Willy Leger - Groov' Tambou - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Growing up in an urban environment could lead to obliviousness to the natural world. Having grown up in a rural environment, saxophonist/composer Jeremy Udden was very aware of nature but living in metropolises made him seek nature's touch in the city's midst. Udden's children have grown up in Brooklyn and he is frequently amazed at how attuned to nature his city kids are, just one of the intriguing juxtapositions he reflects in his new recording, Wishing Flower.For his new recording, Udden used the inspiration of his children and their daily walks from school to write new compositions that reflect the sounds of the city through Udden's singular musical lens, which blends the pastoral sounds of folk and country with contemporary jazz. Coming full circle, Udden recruited guitarist Ben Monder and drummer Ziv Ravitz to revisit their ensemble roles from Torchsongs, along with longtime collaborator, bassist Jorge Roeder.

Acclaimed producer, lyricist, singer and Philadelphia resident Jneiro Jarel teams up with native Hotlanta OG and member of Rap super group Goodie Mob, Khujo Goodie. Together Khujo and Jneiro are called Willie Isz. Willie Isz is produced by Jneiro Jarel and combines elements of Hip Hop, Rock, and Electro, creating a new Georgiavania sound! Jneiro Jarel is the man behind projects such as Three Piece Puzzle and Craft of the Lost Art, sometimes better known as Dr. Who Dat? and Shape of Broad Minds. Khujo Goodie is the voice of southern hip hop classics like They Do Dance No Mo, 'Soul Food', and 'Fly Away', sparking the creation of the Dungeon Family collective along with Rap superstars Outkast that gave birth to the Southern Hip Hop sound.

Following the solo piano album Transparence, released on Intakt Records in 2023, Marie Krüttli, a jazz pianist from western Switzerland who is celebrated as Incha young visionary and a premiere European jazz pianist whose touching, penetrating compositions make waves throughout the jazz community and beyondInch, now presents the trio album Scoria together with bassist Lukas Traxel and drummer Gautier Garrigue. Together they draw on a broad vocabulary ranging from classical to jazz and contemporary music, in which the studio is an instrument and post-production an ally of performance. Fresh, bold and inspiring, the trio explores every possible aspect of playing together, sometimes with chamber music transparency, sometimes dense and impetuous, and always with captivating intensity. InchAnd in creating the feel of a live loop Krüttli's trio is fulfilling a mission to make music that skillfully straddles many borders on the way to destinations unknown. Scoria is an album created with it's own sense of time, to be heard many times overInch, writes Kevin Le Gendre in the liner notes.