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Near
'Sinuous and dynamic...phenomenal skills' Real Time Arts. Jazz violin is often dominated by the gypsy swing of Stephane Grappelli and the jazz rock electric style of Jean Luc Ponty. It is especially exciting when a new voice emerges from this underrepresented genre. Julian Ferraretto's debut album - "Near" is a melodically charged collection of original modern jazz compositions, a dash of folk and some well known standards which together bring a fresh rare sound to the jazz violin. "Growing up in the North Eastern side of Adelaide in a largely Italian Community, I wanted this album to capture some of that story. The ancient beauty of Australia's landscape and the energy and hope of the Italian Migrant Community" Julian is joined by the ground breaking musicians from London's Jazz Scene: Steinway Artist Robert Mitchell on Piano (Panacea) Andy Hamill on bass (4Hero) and Justin Woodward on drums. Why jazz violin? "What attracted me to jazz was the idea of improvisation. Violin is viewed as a difficult and sometimes lofty instrument but it's also incredibly versatile and has a great potential to swing." "I'm very drawn to musicians who have changed the sound of the instrument. In the trumpet you see it clearly in Miles Davis - in violin, I found it in Stuff Smith - a full dirty sound - not pretty at all but swinging so hard you can't help but smile when you hear him play" Julian arrived in London in 2002. Before that he'd already toured with award winning "Aire Flamenco", won multiple awards from The Elder Conservatorium and had his compositions premiered at the Adelaide Festival of the Arts and the Sydney Opera House. Since arriving in London he has appeared all over the continent touring with Eksa, Natacha Atlas and Rebecca Hollweg to name a few. He is also plays with Wigmore Hall's creative ensemble "Ignite"- Shop: odax
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After the Rain
The primal beauty of water in all it's forms has always inspired composers: the perfect jagged symmetry of falling snow-flakes, the sinuous whorls and eddies of a slow summer river, and the raw animal power of a storm. Water sustains us on a physical level yet quenches a more emotional thirst. After the Rain focuses on the gentler forms of Water, painted musically with the soft brush and gentle majesty of the quiet piano, interwoven with other subtle instrumental timbres for secondary melodies, harmonies and counter-themes. Peter Pritchard's 'Studies for the New Zealand Harmonic Piano' album reached American Billboard Magazine's Top 200 Album charts in the firdt month of it's release.- Shop: odax
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Konzerto/Succubus
Succubus is a term that dates from the Middle Ages and refers to a demon that takes a feminine form to ravage men and women in their sleep, inducing erotic visions and nightmares. Along with it's counterpart, the Incubus, these demons were thought to be the cause of the half-sleep state in which one cannot wake and feels the presence of a supernatural being. Succubus is a six-movement tone poem for violin, soprano and electric orchestra. It is an exploration of the sensual and surrealistic dreamscapes of the Succubus and her lover. The music features the voluptuous and mysterious voice of Kerry Walsh and the sinuous violin playing of Karen Bentley entwined in a dark and erotic dance of love and desire. Konzerto is the reinvention of the great romantic violin concertos of the 19th century. Combining the virtuoso solo violin playing of Karen Bentley with Stuart Diamond's contemporary electronics, synthesizers and midi sequencing, Konzerto creates a new and lyric music that simultaneously looks back to the past as well as daringly to the future. Rigorous in it's compositional structure, yet endlessly inventive, Konzerto features both written and improvised passages for the solo violin that soar over a rich and dramatic soundscape to find a spontaneous and original musical language all it's own.- Shop: odax
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