DANNY GRISSETT - REMEMBRANCE
Danny
Grissett is definitely one of today's most exciting and respected pianists. For
his first recording as a leader for Savant, Grissett and company offer a varied
and interesting set-list which mixes jazz standards and some of the pianist's
own compositions. The go-to keyboard man for the likes of Tom Harrell, Jeremy
Pelt, Wayne Escoffey and others, Grissett also finds time to lead his own
groups and is a composer of considerable merit. A rare artist who grips and
holds attention, Grissett handles the classics of the American songbook with an
aplomb equal to the way he deals with the rather complex structures of his own
intricate compositions. A gifted improviser with splendid technique, the
pianist can also offer warmth and affection in melodic lines, the balance of
fine taste, pungent swing and a jubilant approach inevitably generating
audience cheer. Personnel: Danny Grissett (piano, Fender Rhodes), Dayna
Stephens (saxophones), Vicente Archer (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)
MELANIE DE BIASIO - LILLIES
Melanie De
Biasio marks her return with third album, Lilies - from the unsettled glide of
Your Freedom Is The End Of Me, De Biasio mining a deep blues over spectral,
knowing piano, to the restless rumble of Gold Junkies, which relocates the
infernal bustle of Nina Simone's Sinnerman to the 21st Century, to the bereft,
bewitched Brother, and the haunted, after-midnight spook of And My Heart Goes
On - you'll be struck by how alive, how teeming with ideas and energy this
music is. Classically trained and revered in her native Belgium, De Biasio has
uncovered fans in the shape of Gilles Peterson - who heralded De Biasio as one
of the most exciting artists in the jazz world and Radiohead's Phillip Selway
with the release of her second album, 2014's No Deal.
ROB LUFT - RISER
The
wunderkind, award-winning London based guitarist Rob Luft delivers one of the
best debut records in many years. Riser is the new album from London born award
winning guitarist Rob Luft. A musician of incredible talent, depth and
maturity, Rob Luft is set to become a name to remember. At only 23 years of
age, his proficiency as a guitarist and composer embodies a level musicianship
and vision well beyond his years. A winner of the prestigious Kenny Wheeler
Music Prize as well as placing second in The 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar
Competition, Rob's already garnering praise from across Europe. The UK's
Jazzwise Magazine have already highlighted his "obvious star quality"
and Riser is an album that stands up to scrutiny as one of the finest debut
records in many years in the burgeoningly creative current UK Jazz scene.
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