Ellas Kapell - Ember - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

After the two critically acclaimed and award-winning albums 'Longing' and 'What's it all about?', the jazz quartet Ellas Kapell are releasing their third album 'For all we know'. With innovative arrangements, which could almost be considered original compositions, the group continues to interpret traditional music from the world of jazz. This time they are focusing on creating a musical atmosphere that allows you to both rest in the familiar as well as discover the unknown. The theme for the album is sorrow, yet with glimpses of something more. It is through the cracks that the light flows in and with their music, Ellas Kapell wants to echo those moments when the darkness shifts and despair turns to hope While many have interpreted the classic jazz compositions of our time, few have done it in such innovative and creative ways as Ellas Kapell, if critics and audiences are to be believed. The four members met in 2016 and have since released three (soon) albums, won the Golden Album Reader's Choice Award (JAZZ/Orkesterjournalen), been named the Vocal Jazz of the Year by Lira Music Magazine, as well as have been streamed over 4 million times. During the last few years, the band has toured frequently, and worked together with renowned Swedish jazz musicians such as Magnus Lindgren and Karin Hammar. In 2017, Ellas Kapell participated in the SVT documentary InchVi äger drömmarnaInch ('We own the dreams').

Brooklyn-based jazz trio Ember is set to their third album, August in March, via Orrin Evans' Imani Records on August 11, 2023. The collective, featuring saxophonist/trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian, and drummer Vincent Sperrazza, has earned high praise for it's innovative, genre-crossing approach and profound improvisation. The album's title suggests a myriad of interpretations, reflecting Ember's evocative and open-ended music philosophy. Critics highlight the band's collective improvisational spirit as effortless, reflecting their focus on fostering an open environment where the music is shared among them and with their audience. August in March consists of eleven concise but intricate pieces, making it an honest representation of Ember's musical and community-oriented aspirations.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/25/2011