Izabella Simon - French Album - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Suspended is Urbex's third album, but also the first live recording of this adventurous group formed five years ago. The repertory is written by Antoine Pierre (TaxiWars, Philip Catherine, Joshua Redman, Jacky Terrasson etc.), the sextet's leader, who has drawn his inspiration from the electronic period of Miles Davis, with the album Bi**hes Brew as it's inspiration. The recording was made in the outstanding acoustics of the famous Studio 4 at Flagey (Brussels) during the first public presentation of this new creation. The result is imbued with a powerful groove that leads, by way of an eruption of sound and energy, to a kind of trance. Since it's formation in 2015, Urbex has played in the most prestigious jazz venues and released two critically acclaimed albums that were awarded 'CHOC' in Jazz Magazine, 'Indispensable' in Jazz New, 'MUST TSF Jazz' and an Octave de la Musique in 2018.

Herwig Zack was born in Frankfurt/Main. He started to play the violin at age 5 and studied with Karl-Albrecht Herrmann, Edith Peinemann and Max Rostal. Scholarships from the InchStudienstiftung des deutschen VolkesInch and from the InchRotary FoundationInch made it possible for him to complete his education at Indiana University in Bloomington/Ind. /USA as a member of the violin class of the legendary Josef Gingold. From 1982 to 1995 Zack held the position of 1 st Concertmaster of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, Herwig Zack has performed and recorded under the baton of conductors such as Karl Münchinger, Ferdinand Leitner, Uri Segal, Yutaka Sado, Paul Nadler and Gilbert Varga; his musical partners have included Henryk Szeryng, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Trevor Pinnock, Grigori Zhislin, Peter Nagy, Bernd Glemser and Ingo Goritzki, among many other renowned artists. This new is a recital that features solo violin compositions by Bach, Vieuxtemps, Ysaye, Honneger, and more.

Capriccio presents the debut album of up and coming Dutch cellist Harriet Krijgh. Among others, she received a first prize and the audience award at the Dutch Princes Christina Concours, a first prize with excellence at the Austrian national competition Prima la Musica, a first prize and the Nicole Janigro Prize at the international Antonio Janigro Cello Competition in Croatia, as well as a first prize at the Fidelio competition in Vienna. As soloist artist Harriet is a member of the Live Music Now Foundation, which was established by Yehudi Menuhin.