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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2026: Santiago Lamisovski Trio(Argentina)-Perel

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Santiago Lamisovski Trio-Perel

The album features Santiago Lamisovski’s original compositions, combining written material with open improvisation and spontaneous interaction within the trio.

Andy Hamilton describes the album as:

“The music is rich and beguiling – an original and distinctive soundworld. All compositions are by Santiago Lamisovski. He is a fine, distinctive composer, whose style shows influences from Herbie Nichols and Andrew Hill.”

Nataniel Edelman – piano
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Nataniel Edelman is an  Argentine pianist and composer currently based in Bern, Switzerland, where he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Composition at  the Hochschule der Kunste Bern (HKB). He holds a degree in Jazz Piano from the Manuel de Falla  Conservatory in Buenos Aires.

In 2016,   he attended the School for Improvisational Music (SIM) at  the Brooklyn Conservatory in New York, where he studied with Ralph Alessi, Tom Rainey, Kris Davis, Tim Berne, and Michael Formanek. He has also participated in masterclasses with musicians such as Jason Moran, Marilyn Crispell, Gary Versace, and Angelica Sanchez, as well as contemporary music figures including Brian Ferneyhough, JACK Quartet, Anthony Cheung, Toni Arnold, and Amy Williams.

Edelman has performed internationally at  festivals and venues including the Winter Jazz Festival and BeJazz Transnation l Festival in Bern, New Music on the Point (Vermont), the University of Seville Festival, Centrum Kultury Lublin (Poland), Moods Gamut Festival (Zurich), Robalo Series (Lisbon), the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, the Mar del Plata Jazz Festival, and ArtHaus Centro de Musica Contemporanea (Buenos Aires), among others.

He has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Michael Formanek, Michael Attias, Rudy Royston, Gerald Cleaver,   Dave Douglas, Sergio Verdinelli, Tony Malaby,  Valentin Garvie, Silvan Schmid, Chris Lightcap and Tim Berne.

As a bandleader, he has released five albums to date, developing a body of work that moves between contemporary jazz and experimental composition In 2018, he received First Prize at  the BeJazz Transnational Festival in Bern with the collective HUM,and in 2020 he was named “Pianist of the Year” by the Argentine jazz critics poll El Intruso.

Santiago Lamisovski – doublebass, composition
https://www.instagram.com/slamisovski

Santiago Lamisovski is an Argentine double bassist and composer based in Buenos Aires, active in the
field of contemporary jazz and improvised music. He studied at the School of Contemporary Music
(formerly Berklee Global Partner) and holds a degree in JazzPerformance, specializing in double bass,
from the Manuel de Falla Conservatory.

In 2016, he was part of the School for Improvisational Music (SIM)in New York,directed by Ralph
Alessi. He also studied privately with musicians such as Michael Formanek, Ron Carter, Thomas
Morgan, and Angelica Sanchez.In 2015, He was awarded a scholarship to participate in the third
Argentine Meeting on Improvisation and Composition organized by the National Endowment for the
Arts. In 2024, he attended the International Music Creators + Collaborators Workshop on a full
scholarship, directed by Kris Davis and Angelica Sanchez,where he studied with Dave Holland and
Billy  Hart.

Lamisovski has performed extensively in Europe, New York,South America, and China. He has
appeared at major venues and festivals, including the Taihu International JazzFestival, the Buenos
Aires International JazzFestival and the Mar del Plata JazzFestival. He also performed at the Teatro
Colon. Over the past decade, he has collaborated in concerts and recordings with leading figures of
the Argentine jazzscene, including Adrian laies, Ernesto Jodos, Camila Nebbia, Luis Nacht, Mariano
Loiacono, Rodrigo Dominguez, Sergio Wagner,Valentin Garvie, Sergio Verdinelli, among others.
Internationally, he has performed with musicians such as Michael Attias, Russell Malone, Cyrus
Chestnut, Bobby Watson, Peter Bernstein, Ed Neumeister, Louis Sclavis, Victor Goines, Duane
Eubanks, Georgia Heers, and Steve Davis.

Fermín Merlo – drums

Fermin Merlo is an Argentine drummer born in Buenos Aires in 1992. He holds a degree in Jazz
Performance with a specialization in drums from the Manuel de Falla Conservatory, where he
graduated in 2013.

He has undertaken multiple study trips to New York, where he studied with musicians such as Barry
Altschul, Nasheet Waits, Andrew Cyrille, Randy Peterson, Gerald Cleaver, Joey Baron, Tony Malaby,
Angelica Sanchez, Tim Berne, and George Garzone. He was awarded scholarships by the National
Endowment for the Arts (FNA) to participate in the First and Fourth Argentine Meetings on
Improvisation and Composition (2012, 2015).

Merlo has developed an active career across Argentina and internationally, performing in a wide range
of ensembles and contexts. He has appeared at major jazz festivals in Argentina, including the
Cordoba Jazz Festival, Salta Jazz Festival, and the Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival.

Internationally, he has performed at events such as Karnaval der Kulturen (Germany), the Festival de
Contrabaixos do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Bass&Beat Festival (Poland, 2020), and the Bayerisches
Jazzweekend in Regensburg (Germany). He has also toured and performed in New York and Mexico.
His work is marked by a strong engagement with both collaborative and artist-led projects and
includes performances with musicians such as Ralph Alessi, Tony Malaby, Tim Berne, John Hollenbeck,
Mike Moreno, Michael Attias, Leo Genovese, Demian Cabaud, Camila Nebbia, Sean Conly, Kenny
Warren, Christopher Hoffman, Felix Henkelhausen, Santiago Leibson, and Julius Windisch.

Currently based in Buenos Aires, after residing for several years in Berlin, he remains active in the
contemporary jazz and improvised music scene, contributing to a broad range of projects with a focus
on collective interaction and musical exploration.

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Florin Raducanu (Romania)- You Don`t Know What Love Is

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The celebrated song “You Don’t Know What Love Is”, composed by Gene de Paul, was
originally featured in the soundtrack of the film Behind the Eight Ball (1942). It later became
a true jazz standard through the performances of renowned musicians such as Miles Davis,
John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, as well as distinguished modern pianists including
Michel Petrucciani and Keith Jarrett. In the present arrangement, specialists will recognize a
cadential prolongation in sections A and A′, achieved by extending the F pedal point by
two measures, a procedure that heightens harmonic tension and reinforces the effect of the
subsequent cadential resolution.The score is intended for both jazz pianists and pianists trained
in the classical tradition. For jazz performers, the swing treatment, achieved through metric
augmentation, offers an original approach to this celebrated ballad. At the same time, classical
pianists are provided with a score whose writing reflects a style closely related to the classical
piano tradition.Through the analysis of this arrangement, classical pianists may become
acquainted with five- and six-note voicing techniques, which jazz pianists typically study for
many years in specialized courses such as The Art of Improvisation, Jazz Theory and
Harmony, and related disciplines. Consequently, this arrangement represents not only a
valuable contribution to the jazz piano repertoire but also a useful pedagogical guide for
musicians wishing to explore the art of jazz piano performance.

Score available from Florin Raducanu Website

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Tony Adamo “IT’s Gotta B U!” is a smokin’, swingin’ 2026 jazz track

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Tony Adamo and The Cookin

Once again, Tony encourages us to keep seeking and not rest on our laurels. He is taking us on a hip trip by way of a swinging tune, which I am proud to play drums on. He tells us about Shirley Scott, Philly Joe, and what swingin’, being hip, and heading into uncharted waters is like, not being afraid to take a chance and let jazz take you there. Now, that’s living in my book!!!

  • Tony Adamo: Lead Vocals / Spoken Word
  • Mike Clark: Drums
  • Richie Goods: Bass
  • Tim Campbell: Piano

Mike Clark has recorded with such well-known jazz greats as Christian McBride, Chet Baker, John Scofield, Nicholas Payton, Tony Bennett, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Donald Harrison, Eddie Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Vince Guaraldi, Woody Shaw, Albert King, Larry Coryell, Mike Wolff, Wallace Roney, Billy Childs, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chris Potter, Bobby McFerrin, Nat Adderly, Oscar Brown Jr., and Gil Evans and his Orchestra.
Tony Adamo, “It’s Gotta B U!” is a smokin’, swingin’ 2026 jazz track by singer-songwriter Tony Adamo, released under Saint Jaz Records. True to his signature hipspokenword and “sing-speak” style, the track blends sharp, rhythmic cultural storytelling with white-hot instrumentation. The song acts as a dynamic jazz history lesson, name-checking icons like Shirley Scott, Booker T, and Philly Joe Jones. It encourages listeners to dive into uncharted waters and let Jazz lead the way. MoJo online Magazine/UK

Website: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/album/its-gotta-b-u-tony-adamo

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2026: Arshid Azarine Nouvel album Trio + Guests Live / Sortie vinyle et digitale le 24/04/2026 (Ohrwurm Records)

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Arshid Azarine – New album: Trio + Guests Live (Ohrwurm Records)

French-Iranian pianist Arshid Azarine returns on April 24, 2026, with the release of Trio + Guests Live, following his 2024 album Vorticity.

Joined by percussionist Habib Meftah (known for collaborations with Trio Joubran and Titi Robin) and bassist Hervé de Ratuld, Azarine presents an organic and expressive work inspired by the theme of freedom in Iran.

The album was recorded in Paris in 2025 at the 360 Paris Music Factory during the Au fil des Voix festival, as well as at the Sunside Jazz Club. It captures the immediacy of live performance—marked by tension, precision, spontaneity, and emotional depth.

Guest appearances include vocalists Nuria Rovira Salat and Golsa, along with a recorded vocal contribution from Golshifteh Farahani.

Trio + Guests Live unfolds as a music of transition and transformation, where harmonies take on shifting, atmospheric textures and rhythms are both grounded and exploratory, drawing influence from diverse musical traditions, including those of the broader Middle East.

Arshid Azarine – Nouvel album Trio + Guests Live – Sortie vinyle et digitale le 24/04/2026 (Ohrwurm Records)
Le pianiste franco-iranien Arshid Azarine est de retour le 24 avril 2026 avec l’album Trio + Guests Live. Cet album fait suite à l’album Vorticity sorti en 2024. Accompagné par les polyrythmies du percussionniste Habib Meftah (Trio Joubran, Titi Robin), et la basse de Hervé de Ratuld, Arshid Azarine signe une œuvre organique dédiée à la liberté en Iran.

Enregistré à Paris en 2025, au 360 Paris Music Factory lors du festival Au fil des Voix et au Sunside Jazz Club, cet album capte ce qui ne se répète pas : la tension, l’écoute, le risque, l’émotion. On retrouve en invités Nuria Rovira Salat (voix), Golsa (voix), et la voix enregistrée de Golshifteh Farahani. Une musique de passage, de transformation, où les accords prennent des couleurs aériennes et mouvantes, où les rythmes s’ancrent autant qu’ils s’échappent dans des contrées orientales.

Arshid Azarine est aussi radiologue cardio-vasculaire. Il observe les flux, les turbulences, les mouvements invisibles. Et dans la musique comme dans l’image, il cherche la même chose : le cœur. Le premier extrait s’appelle Abann à découvrir avec un clip en animation signé Sarah Tabibzadeh. 

Pour découvrir le clip d’Abann : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRk1CVcOxq0

Pianiste franco-iranien, Arshid Azarine tisse depuis plusieurs années une œuvre à la croisée des mondes, où les racines de la musique persane rencontrent l’espace ouvert du jazz. Une musique de passage, de transformation, où les accords prennent des couleurs aériennes et mouvantes, où les rythmes s’ancrent autant qu’ils s’échappent dans des contrées orientales.

Le live est pour lui une manière d’entrer en relation, de créer, de partager. À ses côtés, deux musiciens d’exception : le percussionniste Habib Meftah dont le jeu polyryhtmique porte en lui les mémoires africaines du sud iranien, et le bassiste Hervé de Ratuld. Ostinatos, pédales, lignes de basse souples. Ensemble, ils forment un trio traversé par les cultures, habité par une même quête : celle du mouvement. Car la vie n’existe qu’en mouvement. Après 7 Djan (2015), Sing Me a Song (2019) et Vorticity (2024), ce nouvel album marque un retour à l’essentiel : le live, la forme qui se construit en temps réel. Écoute, interaction, respiration collective. Enregistré à Paris en 2025, cet album capte ce qui ne se répète pas : la tension, l’écoute, le risque, l’émotion. Il est dédié à celles et ceux qui se battent en Iran pour la liberté. Là où jouer du jazz peut être passible de prison, chaque note prend une autre densité. Ici, la liberté n’est pas acquise : elle est ressentie comme un miracle, un instant fragile.

La version digitale ajoute un inédit « Erevan-Tabriz-Téhéran », récit musical d’un voyage réel devenu mémoire. « Ce titre est né d’un souvenir très personnel : il retrace le voyage en voiture, entrepris pour rejoindre le mariage du pianiste Tigran Hamasyan à Erevan (Arménie).

Entre mémoire et présent, science et sensation, ancrage et vertige, Arshid Azarine Trio + Guests Live est un album de circulation. Une musique qui cherche moins à dire qu’à faire ressentir. Une musique qui, simplement, vit. Sans peur, au-delà des frontières et des barres de mesure.

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2026: ROBERTO MAGRIS / DENIS RAZZ QUARTET-In Action

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With the release of the double album “In Action” released by the well established Kansas City label JMood Records, Italian pianist Robero Magris adds to his long and esteemed career another exciting European collaboration, this time teamed-up with three excellent jazz musicians from Croatia.

The band embarks on a varied program that features original material and a couple of standards written by Coltrane, Shorter, Tyner, Lateef, Washington/Young, Smith along with two Sun Ra’s compositions less re-visited by jazz musicians. The energy of the album suggests a live performance full of joy and the freshness of the moment.

Roberto Magris puts his stamp as composer, arranger, playing acoustic and electric piano, Hammond organ and even…Mexican whistles, getting in the spotlight with spirited solos, interacting with the band members, stepping back to let others shine.

Unforgettable is the warm and ample introduction followed by a lively interaction with the saxophone with a jazz rock scent on Il Mare il Fiume composed my Magris.

Anoher highlight is the soulful exchange between Roberto Magris and Karlo Ilić, electric guitar on ‘Double Matrix.

Denis Razz is at his best delivering a series of exciting interventions in which his energy catalyzes the entire group who join him with frenzy on the captivating version of Wayne Shorter’s Black Nile.

The album excells in lyrical moments of great finesse, such as the warm ballad composed by McCoy Tyner You Taught My Heart to Sing.

On Echoes from the Depths Rajko Ergić contributes a compelling soprano sax improvisation over the mysterious background provided by Magris on the keyboards. Also notable is the version of Left Alone a beautiful ballad in which Magris excels adding lyrical twists in full harmony with Razz’s inspired sax.

The two discs of this album, rich in high-class jazz moments, demonstrate so wonderfully that jazz and musical creation, have no borders, the sensibilities of the four musicians complement each other so harmoniously that the result is not only delightful but above all is touching the soul.

JMood Records

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