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

Posted on October 14, 2026 by JWQ

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

Posted on April 1, 2026 by JWQ

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 2025: HII Trio(Brazil)-Connections

Posted on December 8, 2025 by JWQ

The Brazilian jazz scene has been enriched recently with a new release — the debut album by the trio of pianist/composer Henrique Mota, acoustic bass player Iury Batista and drummer Igor Willcox, united into creativity under the name HII Trio.

Alongside the three seasoned musicians, the album benefits from a fruitful collaboration with a number of celebrated voices in contemporary jazz such as Bob Mintzer, Tony Lakatos, Seamus Blake, David Binney, Bob Franceschini, and Rachel Therrien.

The eight original tracks are impressive, revealing strong compositional ability and a remarkable freshness in their interaction driven by the energy they navigate the modern jazz landscape where Brazilian and modern jazz influences merge with each individual’s personal sensibility.

The playful opener “Consciência Plena (Mindfulness)” lets the magic begins in full force. Piano, bass and drums meander freely through rhythms and harmonies continously broadening boundaries of the improvisational territory.

On the syncopated “Talking In Traffic,” renowned trumpeter Tony Lakatos channels the energy of his presence to the piano and bass, while Igor Wilcox’s drums dynamically raise the heat, driving the mood toward a burning peak.

Worth noting the perfect balance in interplay between musicians and the vividity of the dialogues in “Connections” featuring veteran saxophonist Bob Franceschini.

In “Um Voo Sem Destino,” saxophonist Bob Mintzer introduces a warm, lyrical touch that shines amid the intense rhythmic dialogue between bass and drums.

The next highlight of the album is the synergistic energy on “Wine Glass,” where David Binney’s saxophone weaves into the composition with his distinct voice, intensifying the track’s fiery atmosphere.

“Sambatino” tackles a Brazilian theme — with the saxophone of Seamus Blake in tune with the piece’s Latin groove.

On “New Cycles” we hear the virtuosic trumpet of Rachel Therrien improvising with her usual expressiveness in perfect connection with the three Brazilian musicians.

The album ends with Anonymous introduced by the bass lines of Iury Batista— we are enchanted by a solid sense of rhythm and flow that permeates the adventurous interplay among the three band members, combining improvisational idioms with dexterity. together in their exploration

On the closing track “Anonymous,” introduced by Iury Batista’s bass lines — we are drawn in by a strong sense of flowing rhythms permeating the bold interplay among the three musicians engaged in a stunning exploratory journey.

Connections is a smart titled jazz album — a seamless blend of creativity, melody and rhythm connected to the creative and adventurous spirit these three outstanding musicians bring to their art.

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WorldMusicMix: Espace Impair(France) – Valse en U (2024)

Posted on October 12, 2024 by JWQ

Espace Impair
Nouvel album Valse En U
Sortie le 15/11/2024 chez Booster Music

Espace Impair est de retour le 15 novembre en digital et le 16 novembre en physique avec l’album Valse en U. Composé de Gérald Lacharrière (flûte), Matthieu Buchaniek (violoncelle), Frédéric Volanti (piano & mélodica), ce trio virtuose qui ne ressemble à personne est né d’une envie commune de composer dans un langage musical qui n’a pas de frontière, entre classique, jazz et musique du monde.

Couronné en 2022 par le Prix du Jury au Tremplin Jazz en Nord, par le Prix du public au Tremplin Avignon Jazz et finaliste du tremplin Jazz à Vienne, Espace Impair a enregistré l’album Valse en U au Studio La Buissonne. On y retrouve neuf titres très variés qui forment un voyage intemporel entre courbes mélodiques et hypnotisme répétitif, où les valses n’ont plus 3 temps et les O se transforment en U.

Mélange subtil entre les univers du classique et du jazz, nourri par les rythmes et harmonies du monde, le premier album d’Espace Impair, nous emmène dans un voyage singulier, contrasté et onirique, qui rappelle l’esprit musical d’Henri Texier, Enrico Pieranunzi ou Steve Reich. Premier extrait, on se laisse emporter par Uzivaj, inspiré par les lacs et montagnes de Slovénie.

Constitué de 3 musiciens pour qui le langage musical n’a pas de frontières, Espace Impair joue avec les codes du jazz, de la musique savante occidentale, de la pop et des musiques traditionnelles, en s’inspirant de la démarche du third stream. Conforté dans cette direction par des rencontres marquantes (Vincent Courtois, Jacques Vidal, Pascal Schumacher, Frédéric Chatoux…), le trio constitué de Gérald Lacharrière (flûte), Matthieu Buchaniek (violoncelle), Frédéric Volanti (piano & mélodica) propose une synthèse de ces influences à travers des compositions originales mêlant harmonieusement l’improvisation à l’écriture.

La particularité de la formation flûte/violoncelle/piano colore un univers singulier et poétique, où l’on peut croiser les ombres de Texier, Pieranunzi, Garbarek, Reich…

L’album Valse en U, enregistré par Gérard de Haro au Studio La Buissonne interroge par sa singularité poétique et nous entraine entre jazz et improvisation dans un espace féérique où l’imaginaire se développe à l’écoute de mélodies simples et colorées, rythmées et dansantes, tout en suivant l’esthétique et les influences qui lui sont propre : la musique minimaliste et les rythmiques impaires.

En concert le 16/11/2024 à Croix à L’Auditorium Debussy

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USA, Austin, TX: Dreaming Hildegard-A Collaborative Work by Christopher Hynes and Alex Coke

Posted on October 1, 2024 by JWQ

Cloud Tree Gallery presents the world premiere of Dreaming Hildegard, the latest collaborative work by Alex Coke and Christopher Hynes. Inspired by 11th-century mystic and visionary Hildegard of Bingen, Hynes’ paintings and Coke’s music create a world of sight and sound that is spiritual, meditative, and thought provoking. This show is not to be missed!

On opening night, Friday Oct. 11th at 8pm, MAE trio (Masumi Jones, drums, Alex Coke, flutes, tenor saxophone, and Elaine Barber, harp) perform the World Premiere of Coke’s Dreaming Hildegard for the opening of Hynes’ art show.

Opening Reception: Friday, October 11
doors at 7pm, music at 8pm
Art on display in the gallery
Oct. 11 – Nov. 2, 2024,
Monday thru Saturday 12-5pm.

JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2024: EYM Trio: Nouvel album Casablanca

Posted on June 18, 2024 by JWQ

EYM Trio
Nouvel album Casablanca
Disponible chez Kollision Records

Un an après l’album Bangalore avec la chanteuse indienne Varijashree Venugopal, EYM Trio poursuit ses explorations nomades avec Casablanca, un disque disponible sur le label Kollision Records. Pour ce cinquième album, EYM Trio se recentre sur une création à trois, comme une nécessité de retour aux sources après s’être nourrit de tant d’aventures et de collaborations.

Composé d’Elie Dufour au piano, Marc Michel à la batterie, et Yann Phayphet à la contrebasse, le EYM Trio s’amuse avec des éléments de langage de musiques venant des quatre coins du monde, le tout dans des métriques innovantes laissant place à une grande liberté d’interprétation. A eux trois, ils créent un univers captivant, amusant et surprenant qui invite avec légèreté au voyage et au lâcher prise.

EYM Trio a choisi Casablanca comme nom d’album car c’est dans cette ville que les trois musiciens ont rencontré le dessinateur Simon Lamouret qui illustre tout l’album.

Pour regarder et diffuser la vidéo de Casablanca (Nomad’ Session) :https://youtu.be/MdhIUL0gLbM?si=cvzRdIG14ZRh8J_8

Ce cinquième album Casablanca reflète l’état d’esprit nomade du EYM trio et nous embarque dans un jazz mélodique qui se joue des frontières. Il se veut dans la continuité du projet Nomad’ Sessions initié en 2019.

Elie Dufour écrit au piano la musique spécialement pour le groupe, sans directives précises. Elle est faite pour être remodelée en permanence en toute confiance par la sensibilité de chacun. On y retrouve certaines influences qui lui sont chères : les musiques bulgares, tziganes et orientales au sens large…

Cet album est l’occasion de dévoiler en avant première une innovation pianistique. Elie Dufour a profité du confinement avec Robert Kieffer, pour créer une pédale mécanique, acoustique, ayant pour but de muter la partie centrale du piano et ainsi de pouvoir avoir accès à des modes de jeu inédits. Elle est omniprésente sur l’album Casablanca, donnant au piano la capacité de sonner comme un nouvel instrument, proche du oud et des instruments à cordes pincées.

Considérons cet album comme un voyage sonore accompagné avec justesse par le dessin, laissant place à un rêve de concert dessiné.

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2024: Wil Sargisson Trio(Australia)-Jazz in Meanjin 010

Posted on May 14, 2024 by JWQ

Wil Sargisson Trio-Warm Water
Label: 4000 Records / Jazz in Meanjin
Composer:Wil Sargisson

This track is taken from the upcoming next instalment of our Jazz in Meanjin series – live recordings from jazz gig around Brisbane, Australia.

The set features many standards and interpretations but this is Wil’s own composition.

The album is on May 23rd.

Brisbane jazz pianist Wil Sargisson hails from New Zealand, where he was raised on boogie woogie, New Orleans R&B and Harlem stride piano. He began solo festival appearances at age 13 and moved to Australia at 28.

Elliott Parker and Mitch Bellert have established themselves as in-demand session musicians and teachers on the Brisbane scene. The group bonded over a shared love of the records of the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Thanks so much for listening!

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2023: Silvan Joray featuring Nadav Erlich & Jeff Ballard(USA)-Updraft

Posted on October 6, 2023 by JWQ

For Immediate Release Please

Ubuntu Music Presents

Silvan Joray
featuring Nadav Erlich & Jeff Ballard

Updraft

CD AND DIGITAL FORMATS AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 3, 2023.UBUNTU MUSIC – UBU0144 (THE ORCHARD) WWW.UBUNTUMANAGEMENTGROUP.COM | WWW.WEAREUBUNTUMUSIC.COM

CD RELEASE EVENT
Threes Brewing Gowanus
333 Douglas St., Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, November 8, 8.30 pm
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Silvan Joray – guitar and compositions
Nadav Erlich – double bass
Jeff Ballard – drums

New York City-based guitarist and composer Silvan Joray is proud to present Updraft, his second album as a leader and first for the Ubuntu Music label. The album showcases his forward-thinking original style characterized by a transparent tone, crispy articulation, creative rhythmic ideas and extended techniques like quarter tones and „tapping“ which are not traditionally associated with jazz guitar playing.
A follow up to his ambitious 2020 trio album, Cluster, Joray’s latest outing features once again Israeli double bass player Nadav Erlich and this time, living legend Jeff Ballard (Brad Mehldau, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny) on drums.

Born and raised in Switzerland, Joray embraces both the openness of European as well as the rootedness and swing of American jazz. While the music on Updraft is clearly influenced by the American jazz tradition, it doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not and is totally content with being in its own category.
Renowned jazz bassist Larry Grenadier states: “Silvan along with Nadav and Jeff have made a musical statement together that has at its core a sense of history and at the same time moves the music towards the future with bold playing and fresh compositions. Sonically beautiful and captivating music.“

The recording includes seven original compositions and two short, freely improvised tracks. The serenity of joyful straight eighth grooves, as heard in “Kokodrillo“ or “Kaeppeleview“, complements the swinging energy of pieces like “Updraft” and “Kurtish”. Joray is also passionate about playing jazz standards and pays tribute to two masters of the genre, Cole Porter and Andrew Hill, with “At Long Last Love” and “Subterfuge“.

Starting in September 2020, the trio had the chance to refine its band sound and interplay over the course of two years before going into the studio. At the same time, humanity faced some new challenges that heavily impacted everyone’s life. Updraft is Joray’s personal way of dealing with these difficult times and presents a collection of compositions that strive to lift our spirits and elevate our perspectives. The title of the album beautifully encapsulates this sentiment, and Joray’s innate gift for melody and lyricism shines through both in his playing and compositions.

TRACKS
1. Kokodrillo 7:09
2. Kaeppeleview 6:33
3. Updraft 6:39
4. Morning Breeze 0:34
5. Very Sweet Stuff, But Nice! 5:43
6. Subterfuge 5:50
7. The Liar 4:56
8. Kurtish 5:01
9. Something Ahead 4:31
10. Evening Breeze 1:00
11. At Long Last Love 6:25

All compositions written by Silvan Joray
except for tracks 4 and 10 (improvised)Track 6 (Andrew Hill) and track 11 (Cole Porter)

Produced by Silvan JorayCo-produced by Roman Hošek (SRF2 Kultur)Executive Producer: Martin Hummel

Recorded by Daniel Dettwiler at Idee und Klang Studio Basel on June 11 and 12, 2022Second engineer, tracking and editing by Josua DillierMixed and mastered by Daniel Dettwiler at Idee und Klang Studio Himmelried.

Front cover photo: George Korunov
Designed by Rumney Design

ABOUT SILVAN JORAY
Silvan Joray is currently based in New York City. He has gained recognition in the jazz community, having won special prizes at the UNISA International Strings Competition in South Africa 2022 and the Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition 2019 in Poland. He has performed at prestigious jazz festivals including the Krakow Summer Jazz Festival, Offbeat Jazzfestival Basel, and International Jazz Festival Bern, and has toured in Germany, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Israel. Silvan will be touring throughout the year – please see his website for details: www.silvanjoray.com

ABOUT UBUNTU MUSIC
Ubuntu Music, a division of Ubuntu Management Group, is a progressive recorded music label that is committed to bringing quality, accessible jazz and related music genres to increasingly wider audiences. Their approach includes collaborative efforts with an array of performing artists who have a passion for jazz and who possess unique and diversified talents.
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France: EYM Trio et Varijashree Venugopal : sortie de l’album Bangalore le 06/10

Posted on September 18, 2023 by JWQ

EYM Trio & Varijashree Venugopal
Nouvel album Bangalore
Sortie le 06 octobre 2023 chez Melmax Music
En concert le 06/10 au 360 Music Factory à Paris et en tournée

Aujourd’hui bien implanté sur la scène jazz internationale, EYM Trio continue son chemin défendant un jazz acoustique sur un concept à géométrie variable. Le 6 octobre 2023, le groupe fêtera la sortie de son tout nouvel album Bangalore enregistré avec la flûtiste et chanteuse indienne Varijashree Venugopal. Véritable prodige de la musique carnatique Varijashree Venugopal maîtrise avec une aisance déconcertante les codes de la musique occidentale et orientale. Elle a été adoubée par Chick Corea, Bobby Mc Ferrin, John Mc Laughlin, Victor Wooten, Michael League, BC Manjunath…Elie Dufour, Marc Michel et Yann Phayphet qui forment le noyau dur du groupe EYM Trio créé en 2011, parcourent le monde tant physiquement grâce aux tournées que musicalement par les musiciens qu’ils invitent.EYM Trio et Varijashree Venugopal seront en tournée dans toute la France pour nous faire découvrir leur album Bangalore et le 06/10 au 360 Music Factory à Paris.

Véritable globe-trotteur, le trio jazz EYM propose un univers surprenant qui invite au voyage grâce à la chanteuse/flûtiste indienne Varijashree Venugopal, une artiste d’exception.
Bangalore est la capitale de l’Etat du Karnataka, Sud de l’Inde. C’est ici qu’EYM Trio a rencontré Varijashree à l’occasion d’une de leurs tournées en Inde. Ce fut leur plus important coup de coeur musical.
Bangalore deviendra naturellement le nom de l’album qu’ils enregistreront ensemble trois ans plus tard. Cet album est une histoire d’amitié, de spontanéité et de connexion musicale forte.
Enregistré live en un après-midi aux studios ICP à Bruxelles. Il est le résultat de nombreuses années connectées à l’Inde, et propose une musique à la croisée des chemins entre le jazz d’EYM Trio et la couleur carnatique indienne apportée par Varijashree.

Quand le trio joue avec Varijashree, tout semble simple, la musique est au-dessus de tout. Ils vont ensemble vers des paysages sonores insoupçonnés qu’il est excitant de découvrir sur scène. L’ambition de cet album est de toucher profondément tout type de public à travers le monde.

En tournée :
06.10.23 : 360 Factory – Paris
07.10.23 : Crescent – Mâcon
11.10.23 : Périscope – Lyon
12.10.23 : Théâtre Sainte-Marie d’en Bas – Grenoble
13.10.23 : CRR d’Annecy
25.01.24 : Bertinoro (IT)
26.01.24 : Jazz Club Ferrara (IT)
27.01.24 : Altitude Jazz – Briançon

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2023: Florian Arbenz- Greg Osby- Arno Krijger – Conversation #9 – Targeted

Posted on May 28, 2023 by JWQ

“Conversation #9 – Targeted” is the latest release of the series of collaborations with like-minded felow musicians initiated by Swiss drummer Florian Arbenz. While the presence of the renowned American saxophonist Greg Osby is not new on these series, Dutch Hammond impressive organist Arno Krijger came on board for the first time, and it must be acknowledged that he succeeds greatly in making his mark.

We hear six pieces nicely integrated into the tapestry of the album, three of them are originals. The three musicians came together to form a solid band that transmits energy and enables their abilities to soar with crystal-clear clarity.

The opener, Eddie Harris’s Freedom Jazz Dance is once more revisited (it was already included on Arbenz’previous Comversations albums) receiving a powerful treatment, breathtaking saxophone and muscular organ solos powered by Arbenz’s solid, imaginative drumming. Sleeping Mountain, composed by Arbenz, takes listeners on a cosmic musical ride with the saxophone weaving intricate lines that glide through the atmosphere, while the organ provides a rich and textured backdrop sustained by Arbenz’s sensitive drumming, building energy just when it’s needed.
Vertical Hold brings forward Greg Osby as a composer while improvising in full swing backed by Arbenz’s galvanic beats. Seven Steps To Heaven by Victor Feldman, takes off with an energetic drum solo into which Arno Krijger‘s organ gradually slips, the fiery duet that follows has jazz-rock qualities. I Loves You Porgy receives a new sonic aesthetic due to Osby’s fluid lyricism to which the organ adds an enigmatic edge. Old Shaman ending the album a hyper thunderous three way improvisation played with the greatest finesse and beauty.

An album that will delight any listener willing to hear three virtuosos unleashing their imagination and skills.

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