Tony Paeleman - Camera Obscura (SHED MUSIC 2017)

Le jazz, Tony Paeleman ne l’a pas découvert tout de suite. L’écoute de la musique pop des années 60 et 70 et l’apprentissage de la musique classique précédèrent sa pratique. Des études musicales au Conservatoire de Nice puis au sein du département Jazz et Musiques Improvisées du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris ne sont pas parvenues à faire de lui un musicien académique. Sa vision du jazz ne l’est même pas du tout. Bon pianiste, il sait très bien arranger sa musique, des compositions originales marquées par de nombreuses influences dont il peaufine les détails avec le plus grand soin. Quatre ans après “Slow Motion”, son premier disque, univers musical encore en gestation attestant d’un imaginaire très riche, son nouvel album, “Camera Obscura” confirme l’originalité de sa musique, ancrée dans le jazz par ses parties improvisées, mais ouverte à d’autres genres musicaux qui enrichissent et renouvellent le genre.

Ce disque, Tony Paeleman en a bichonné l’enregistrement. Très fort dans ce domaine, il s’est chargé de la prise de son d’Étrangement calme, un des duos saxophone – piano que renferme “Les âmes perdues” de son ami Christophe Panzani, opus dont il a assuré le mixage et le mastering. Il fait de même avec “Camera Obscura”, ajoutant des effets judicieux à Broken Frame qu’arpège la guitare de Pierre Perchaud. Ce dernier contribue aussi à Kindred Spirits, morceau lent et aérien également confié au saxophone ténor de Julien Pontvianne dont la sonorité diaphane en renforce l’aspect onirique. On retrouve avec lui Nicolas Moreaux à la contrebasse et Karl Jannuska à la batterie qui officiaient dans l’album précédent.

Les autres invités sont des saxophonistes. Emile Parisien (soprano), Antonin Tri-Hoang (alto) et Christophe Panzani (ténor et clarinette basse) mêlent les timbres de leurs instruments respectifs dans Movin’Heads, une pièce colorée, enrichie par des effets sonores et scandée par des rythmes bondissants relevant du hip-hop. Les anches s’entrecroisent et nous font également rêver dans Zadar, un lamento dont la mélodie répétitive hypnotise. Complexes et sophistiqués, les rythmes de The Hex et Morning Live ne sont pas non plus ceux du jazz. Utilisant pourtant son vocabulaire, le piano improvise sur des métriques changeantes. Au sein d’un même morceau, les rythmes bougent et avec eux la musique se transforme, images sonores qui, constamment mélangées, en génèrent de nouvelles. Introduit par le piano qui en décline progressivement les accords, Roxanne, une des plus célèbres compositions de Sting, baigne dans une torpeur rêveuse puis adopte un tempo aussi vif qu’inattendu.

Our Spanish Love Song de Charlie Haden qui referme l’album hérite d’une version plus sage. Accompagné par une contrebasse et une batterie discrète, le piano en décline sobrement le thème, une mélodie, simple, lumineuse qui se suffit à elle-même.

1. The Hex

2. Morning Light

3. Roxanne

4. Broken Frame

5. Camera Obscura

6. Kindred Spirits

7. Movin' Heads

8. Zadar

9. Our Spanish Love Song

Tony Paeleman (piano)

Julien Pontvianne (saxophone

Nicolas Moreaux (contrebasse)

Karl Jannuska (batterie)

Guests

Pierre Perchaud (guitare)

Christophe Panzani (saxophone)

Torben Westergaard - Tangofied III (GATEWAY MUSIC 2017)

The creative process leading to a particular product often first reveals itself afterward, i.e. when it has occurred. From the outcome, it all of a sudden becomes clearer in which way causalities led to the result. I had in no way planned that the Tangofied releases should end up as a trilogy. It just happened that way; the first CD brought about the other two.

Tangofied (2012), was recorded in Buenos Aires with Argentine musicians in collaboration with pianist and arranger Diego Schissi. It is heavily inspired by the sounds of Astor Piazzolla’s last releases, and it’s dramatic chamber musical expressiveness featuring the archetypical Argentine instrument the bandoneón. Tangofied II was more inspired by Argentinean folk music and was partly recorded in Buenos Aires in collaboration with Ernesto Snajer and Mariano ‘Tiki’ Cantero, partly in Denmark with my usual band. Both releases were nominated for Danish Music Award — Jazz in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

The current release, Tangofied III, has finally returned at home in every way. It is recorded only using my Danish band The Tangofied Ensemble plus added collaborations with different musical friends: Peter Rosendal (piano), Anders Singh Vester Dahl (accordion), Andrea Pellegrini (vocals) and Benedikte Artved (viola).

Overall, one could ask, from where the music in the Tangofied trilogy springs. It is not easy to give a brief, let alone meaningful answer to this question. Therefore, let it just be noted that I sense a kinship between the melancholia in Nordic jazz and the elegiac nostalgia of Argentinian tango music. There is something in that crossfield which reaches out to me – and I just followed this hunch without too much-organized reflection or ulterior motive. The focal point was: can I  create a meaningful hybrid halfway between the two genres?

If the project succeeds, I will leave up to you to decide. For myself, the Tangofeid trilogy — using a Japanese reviewer words about Tangofied II, — is “not a mere research project into the nature of Argentine tango. Rather, it is Torben’s search for himself, through ten Compositional jewels that invite the listener into a new world “(The Walker’s, Japan, 2014).

1. Clever Little Me

2. Leo

3. Ab Ovo

4. Bach

5. Aristoteles

6. Kogle

7. Hugo

8. Sjællands Odde

Playlist for Tom Ossana – The Thin Edge – March 29, 2017 MST 7:00 to 9:00p.m.

http://www.kzmu.org/listen.m3u ~ Use this link to access the show online.

[ÚLTIMA HORA] CANCELADA LA GIRA DE BALKAN BEAT BOX

CANCELADA LA GIRA DE BALKAN BEAT BOX EN ESPAÑA Y FRANCIA

Estamos muy tristes de daros esta noticia, Tomer Yosef, el cantante y frontman de Balkan Beat Box ha caído enfermo y no podrá viajar para realizar los conciertos previstos esta semana en España y Francia. Estamos desolados, aún se desconoce el motivo de su malestar, el israelí se encuentra en estos momentos esperando las nuevas pruebas médicas en el Hospital de Tel Aviv.

Nuestras más sinceras y profundas disculpas a todos los seguidores de la banda que esperaban disfrutar de sus conciertos, así como a todas las entidades implicadas en la gira: Sala Apolo, Canibal, Mad Town Days, Planet Events, Sala Arena, Charco, Tierra Candela, Triton Livefun y Primavera Trompetera Festival.

Las devoluciones de las entradas para los conciertos de Barcelona y Madrid se harán de forma automática desde cada canal de venta.

Esperamos pronto daros nuevas y mejores noticias.

Gracias por vuestra comprensión

JAZZforum with Bob Porter Soul Jazz and the Black Community, 1945-1975 Wednesday, March 29th 7:00pm @ UDC

JAZZforum with Bob Porter

Soul Jazz and the Black Community, 1945-1975

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:00pm

Record producer, jazz writer and broadcaster Bob Porter discusses his new book Soul Jazz: Jazz in the Black Community, 1945-1975, which complies a history of jazz in the back community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War.

Book signing follows presentation.

RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts--Bldg. 46-West)

ALL events are FREE, OPEN to the public (unless otherwise noted) and METRO accessible.

Event Info

http://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php

Events Information

Telephone: 202-274-5803

Email: JazzAlive@udc.edu

Locations

Recital Hall, (Performing Arts - Building 46-West)

4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20008

University Auditorium, (Performing Arts - Building 46-East)

4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20008

Directions

By car: Mapquest or Google Maps

(Parking garage entrance on Van Ness Street.)

By metro: Metro Trip Planner (Van Ness—UDC stop on red line)

Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz.

Bob Porter is a record producer, writer and broadcaster in the fields of Jazz and Blues.  He has worked for such prominent record labels a Prestige, Savoy and Atlantic.  He has produced more than 175 albums and several hundred reissues.  He has contributed to DownBeat, JazzTimes, Jazz Journal (London) and currently writes a book review column for the Journal of the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors.  He is a two-time Grammy winner, was awarded the Marion McPartland Award for Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting and is a member of the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.  He currently is the host of three separate radio programs on WBGO Newark.

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(November 10, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1524547867

ISBN-13: 978-1524547868

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Kryshe - Insights (UNPERCEIVED RECORDS 2017)

„Insights“ is the name of the second album by musician Christian Grothe, who makes music under the name of „Kryshe“. The release’s seven tracks with plain titles like „A Journey“, „Source“ or „Salutation“ invite the listener to get all introspective and explore their inner world. In the process of listening one feels like the compositions are born out of themselves at the very moment of perception. 

Unobstrusive yet with a certain grandeur piano, harmonium, and other instruments show up; they were partly transformed by the means of guitar effects. The clear flute and clarinet of Shabnam Parvaresh and the pure classical voice of Tabea Mangelsdorf appear as guests. An attentively articulated trumpet floats like trails of sheer fabric through a zen-like space that here and there concentrates to curious emotions. Kryshe’s own voice on „Come“ is a perfect expression of the seeker. 

„Insights“ creates a still feeling in the listener and invites to watch and listen intently. You might feel as if this music decribes a way of perceiving - rather than the perceiver themselves or their perceived objects. 

The wide spaciousness and lightness of Kryshe’s sound conveys clarity and speaks volumes without needing much volume.

1. A Journey 15:01

2. Come 04:08

3. Peaceful Place 04:39

4. Insights 02:12

5. The Journey Goes On 09:49

6. Source 06:26

7. Salutation 04:03

Shabnam Parvaresh: Clarinet, Flute on „Insights“ and „Source“ 

Tabea Mangelsdorf: Vocals on „The Journey Goes On“ and „Salutation“

Gustav Lundgren / Jorge Rossy / Doug Weiss - Jazz Vol. 1 (2017)

Gustav Lundgren is one of Sweden's most prominent jazz guitarists right now. He was born in Stockholm 1980, started to play guitar at age 12. He studied music in Stockholm, Bollnäs and Svalöv between 1996-2000. Gustav started to play at clubs around Stockholm at age 16 and made his first tour to Spain with his own trio at age 19. Between 2000-2012 Gustav toured Japan, USA, Indonesia, England, Brazil, France, Syria, Turkey, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Algeria, Latvia, Switzerland, Austria, Moldova, Ukraine, Transnistria, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland with different jazz groups. He has recorded over 55 albums as a side man and 15 as a leader. Gustav Lundgren has been working with names like: Jimmy Rosenberg, Jorge Rossy, Doug Weiss, Antoine Boyer, Lelo Nika, Dorado Schmitt, The Swedish House Mafia, Kleerup, September & Anne Sofie von Otter.

Gustav Lundgren is well known within Jazz, Gypsy Swing and House. He has also composed & recorded music for TV commercials (MTV, TV4) and produced albums for artists like Jelena Jakubovitch, Lili Araujo, Luiz Murá, Stockholm Swing All Stars, Celia Mur and Hot Club de Suede. Gustav has performed in both TV and Radio in many different countries including the USA.

In 2004 Gustav was honored with his own signature guitar model from AJL-Guitars.
In 2005 he received the Louis Armstrong Scholarship.

In 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 & 2016 he was honored with grants from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.

In 2015 he received the Albin Hagström Scholarship and the Second Line Jazzband Scholarship.

"Gustav Lundgren is a world class guitarist who is creating his own swinging approach to music, combining elements from the masters with his unique sound, lines and technique.  Keep your ears on the north, Sweden has a gem up there named Gustav Lundgren! "

/ Jonathan Kreisberg

"I love what you´re doing, awesome man!"

/ George Benson

"Last year I had the pleasure of playing some gigs with Gustav Lundgren and enjoyed a lot his beautiful tone, great sense of rhythm and original compositions, he is a great guitar player with a very soulful aproach to music and I hope we can play together again soon."

/ Jorge Rossy

"8 Venues is a wonderful CD that displays Gustav Lundgren´s skill as a composer and guitar player. As a guitarist, his sense of melody and harmonic ideas reflects the sophistication of his musical voice and technique."

/ Just Jazz Guitar"

"Gustav Lundgren, one of our best guitarists"

/ Swedish TV4

"He is a complete musician in absolute world-class."

/ Smålandposten

"Lundgren’s fretwork is fast but sure at a tempo that would tie most players’ fingers into knots."

/ Vintage Guitar Magazine

“One of the best guitar players in Europe”

/ Stina Pettersson - Commersen

"It’s almost impossible not to love this music."

/ Norra västerbotten

"Sweden's new guitar comet."

"World-class guitarist.”

/ Helsingin Sanomat

1. Invitation (Bronisław Kaper)

2. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern)

3. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronisław Kaper)

4. How About You? (Burton Lane)

5. Gone With The Wind (Allie Wrubel)

6. Triste (Antônio Carlos Jobim)

7. They Say It's Wonderful (Irving Berlin)

8. Where Are You? (Jimmy McHugh)

Gustav Lundgren - Guitar

Doug Weiss - Double Bass

Jorge Rossy - Drums

Mark de Clive-Lowe - Live at the Blue Whale (ROPEADOPE RECORDS / MASHI BEAT 2017)

Mark de Clive-­Lowe delivers an outstanding 4 track EP recorded live at Los Angeles' Blue Whale jazz club. The EP finds MdCL revisiting the grand piano, putting his first instrument front and center with his technological world of keyboards and electronics. It's his signature amalgamation of acoustic sound sparring with new technology, joined by a world­-class crew: Josh Johnson (Miguel Atwood-Ferguson / Wayne Shorter) on sax and flute, Brandon Eugene Owens (Robert Glasper/Terrace Martin) on bass and Gene Coye (Thundercat/Flying Lotus) on drums. 

The instrumental EP opens with an original composition, 'Evergreen'. Solo piano sets the mood as the composition evolves into a head-nodding, beat-driven journey of improvisational conversation. As the music progresses, we hear MdCL programming beats and electronics live and on the spot – manipulating and sampling his own piano, keyboards and Johnson's sax – creating a musical palimpsest inspired by hip hop's sampling aesthetic. Only here, the samples are all organic - performed, captured and manipulated completely on the fly. 

The following tracks pay homage to three of MdCL's heroes – Yusef Lateef firstly on the loping 'L+H' – inspired by Yusef's 'Love + Humor' with Owens and Coye underpinning the groove while MdCL and Johnson play and become live samples themselves. Sun Ra gets honored the EP's centerpiece – an 11 minute exploration of his composition 'The Golden Lady' – once again, MdCL's piano is the central focus here, leading the way through a mystically evocative soundscape that reimagines the great master. Johnson switches to flute here bringing his playfulness and musical guile to the mix with the piece culminating in an intoxicating blend of beats, live samples and acoustic band. We close out with an interlude of Ahmad Jamal's 'Swahililand' – most famously sampled for De La Soul's 'Stakes is High' by iconic producer J Dilla. 

It's a real treat to hear MdCL and band in full-­flight live show mode with none of the safety nets of studio production. Live at the Blue Whale hints at what's more to come from a truly individual musician.

The Nu Band - Live in Geneva (NOT TWO RECORDS 2017)

1. Lunch for the Pharaoh

2. One for Roy

3. Little Piece

4. 5 O’Clock Follies

5. Read This

Thomas Heberer - trumpet

Mark Whitecage - alto sax & half-horn

Joe Fonda - bass & flute    

Lou Grassi - drums & percussion