Newvelle Records is Proud to Present: Season Three

Presenting Our Third Season

Making the Newvelle Records Dream into Reality

After coming up with this concept two years ago and producing two box sets that we are enormously proud of, we are now launching our Third Season.  We are filled with gratitude to the amazing musicians, artists, engineers, photographers, designers, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, audiophiles, critics, writers, and film-makers who have  helped make this dream come together.  This year we are NOT launching a crowdfunding campaign to launch our Third Season so we are depending on our network (You!) to help spread the word about what we're up to.  Thank you so much for your interest and support of Newvelle Records.

25 Years of Aka Moon: New Constellation Box & Trio Album 'NOW'

New Trio Album

Fabrizio Cassol (sax), Michel Hatzigeorgiou (el.bass) & Stéphane Galland (drums)

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In December 2017, Aka Moon will proudly release a new trio album. After 25 years of musical complicity & numerous musical encounters, the trio goes back to its 'roots'. Find out soon more about it!

The Isle of Life: unique cross-over project with De Beren Gieren & Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen

The Isle of Life:

unique cross-over project with

De Beren Gieren & Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen

Since Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen kept resident in Muziekcentrum De Bijloke (Ghent) and was looking for a new collaboration, the choice for brand new city composer Fulco Ottervanger was evident. This composer & pianist of De Beren Gieren wrote a new musical piece called 'The Isle of Life', which is an answer to ‘The Isle of Death’ by Rachmaninov. The composition will be performed by Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen - obviously - together with his jazz trio De Beren Gieren.

In his music, Fulco Ottervanger places non judgement, vitality, hope & playfulness opposite to Rachmaninov's dark Judgement Day. This is musically translated in leaving space for improvisation and openness to the unknown. The orchestra will play with uncontrolled situations and unexpected elements, which he calls - pun intended - 'islands' in the orchestra, based on texture, frequency, metre etc. "I didn't want it to be an antithesis, a complete contradiction, since life and death are so intertwined. You'll certainly recognise some references to Rachmaninov in my piece."

‘The Isle of Life’ premieres this month. Expect a classical concert that will charm jazz lovers.

23.11 Concertgebouw, Bruges

24.11 Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, Ghent

26.11 deSingel, Antwerp

De Beren Gieren & BRZZVLL are smashing it!

De Beren Gieren & BRZZVLL are smashing it! The past months, they received outstanding 4 & 5 stars reviews from De Morgen, Humo, Focus Knack, De Standaard, Trouw, Written in Music, ... But also: 

"Every one of the 10 tracks is a winner!"   Electronic Sound Magazine on Dug Out Skyscrapers

"One of the more idiosyncratic of the current crop of ‘live’ European piano trios, De Beren Gieren have The Bad Plus’ sense of supersized dynamics to add tot heir quirkily ambient electronic effects and offbeat grooves." Jazzwise (****) 

"BRZZVLL demonstrate on their third album an absorbing collection of instrumental jazz-fusion that evokes the spirit of Herbie Hancock in the 70s but manages to sound original and relevant rather than derivative and hackneyed." Record Collector Magazine (****)

"Named for the capital of Congo, Brazzaville, this seven-piece Belgian jazz outfit turn out to be more than just Afrobeat revivalists, drawing as much on fusion greats such as Herbie Hancock as Central African rhythms." Q Magazine

MORE INFO

Jazz is the new hype: conference on Flemish jazz in Bimhuis, Kris Defoort Diving Poet Society release, The Isle of Life & 25 years Aka Moon

Kris Defoort & his 'Diving Poets' presenting their new album Diving Poet Society

One year after their successful creation tour through Slovenia, Hungary, Germany & Belgium, Kris Defoort and his ‘Diving Poet Society’ come out with the self-titled album Kris Defoort Diving Poet Society (WERF Records). They’re excited to present this gem to you in four Belgian cities:

05.11 Vrijstaat O. (KAAP), Ostend

For this album and its Belgian release, Hungarian singer Veronika Harcsa and French saxophone player Guillaume Orti join the Kris Defoort Trio (Nicolas Thys, Lander Gyselinck & Kris himself) to put several magnificent poems by poet Peter Verhelst (Bruges) into music. Balancing between improvisation, composition and instant orchestration, they search for that one magical moment. Or in the words of Kris: “five musical poets communicating the joy of diving into an ocean full of infinite colours, words & sounds.”

Save 50% On One Special Cuneiform Album This Weekend Only For Just $5!

CONCERTOS PORTA-JAZZ: Marta Sánchez Quintet apresenta "Danza Imposible" - Sala Porta Jazz este Sábado 4 de Novembro / Agenda do Mês

Sábado 4 - Novembro "Marta Sánchez Quintet apresenta Danza Imposible" - Concerto Sala Porta Jazz 

(Sessões iniciam às 19:00h e às 22:00h)

Formação:

Marta Sánchez: piano

Ariel Bringuez: saxofone tenor

Caleb Curtis: saxofone alto

Iago Fernandez: bateria

Javier Moreno: contrabaixo

Combinando elementos de rock, pop, jazz, musica clássica e experimental, as composições de Marta Sanchez são ritmicamente complexas e com fortes melodias. É música que conta histórias, integrando elementos de folk com sofisticação harmónica e a espontaneidade do jazz.

O Quinteto vem à sala Porta Jazz apresentar o seu mais recente trabalho "Danza Imposible" editado em Outubro pela renomeada Fresh Sound Records. 

“It’s an ambitious record by a strong new group” Ben Ratliff - New York Times

https://martasanchezquintet.bandcamp.com/album/danza-imposible

Agenda de Novembro

FEUP Faculdade de Engenharia da Faculdade do Porto:

8 - Novembro 21.30h

Idiosyncrasies - Alexandre Coelho Quartet - Lançamento de Disco

Sala Porta Jazz:

11 Novembro - Pedro Neves Trio

18 Novembro - Jakob Sacks Trio

25 Novembro - MAP

CHALLENGE RECORDS: Three amazing jazz releases

Today, three amazing jazz releases are released : Marutyri: Creation of the Invisible, Bram Stadhouders Big Barrel Organ and Matteo Pastorino: Suite For Modigliani

Marutyri - Creation of the Invisible

Love is the essence of life. Without it, we wouldn’t be here. Without it, there would be no Creation of the Invisible. We’ve put in all of our love and energy into this album, and we hope that our invisible art will survive for generations to come. In the meantime, we’ll be busy symmetrizing!". Release concert on November 4th in LantarenVenster

Bram Stadhouders - Big Barrel Organ

On this album, Bram Stadhouders & The Big Barrel Organ guitarist Stadhouders plays the biggest transportable dancehall organ in the world, The Rhapsody, using guitar and MIDI, mixing composition and pure improvisation. The musician is the first in the world to do this, which is why he can be called the first dancehall organ guitarist. It is a crazy and adventurous project.

Matteo Pastorino - Suite For Modigliani

Suite for Modigliani is a homage to a passion that clarinetist Matteo Pastorino has felt since childhood, his passion for Amedeo Modigliani.

Matteo Pastorino: "It is an expression of my impressions and emotions about Modi’s art and life. The composed music was inspired by key events in his life, his creative process and his artistic pursuit. The pure, abstract beauty of his work reminds me that the past and present in the art of any era can communicate with each other with intense authenticity and graceful respect. This dimension of Modi’s art has always fascinated me and guided me in my own musical journey. In painting, sculpture, music and other forms of artistic expression, all spontaneous quests for grace and purity echo, equate and ultimately coalesce with one another."

Arnan Raz / New Album: Chains Of Stories

My New Album: Chains Of Stories

I want to share with you the new video we made to promote our new album. I hope you enjoy it and will consider buy the album once it's out.

Friends in Israel, we have a show on November 11th as part of the "International Music Showcase Festival". We are playing at 2:00PM. Here is a link: musicshowcaseil.com/en.

I hope you can make it!

Have a great day!

Love,

Arnan

Vincent Herring - Hard Times (SMOKE SESSIONS RECORDS November 3, 2017)

Saxophonist Vincent Herring Soothes Modern Day Turbulence on Hard Times

Available November 3 on Smoke Sessions Records

There’s no avoiding the hard times. Every human being that’s walked this Earth has had his or her share of the blues, from the personal to the political, the local to the global. But with another ominous headline coming every day, with news alerts constantly erupting from our various devices, with social media facilitating vitriolic shouting matches between friends and strangers alike, it’s not too much of a stretch to say that our present era offers more than its fair share of challenges and burdens.

Vincent Herring doesn’t have the answers to those issues any more than the rest of us. What he can offer is a tonic to help calm the turbulence of modern life, at least for an hour. With Hard Times, his third release for Smoke Sessions Records, the master saxophonist supplies the perfect musical response to our troubled existence–part escape, part defiance; part lament, part laughter. Over the course of these 11 songs, Herring and his stellar band both sing the blues and shake them off in ways both healing and infectious.

Due out November 3, Hard Times arrives just in time to serve as a fiercely swinging distraction for the first anniversary of last year’s dark election day. Herring has convened his own boisterous and soulful cabinet for the occasion, featuring a core quartet with pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, and drummer Carl Allen. Herring’s conception of the project evolved along with the tumultuous year as he was joined by Nakamura and Allen for two sets every Monday at Smoke for six months.

The band is bolstered on roughly half the tracks by the horn section of trumpeter Brad Mason, saxophonist Sam Dillon, and trombone virtuoso (and Smoke Sessions labelmate) Steve Turre. Guitar great Russell Malone casts his spell over three tracks, while the rich baritone of renowned vocalist Nicolas Bearde also graces three tunes.

Though Herring was going through a rough patch in his personal life at the time of the recording, he had a much more wide-ranging vision in mind for Hard Times. “It’s the theme of the times that we’re going through,” he explained, pointing out that, at the time of this writing, the possibility of nuclear war suddenly seemed very possible thanks to the bluster of saber-rattling world leaders – including America’s own. (Substitute any one of what will surely be another dozen provocations current when you read this.)

“The obvious red elephant in the room would be politics,” Herring continued. “So it’s hard times not necessarily just from my vantage point, but from looking at world events. At the same time, I do realize how blessed and fortunate I am to be living the life I’m living. I have a lot of real fans that support me and a lot of great people in my life; I have wonderful kids. This album will hit people in different ways, but I offer it as an uplifting piece for the hard times in the universe.”

Indeed, it’s difficult to worry too much about the fate of the world when Nakamura and Allen lock into the deep-rooted groove of “Hard Work,” the John Handy classic that opens the album. The song was a hit for Handy in 1976, just as Herring was learning to play the sax, so it provided a jolt of nostalgia along with its work song vibe. “I really wanted something simple like that,” Herring says, “a song that meant something to me from my childhood.” Released a few years later but no less influential, George Coleman’s “Amsterdam After Dark” prompts intense solo turns from Herring and Turre, who spar vividly in its closing moments.

“Hard Times” was produced by Paul Stache and Damon Smith and recorded live in New York at Sear Sound’s Studio C on a Sear-Avalon custom console at 96KHz/24bit and mixed to ½” analog tape using a Studer mastering deck. Available in audiophile HD format.

01. Hard Work

02. Use Me 

03. Summertime

04. Hard Times 

05. Embraceable You 

06. Eastern Joy Dance 

07. The Sun Will Rise Again 

08. Piccadilly Square

09. Good Morning Heartache

10. Amsterdam After Dark

11. Phineas

VINCENT HERRING, alto & soprano saxophones

CYRUS CHESTNUT, piano & Fender Rhodes

YASUSHI NAKAMURA, bass

CARL ALLEN, drums

With Special Guests:

Nicolas Bearde, vocals

Russell Malone, guitar

Steve Turre, trombone

Brad Mason, trumpet

Sam Dillon, tenor saxophone

Rent Romus|Gerard Cox|Hasan Abdur-Razzaq|John Philip Allen|Steve Simula|Caleb Miller|James Cornish - Deciduous / Midwestern Edition Vol. 1 (EDGETONE RECORDS 2017)

Historically the Midwest of the United States is a creative center for jazz and improvised music being the birthplace for organisations such as the AACM and BAG, as well as pioneers Albert Ayler, Faruq Z. Bey, and Raasan Roland Kirk to name just a few. Rent Romus, born in the great north of Michigan is no stranger to the pull of the lands and the creative soul of its music. Deciduous is an ongoing project based on the mutual bridging of those who share the creative tenacity, history and transitory nature of improvisation. This edition features the creative force of musicians from Columbus Gerard Cox, Hasan Abdur-Razzaq, John Philip Allen, Steve Simula Caleb Miller and from Detroit James Cornish.

Hailed by Downbeat as having "...a bold sound, unmistakeable sincerity and conviction", Rent Romus is a force spanning over 25 years of music production. His performance and recordings have included a range of musicians including Thollem McDonas, Vinny Golia, John Tchicai, and Chico Freeman.

1. Presencing 03:58

2. Skyboat Gliding 14:00

3. Hammer Forge 06:34

4. Shell Games 14:43

5. The Restless Seldom Get Weary 10:16

6. Simo-casting 11:45

7. Within the Time 03:53

8. The Dream Imagined 03:47

9. Margus Fargus 08:08

10. Roadside Attraction - Bonus Track

Rent Romus - alto, soprano saxophones, flutes, small percussion 

Hasan Abdur-Razzaq - alto, tenor saxophones, bells 

James Cornish - trumpet, baritone horn 

Gerard Cox - drums, piano(tracks 1 and 11), wurlitzer(track 8) 

Caleb Miller - piano(tracks 4,8,10) wurlitzer(track 9), nord(track 3) 

Steve Simula - percussion, flutes, bells, drums(track 11) 

John Phillip Allen - double bass 

Recorded April 2016 Ornjudio Studio Columbus Ohio 

Engineered by: Joey Gurwin 

Mixed and Mastered by: Michael Zelner 

Cover Photo “Endless Summer” by Tim Perdue, Bicentennial Park fountain in Columbus Ohio 

CD Artwork by Hasah Abdur-Razzaq 

Graphic design by Rent Romus 

All music by the musicians created spontaneously