Initié par le pianiste Sébastien Paindestre et le saxophoniste Dave Schroeder, le projet transatlantique Atlantico séduit avec un premier album "En Rouge", où le Bebop se mêle à un swing raffiné.
Le pianiste et compositeur français Sébastien Paindestre est un habitué de nos programmations, que ce soit avec son trio ou avec Amnesiac 4tet, son projet jazz consacré à Radiohead. C'est du côté de la grande Pomme que l'artiste est allé chercher l'inspiration après sa rencontre, en 2012, avec Dave Schroeder (multi-instrumentiste et directeur de la NYU jazz à New York). Le pianiste a ensuite suivi des master class avec la crème des jazzmen new-yorkais (John Scofield, Georges Coleman, Billy Drummond, Richard Bona, Rich Shemaria, Peter Bernstein ou Kenny Werner).
La musique de l'album est composée pour moitié par Dave Schroeder et Sébastien Paindestre avec l'utilisation de quatre instruments différents sur les huit titres de l'album par l'Américain. L'oeuvre fait preuve d'un équilibre parfait entre rythmiques implacables et envolées jazz subtiles, entre titres à l'énergie Bebop, ballades délicates au swing raffiné et Deep blues. Seuls les grands musiciens arrivent à une telle fluidité dans leur musique, "En Rouge" est une œuvre collective de haut vol, inspirée et ô combien élégante!
Sébastien Paindestre : Piano (Yamaha C7), compositions
Billy Drummond : Batterie (Gretsch)
Martin Wind : Contrebasse
Atlantico is full of joy and inspiration. From tune to tune, this collective quartet tells some beautiful stories about who they are and where they’ve been. I keep hitting the repeat button. Bravo!!!
"He is a hot prospect if jazz composing is where he focuses his many talents" - John Fordham, The Guardian.
An emerging talent on the jazz scene, Chis Whiter has already
been listed as 'one to look out for' in Jazzwise magazine. Chris's
layering of instrumental textures and rhythmic patterns has become a
trademark of his compositions, with works being featured at the BBC
Proms and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. He has performed at top UK venues
and international jazz festivals (Montreux, Vienne, North Sea), and in
2014 he won a place on the Metropole Orchestra Arrangers’ Workshop,
working with renowned composer Vince Mendoza, and Grammy award winning
vocalist Gregory Porter.
1. Boneyard 309 08:00 2. Part I - Dystopia 06:02 3. Part II - Fool's Paradise 09:55 4. Part III - Envisions 06:47 5. Part IV - Borderline 09:28 6. Part V - New World 11:15 7. Loops 08:48
Chris Whiter - Tenor Sax/Flutes/Clarinet (Track 2) Sam Miles - Soprano/Tenor Saxes Chris Eldred - Piano/Keyboards Sandy Suchodolski - Upright Bass Joe Evans - Drums
This sophomore release by the working trio of Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, and Avreeayl Ra shows a band doubling down on the slow, patient approach to improvising that characterized their first release, 2014’s Aphelion. The trio continues to pulsate, expanding ever outwards, yet returning to a central core each time to launch their next adventure. The live sets presented on this new two-disc set document that musical expansion and contraction within the trio, but also take things a step further as the band adds enigmatic keyboardist Jim Baker to the fold as a special guest for disc two. Baker’s a logical choice to meet up with these three; his own trio with Abrams and Ra, although a sporadic grouping, dates back to the early aught’s, and he’s worked with both in countless other contexts across many years. Similarly, a multitude of collaborations between he and Rempis date back to the late 1990’s. On Perihelion, these two overlapping circles spiral seamlessly into focus to demonstrate the gravitational strength of a central core built by decades of shared history.
1. Enceladus 43:09
2. Cassini Division 32:10
3. Pan and Daphnis 08:22
Dave Rempis – alto/tenor/baritone saxophone
Joshua Abrams – bass/clarinet
Avreeayl Ra – drums/wooden flute
+ Jim Baker – keyboard/electronics (disc two)
DISC ONE - Recorded August 27th, 2015 at Elastic Arts in Chicago
1) Enceladus 43:09
DISC TWO - Recorded January 3rd, 2016 at The Owl in Chicago
1) Cassini Division 32:10
2) Pan and Daphnis 08:22
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Dave Zuchowski
Design by Johnathan Crawford
Produced by Dave Rempis
Special thanks to Paul Giallorenzo and Elastic Arts, and to Aaron Dexter and The Owl
Voted BEST NEW JAZZ GROUP New York City Hot House Magazine
"Jazz, Folk & Minimalism" Boston Globe
"Hypnotic!" Timeout New York
Manhattan-based saxophonist Daniel Bennett can be heard throughout the world performing his award-winning compositions on saxophone, flute, clarinet, and oboe. The Daniel Bennett Group plays quirky modern Jazz, fused with elements of Surf Rock and Avant-Pop. The Boston Globe describes Bennett's music as "a mix of jazz, folk, and minimalism." The band was recently voted "Best New Jazz Group" in New York City Hot House Magazine. Daniel Bennett Group is currently touring to promote their newest album, 'Sinking Houseboat Confusion' (Manhattan Daylight Media). On the new album, Bennett is joined by Nat Janoff (guitar), Eddie Khaimovich (bass), and Matthew Feick (Drums). The album was produced by MP Kuo at Eastside Sound Recording in Manhattan. The Daniel Bennett Group has been featured in Boston Globe Magazine, NPR, First Coast Living (NBC), Indianapolis Public Radio, San Francisco Examiner, St. Louis Public Radio and the Village Voice. The Village Voice raves, "saxophonist Daniel Bennett makes hay with an airy approach that's buoyant enough to conjure notions of East African guitar riffs and Steve Reich's pastoral repetition."
Time Out New York describes the music as, "hypnotic." Daniel Bennett studied saxophone at the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston. During his time in Boston, Bennett performed regularly with the Portland Symphony and the New Hampshire Festival Orchestra. Bennett also toured Italy and Switzerland with renowned Boston jazz ensemble, Musaner. In addition to leading his own band, Daniel Bennett performs in Broadway and Off-Broadway theater productions in New York City. Daniel Bennett recently composed the musical score for stage adaptations of 'Frankenstein' and 'Brave Smiles' at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Manhattan. Daniel Bennett recently played woodwinds in 'Blank! The Musical,' the first fully improvised Off-Broadway musical to launch on a national stage. The show was produced by Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, and Improv Boston. The New York Times called the show, "Witty, Likable and Ludicrous!" Daniel Bennett's theatrical works have strongly influenced his eclectic sound and musical storytelling abilities as a bandleader. Daniel Bennett is an official endorsing artist for Morgan Mouthpieces. Visit www.danielbennettgroup.com to learn more.
They describe their music as, ‘quirky, modern jazz fused with elements of surf rock and avante-pop’. The group have been playing more or less constantly for over a decade and are stalwarts of public libraries as well as jazz clubs and festivals. They recently completed 10 packed US tours. Their first 6 albums increased the group’s popularity and were critically acclaimed. Critics and reviewers have realized the magic of their music and the last album ‘The Mystery At Clown Castle’ was positively reviewed in Time Out, The New York Times, Jazz Weekly, All About Jazz and many other publications and proved Daniel has matured and gained huge respect for his original music. The group have appeared on TV and radio to share their take on music with a wide audience. Daniel has composed music for theatre and played woodwinds in ‘Blank! The Musical”’ which was the first fully improvised off-Broadway musical to launch on a national stage. With no conductor or sheet music the music was created spontaneously to accompany the cast and the New York Times called the show ‘Witty, Likeable and ludicrous’. The new album has been in the pipeline for some time and was anticipated with high expectations.
Jazz In Europe got an exclusive preview. In his email to me, Daniel said, “This music will shock some and hopefully delight ALL! The Daniel Bennett Group performed 10 national tours in the last year. Throughout this time, we have carefully crafted this radical new sound Surf Rock + Avant-Pop + Modern Jazz.”
When there is high expectations some trepidation comes with playing the music for the first time so I braced myself. I have to say from the start, this is not the Daniel Bennett I was expecting. Past music has been more than listenable, jazzy, theatrical and very pleasant but this – this shows a maturing and confidence in their own identity which is palpable from the first note. The first listen was fine, the second good and the third I was hooked. I recognised Daniel’s style from the start but it was the quantum leap in that style along with a massive increase in confidence which assailed me. The CD opens, as all CDs must, with a familiar sound – it could almost have been lifted from one of their previous albums. However, ‘John Lizard Comes Home’ quickly diverges into something else – a rockier, faster-paced sound with some pretty neat guitar from Nat Janoff, underpinned by thrumming bass from Eddy Khaimovich whilst Daniel soars over the top, changing into minor key and back again part way through.
This is confident, joyful music and tight? Boy is it tight. ‘Andrew Variations’ follows and again, this is led by Daniel’s clarinet which establishes the lovely melody. Which is played – in various forms again and again but never becomes tiresome. Daniel shows he knows how to work a theme and it breaks at just the right place for a complete change in texture and feel before re-establishing the theme in this far too short, delightful track.
‘Bobby Brick Sent Me’ starts with a funky, driving beat over which Daniel absolutely rocks on sax. There is a lovely, open feel to this track and Daniel is supported by light but effective drums and guitar. Daniel’s confident playing carries this track and he has reached that stage where a natural player crosses from being very good to intuitive and heading towards greatness. His playing is superb. The title track, ‘Sinking Houseboat Confusion’ is rocky, classy and cosily familiar in format. The composition is full of depth and warmth, each musician used fully, echoing the theme set by Daniel. A rollicking drum solo from Matthew Feick cuts a decent break at the 1.30 mark before the theme returns. ‘Paint The Fence’ ushers in a change of mood with twangy guitar paving the way for Daniel’s flute which creates an atmospheric number lifting the listener up, away and then gently putting them down again, changed somehow yet perfectly replete with sound. There are some lovely off-beat moments in the rhythm but not enough to interfere with the mood. ‘Dr Duck Builds a Patio’ is jazzy, funky and the sax sounds, at times truly like a duck concentrating on his task of building. Daniel’s playing shows true confidence here, raspy, fast and offset by a great guitar solo. ‘We Are Okay’ is more rocky to begin with before a bluesey, racey theme is introduced and the jazz roots comes through with three rhythms all going on simultaneously, imparting to the number a sense of organised chaos. It develops each theme, each rhythm, all separate yet skilfully linked to create a cohesive number with a touch of free jazz mixed in. Gorgeous. The fact this works with the complex depths confirms the dexterity and understanding the musicians have and their more than nodding respect and understanding for true jazz composition in music.
‘Little Disappointments of Modern Life’ starts with an inspired bit of sax from Daniel, showing off his impressive licks. Then the poem by Michele Herman after which the track is named is read with Daniel accompanying the narrative with intuitive playing holding up and emphasising the emotion of the poem’s story. An unusual and surprising track but the theatrical nature works well and the music entwines with the words to create something more than a bit magical. As the voice stops, Daniel continues on sax, telling his own version of the story and the silence at the end is all-encompassing.
With ‘Animals Discussing Life Changes’ the music returns to the familiar Bennett format, with the lead instrument, a clarinet in this case, working up the theme adequately supported by the rest of the musicians. This is a good filler number and has a dancy, prancy feel about it. Sinking Houseboat Confusion’ (acoustic reprieve) has the addition of Mark Cocheo on acoustic guitar and while the original theme is there, it is treated so gently and slowed that it is hard to equate this track to the first version. It is, however, beautiful and arranged really cleverly.
There is about this CD a quality and a confidence which is a mile higher than anything I have heard the Daniel Bennett Group play before – and it was good before. It is clear Daniel is forging his way relentlessly towards that place in music where he feels most comfortable and, luckily for the listener, it is a place where the music is intensely listenable. Yet, there is still a sense of a door opening, not quite fully open – which bodes immensely well for the future.
There are references to almost every genre so classifying the music is impossible – even the group call it avant-pop-modern jazz- surf rock and it is all of those things. However, I can tell you what it is and that is good music – listenable, recorded well and you get the sense of the endless work which has gone into this, the re-writes, the rehearsing, the tweaks and the respect for the listener because in the end, they got it just about right. Now if we can only get Daniel over his fascination with animals…Daniel said he would shock me – he did but in a good way. He also said the music will hopefully delight all – it will, (well unless you are brain-dead). This is seminal, not in the sense of music as a great whole but in the sense of this band – this is a gear change, a step up and delivered brilliantly.
DANIEL BENNETT GROUP
SINKING HOUSEBOAT CONFUSION
(Manhattan Daylight Media)
All songs written by Daniel Bennett (BMI) | Copyright 2016
Original poem, Little Disappointments of Modern Life, written by Michele Herman
Producer: MP Kuo | Executive Producer: Daniel Bennett
Recorded at Eastside Sound (150 Forsyth St, New York, New York)
Mixing and Mastering at MP Kuo Recording (New York, New York)
Photography: James Bartolozzi and Beatriz Ota
1.) John Lizard Comes Home
Daniel Bennett - Alto Saxophone
Eddy Khaimovich - Electric Bass
Matthew Feick - Drums
Nat Janoff - Guitar
2.) Andrew Variations
Daniel Bennett - Alto Saxophone/Flute
Eddy Khaimovich - Electric Bass
Matthew Feick - Drums
Nat Janoff - Guitar
3.) Bobby Brick Sent Me
Daniel Bennett - Alto Saxophone
Matthew Feick - Drums
4.) Sinking Houseboat Confusion
Daniel Bennett - Alto Saxophone/Flute
Eddy Khaimovich - Electric Bass
Matthew Feick - Drums
Nat Janoff - Guitar
5.) Paint the Fence
Daniel Bennett - Flute
Eddy Khaimovich - Electric Bass
Matthew Feick - Drums
Nat Janoff - Guitar
6.) Doctor Duck Builds a Patio
Daniel Bennett - Alto Saxophone
Eddy Khaimovich - Electric Bass
Matthew Feick - Drums
Nat Janoff - Guitar
7.) We Are OK!
Daniel Bennett - Alto Saxophone/Piano
Eddy Khaimovich - Electric Bass
Matthew Feick - Drums
Nat Janoff - Guitar
8.) Little Disappointments of Modern Life (original poem by Michele Herman)
The Unity Sessions, released May 6, 2016, on Nonesuch Records, is taken from a filmed performance with Pat Metheny Unity Group that was released on DVD in 2015; the set comprises 13 songs by Metheny, one he co-wrote with Ornette Coleman, and one well known standard by Ray Noble.
In 2013, for the first time since 1980, Metheny recorded with a band that highlighted tenor saxophone. The resulting Unity Band, which went on to win him his 20th Grammy Award, featured Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, longtime collaborator Antonio Sanchez on drums, and Ben Williams on bass. Metheny then took that same ensemble into new territory with the addition of his Orchestrion and a focus on more through-composed material and christened the ensemble Pat Metheny Unity Group. The Group's first record, Kin (←→), was released by Nonesuch in 2014 and was named the best jazz album of the year in the DownBeat Readers Poll Awards. The Group went on a world tour of more than 150 cities; at the end, they hunkered down in a small Manhattan theater to film new performances of music from the original Unity Band, the expansive Kin(←→), and touchstones from the entirety of Metheny's music catalog. The results were released on DVD last year as The Unity Sessions, and now Nonesuch releases the album of the same name.
Over the course of more than three decades, guitarist Pat Metheny has set himself apart from the jazz mainstream, expanding and blurring boundaries and musical styles. His record-setting body of work includes 20 Grammy Awards in 12 separate categories; a series of influential trio recordings; award-winning solo albums; scores for hit Hollywood motion pictures; and collaborations and duets with major artists like Ornette Coleman, Steve Reich, Charlie Haden, Brad Mehldau, and many others. His band the Pat Metheny Group, founded in 1977, is the only ensemble in history to win Grammys for seven consecutive releases.
CD1
Adagia
Sign of the Season
This Belongs to You
Roof Dogs
Cherokee
Geneaology
On Day One
Medley
CD2
Come and See
Police People
Two Folk Songs (1st)
Born
Kin
Rise Up
Go Get It
MUSICIANS
Pat Metheny, electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synth, electronics, orchestrionics
Chris Potter, tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet, flute, guitar
Recorded by Pete Karam and David Oakes at the 52nd St. Project, New York, NY
Mixed by Pete Karam
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Guitar Tech: Carolyn Chrzan
Orchestrion Tech and Monitors: Austin Stillwell
Drum Tech: Teo Stoll
Tour Production Manager: Chris Culpepper
Tour Managers: John Nave, Dana Watson (Europe), Jerry Wortman (NYC)
Artist Management: Ted Kurland & David Sholemson for the Kurland Agency
All music composed and arranged by Pat Metheny, except "Police People," composed by Ornette Coleman and Pat Metheny, and "Cherokee," composed by Ray Noble
Antonio Sanchez plays Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals and sticks, Remo drumheads, LP percussion and Cympad fets exclusively; Chris Potter plays Rico Jazz Select reeds. Ben Williams appears courtesy of Concord Jazz.
Daniele D'Agaro (clarinet) Massimo De Mattia (flutes) Giovanni Maier (double bass). A trio consisting of some of the best Italian jazz improvisers caught in the middle of an intense three ways dialogue. A wide sound palette coming from the beautiful and peculiar combination of reeds flute and bass. Three expert musicians generating a great flow of music based on the balance of various shapes and densities. From quiet open zones through rather dense conversations. Creative Music at its best. Read More...
01. Mint (2:08)
02. Hip Rose (2:09)
03. Mango (5:45)
04. Sanddom (4:40)
05. Rooibos (7:18)
06. Cinnamon (4:35)
07. Licorice (4:20)
08. Ginger * (0:37)
09. Sage (6:44)
10. Blackcurrant ** (0:41)
11. Lemon *** (2:44)
12. Pomegranate (2:44)
Line Up
Daniele D'Agaro, clarinet
Massimo De Mattia, flutes
Giovanni Maier, doublebass
Recording Information
All compositions by D’Agaro, De Mattia, Maier except * by Maier, ** by D’Agaro and *** by De Mattia
Recorded on February 13th 2016, by Massimo De Mattia, Udine
Rudi Records is an indipendent record label. The main musical focus is improvised music like jazz, creative music, experimental, but also some original projects characterized by a strong musical authenticity. Read More...
