He later studied at the University of Ljubljana, where he obtained a PhD in American poetry and translation. While at the University of Ljubljana, Šalamon developed an interest in jazz and improvisation.[1]

In 1999, Šalamon met jazz guitarist John Scofield,who became a collaborator and influence on his musical development. In the early 2000s, Šalamon began performing and recording with musicians from the New York jazz scene, including Tim Berne, David Binney, Josh Roseman, Tony Malaby, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey, Gerald Cleaver, Tyshawn Sorey, John Hebert, Donny McCaslin, and others.

In 2003, he recorded Ornethology, his debut album, featuring a European quartet with Achille Succi, Salvatore Maiore, and Zlatko Kaučič. With this group, he performed at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival,[2] Roma Jazz Festival, and Skopje Jazz Festival.[3] The album Ornethology was included in Penguin Guide to Jazz's list of the 1001 Best Albums in the History of Jazz, an inclusion indicative of the early impact of his work.[4]

Šalamon has performed extensively across Europe, collaborating with both European and American jazz musicians, including French tubist Michel Godard, American reed player Paul McCandless, saxophonists Achille Succi and Tony Malaby, drummer Roberto Dani, and pianist Stefano Battaglia.[5] His work has incorporated elements of modern composition and improvisation.[6] His projects have included duos with guitarist Hasse Poulsen[7] and clarinetist Francois Houle,[8] and a European sextet, The Colors Suite, released by Clean Feed Records, featuring musicians such as Julian Arguelles, Pascal Niggenkemper, and Christian Lillinger.[9] He has also led a large improvisational orchestra with members such as Fredrik Ljungkvist, Luis Vicente, Albert Cirera, and Martin Küchen.

Šalamon has recorded for European jazz labels such as Clean Feed Records, Fresh Sound New Talent, Not Two Records, Steeplechase Records, and Splash Records. As a composer, he has developed projects that synthesize contemporary jazz, classical music, and free improvisation.[10]

In 2022, Šalamon recorded the album Dolphyology,[11] a collection of Eric Dolphy's music played on solo acoustic guitar.[12] The album features 28 compositions by Eric Dolphy, rearranged for acoustic guitar, ranging from avant-garde to lyrical pieces.[13]

In June 2022, Šalamon released Pure and Simple, a collaborative trio album featuring Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen and American drummer Ra-Kalam Bob Moses.[14] The album was followed by a European tour in October 2022.

Dr. Jazz Talks interview series

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Šalamon hosts the interview series Dr. Jazz Talks, which features video interviews with various jazz musicians, including John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Steve Swallow, Donny McCaslin, Simon Phillips, Scott Henderson, Steve Smith, Chad Wackerman, Mark Egan, Jimmy Haslip, Antonio Sanchez, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke, Ralph Alessi, David Fiuczynski, Greg Osby, Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier, Mike Stern, Ethan Iverson, and Lage Lund.

Style

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Šalamon's guitar style is influenced by his studies of jazz saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy, evident on his first two albums, Ornithology[15] and Ela's Dream. His early guitar playing was influenced by guitarist John Scofield, and also by players like John Abercrombie, Ben Monder, Adam Rogers, and Bill Frisell. His compositional style draws from different areas of jazz as well as modern classical composers such as Bela Bartok, Witold Lutoslawski, and Olivier Messiaen.

Discography

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Release year Title Label Line-up
2025 Dream Suites Vol. 1 Samo Records Dave Ballou, Russ Johnson, Tom Varner, Jeb Bishop, Curtis Hasselbring, Steve Swell, Chet Doxas, Ben Goldberg, Vinny Golia, Adam Kolker, Andrew Rathbun, Ned Rothenberg, Dan Willis, Ernst Reijseger, Rez Abbasi, Mike Baggetta, Jonathan Goldberger, Samo Šalamon, Jerome Harris, Michael Cain, Steve Hunt, Jimmy Haslip, Chris Lightcap, Eivind Opsvik, Matt Pavolka, Tim Daisy, Ra Kalam Bob Moses
2025 Acoustic Duo Samo Records Martin Speake
2024 The Thinkers Samo Records Cene Resnik, Samuel Ber
2024 For the Listener Who Listens Samo Records Ronan Guilfoyle, Rafal Mazur
2024 Unlocking the Code Samo Records Kevin Miller
2024 Dances of Freedom Samo Records Vasil Hadžimanov, Ra-Kalam Bob Moses
2023 State of Grace Samo Records Bruce Saunders
2023 Electric Duo Samo Records Martin Speake
2023 Eating Poetry Clean Feed Records Emanuele Parrini, Vasco Trilla
2023 Rainbow Bubbles Samo Records Asaf Sirkis
2022 Before It Rains Samo Records Cene Resnik, Jost Drasler, Bojan Krhlanko
2022 Pure and Simple Samo Records Arild Andersen, Ra-Kalam Bob Moses
2022 Dolphyology Samo Records Samo Šalamon
2022 Free Distance, Vol. 2: Poems are Opening Fundacja Sluchaj Emanuele Marsico, Alberto Mandarini, Mirko Cisilino, Luís Vicente, Emanuele Parrini, Marco Colonna, Achille Succi, Albert Cirera, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Christoph Irniger, Alberto Pinton, Beppe Scardino, Martin Küchen, Samo Šalamon, Marcelo Dos Reis, Silvia Bolognesi, Vasco Trilla
2022 Joy and Sorrow Klopotec Records Samo Šalamon, Sabir Mateen
2021 Unobservable Mysteries Afterday Records Samo Šalamon, Francois Houle
2021 String Dancers Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Hasse Poulsen
2021 Timelessness Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Cene Resnik, Bojan Krhlanko
2020 Free Distance, Vol. 1: Love is More Thicker Samo Records Emanuele Marsico, Alberto Mandarini, Mirko Cisilino, Luís Vicente, Emanuele Parrini, Marco Colonna, Achille Succi, Albert Cirera, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Christoph Irniger, Alberto Pinton, Beppe Scardino, Martin Küchen, Samo Šalamon, Marcelo Dos Reis, Silvia Bolognesi, Vasco Trilla
2020 Almost Alone Vol. 1 Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Alex Machacek, Rafal Sarnecki, Cenk Erdogan, Andre Fernandes, Kalle Kalima, Jacob Young, Albert Vila, Dušan Jevtović, Lorenzo Di Maio, Philipp Schaufelberger, Spiros Exaras
2020 Common Flow Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Igor Matković, Kristijan Krajnčan
2020 Rare Ebb Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Igor Matković, Kristijan Krajnčan
2019 Punk You Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Eva Poženel, Achille Succi, Bojan Krhlanko
2019 Swirling Blind Unstilled Klopotec Records Samo Šalamon, Szilard Mezei, Jaka Berger
2019 Free Sessions Vol. 2: Freequestra Klopotec Records Samo Šalamon, Matija Krecic, Bostjan Simon, Achille Succi, Ziga Murko, Domen Gnezda, Vitja Balzalorsky, Marko Crncec, Goran Krmac, Bojan Krhlanko, Jaka Berger
2018 Pure Magic Alessa Records Samo Šalamon, Stefano Battaglia
2018 Peaks of Light Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Howard Levy
2018 Traveling Moving Breathing Clean Feed Records Samo Šalamon, Tony Malaby, Roberto Dani
2017 Free Sessions Vol. 1: Planets of Kei Not Two Records Samo Šalamon, Achille Succi, Szilard Mezei
2017 The Colours Suite Clean Feed Records Samo Šalamon, Julian Arguelles, Achille Succi, Pascal Niggenkemper, Christian Lillinger, Roberto Dani
2016 windS Klopotec Records Samo Šalamon, Stefano Battaglia
2016 Unity Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Julian Arguelles, John Hollenbeck
2015 Little River Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Paul McCandless, Roberto Dani
2014 Ives Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Manu Codjia, Mikkel Ploug
2014 2 Alto Steeplechase Records Samo Šalamon, Loren Stillman, John O'Gallagher, Roberto Dani
2014 Orchestrology KGOSF Records Samo Šalamon, Roberto Dani, Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra
2013 Stretching Out Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Donny McCaslin, Dominique Pifarely, Bruno Chevillon, John Hebert, Gerald Cleaver, Roberto Dani
2012 Eleven Stories Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Michel Godard, Roberto Dani
2011 Duality Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Tim Berne, Achille Succi, Tom Rainey, Roberto Dani
2011 Almost Almond Sanje Records Samo Šalamon, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey
2009 Live! Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Michel Godard, Roberto Dani
2008 Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner Dometra Records Samo Šalamon, Mark Turner, Matt Brewer, Aljoša Jerič
2007 Fall Memories Splasc(h) Records Samo Šalamon, Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Roberto Dani
2007 Nano Goga Records Samo Šalamon, Julian Arguelles, Michel Godard, Roberto Dani
2006 Government Cheese Fresh Sound New Talent Samo Šalamon, David Binney, Josh Roseman, Mark Helias, Gerald Cleaver
2006 Kei's Secret Splasc(h) Records Samo Šalamon, Achille Succi, Carlo DeRosa, Tyshawn Sorey
2005 Two Hours Fresh Sound New Talent Samo Šalamon, Tony Malaby, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey
2005 Ela's Dream Splasc(h) Records Samo Šalamon, Achille Succi, David Binney, Kyle Gregory, Paolino Dalla Porta, Zlatko Kaučič
2003 Ornethology Samo Records Samo Šalamon, Achille Succi, Salvatore Maiore, Zlatko Kaučič

References

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  1. ^ a b Jazz, All About (2022-02-28). "Samo Šalamon, prolifica libertà article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ "Arhiv". 62. Ljubljana jazz festival (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. ^ "Skopje Jazz Festival - Archive". www.skopjejazzfest.com.mk. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ^ "Explore - Slovenian Music". www.musicslovenia.si. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. ^ Gama, Raul Da (2016-08-01). "Samo Salamon & Stefano Battaglia: Winds". Jazz da Gama. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. ^ "Samo Šalamon Sextet - The Colours Suite | SIGIC". www.sigic.si. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  7. ^ Jones, Nic (2021-09-27). "Samo Salamon & Hasse Poulsen: String Dancers". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  8. ^ "FRANÇOIS HOULE & SAMO SALAMON - Unobservable Mysteries". Jazz Views. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  9. ^ "Heimesiger med Samo Salamon | salt peanuts*". salt-peanuts.eu. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  10. ^ Jazz, All About (2022-02-28). "Samo Salamon: un mondo di variegate esplorazioni article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  11. ^ Milkowski, Bill (2022-04-02). "GuitArtistry: Samo Salamon Salutes the Genius of Eric Dolphy with an Ambitious Solo-Guitar Project". JAZZIZ Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  12. ^ "Intimni glasbeni esej". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  13. ^ "ERIC DOLPHY FRETS…Samo Salamon: Dolphyology-Complete Eric Dolphy for Solo Guitar". www.jazzweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  14. ^ "Pure and Simple, by Samo Salamon, Arild Andersen & Ra Kalam Bob Moses". Samo Salamon. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  15. ^ Jazz, All About (3 November 2003). "Samo Salamon Quartet: Ornethology album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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