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Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense: Moment and the Message

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Modern Jazz / Indie Jazz
premiera polska:
04.08.2016
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: digipackowe etui
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multikulti.com:
Jeden z najbardziej rozchwytywany obecnie amerykański trębacz, stały członek Steve Coleman and Five Elements, zespołów Steve’a Lehmana i Mary Halvorson na solowej ścieżce. Ma za sobą współpracę z takimi mistrzami jak Henry Threadgill, Von Freeman, Jason Moran czy Vijay Iyer.

Finlayson jest powszechnie podziwiany za zdolność do kreowania nowych muzycznych koncepcji. W ciągu ostatnich czterech lat, uczestniczył w trzech zdumiewających albumach, które trafiły na pierwszą lokatę w corocznych podsumowaniach New York Times.
Jego zespół The Sicilian Defense (nazwa od popularnej figury szachowej) składa się z fenomenalnych muzyków, z których w Polsce znany jest David Virelles (jest członkiem amerykańskiego kwartetu Tomasz Stańko, z którym nagrał album „Wisława”), Miles Okazaki na gitarze, Keith Witty na kontrabasie i za perkusją Damion Reid.

Język jazzu systematycznie się poszerza, tacy muzycy jak Jonathan Finlayson operując na jego obrzeżach, uciekając od łatwego gwiazdorstwa jazzowych celebrytów, w sposób przemyślany i spokojny tworzą muzykę wyrazistą i zaskakującą, „Moment and the Message” nie przez przypadek zbiera na świecie wyśmienite oceny.

Album „Moment and the Message”, ukazał się nakładem nowojorskiej oficyny Pi Recordings, mającej pod swoimi skrzydłami Henry'ego Thredgilla, Steve'a Colemana, Marka Ribota, Vijay’a Ayera, Amira ElSaffara, Rudresha Mahanthappę, Hafeza Modirzadeha czy Steve’a Lehmana.


JazzTimes
(...) An obvious (and acknowledged) influence is Henry Threadgill, whose elliptical melodies and airy, skittering rhythms inform tunes such as “Circus.” And Finlayson’s sound on trumpet owes a lot to Dave Douglas with its broad tones and assertive, centered quality. But the more you listen to Moment and the Message, the more its idiosyncrasies take hold, whether the band achieves a kind of stillness in motion rooted to Virelles’ stately chiming chords and spare comping or stops a song in its tracks and restarts it in a completely different vein (...)

Jazz Weekly
(...) Reminiscent of the fusion band Gentle Giant, songs like “Circus” and “Tensegrity” combine ricocheting drum and bass work with clearly delineated lines by trumpet and guitar, while Virelles’ splashy piano bounces over the current on “Le Bas-Fond” Okazaki’s guitar provides droplets of notes while Reid’s cymbals sprinkles like a spring drizzle on “Carthage” and piano with trumpet hop like toads on lily pads on “Ruy Lopez.” The contrast of sweet and sour makes for delicious ingestion (...)

PopMatters
(...) If you’re a fan of precise, complex modern jazz—the kind of daring and often thrilling stuff that Steve Lehman, Henry Threadgill, and Mary Halvorson have been making in the last decade—then you’ve been wondering when trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson would make his debut as a leader. He has been gracing cutting edge recordings with his precise and pungent sound for a good while now, always seeming to be telepathically connected to the other players, no matter how tricky the compositions or concept (...)

The Guardian
(...) As in Threadgill's music, simultaneous melodic lines weave, dance and compete – but Finlayson consistently lets the idiomatically familiar warm the atmosphere, in the Latin vibe of Lo Haze, the relaxed swing of Ruy Lopez or the balance of stately brass with guitar and piano in Tensegrity. It's tight-knit music, but seductively relaxed, too (...)

All About Jazz
(...) Though the music is thought-provoking it's also filled with a strong sense of melodicism found in Okazaki's stunning work in "Tensegrity" or the copacetic vibe of "Carthage" where Finlayson lays down an elaborate yet poised solo while the band works through detailed accompaniments. Other insights include intricate instrumental conversations in "Ruy Lopez," appropriately named after the classic opening moves of a chess game; or the almost thirteen minute "Fives and Pennies" built around an increasing metronomic pattern. While Finlayson's playing is cognizant of the great players that have paved the way, it's refreshing that he's seeking his own path and not trying to mimic them (...)

Editor's info:
Moment and the Message is the long-awaited debut from Jonathan Finlayson, one of the most sought after young trumpeters in jazz. A member of alto saxophonist Steve Coleman’s band Five Elements, Finlayson is widely admired for his ability to tackle cutting-edge musical concepts with aplomb. In just the last four years, his playing has been featured on an astonishing three albums that were named #1 album of the year by The New York Times: alto saxophonist Steve Lehman’s Travail, Transformation and Flow (Pi 2009), Steve Coleman and Five Elements’ Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi 2010) and David Virelles’s Continuum (Pi 2012).

Born in 1982 in Berkeley, CA, Finlayson began playing the trumpet at the age of ten in the Oakland public school system. He came under the tutelage of Bay Area legend Robert Porter, a veteran trumpeter from the bebop era who took Finlayson under his wing; he was often seen accompanying Porter on his gigs about town and sitting in on the popular Sunday nights jam session at the Bird Cage. He subsequently attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music where he studied with Eddie Henderson, Jimmy Owens and Cecil Bridgewater.

Finlayson is a disciple of the saxophonist/composer/conceptualist Steve Coleman, having joined his band Five Elements in 2000 at the age of 18. “Jonathan’s always had a lot of music in him; he was one of these prodigy cats” Coleman says. “I think I may have first heard him play when he was about 13 years old and then again in 2000, during a workshop that I gave at Berkeley High School, when I also met (trumpeter) Ambrose Akinmusire. I was impressed with what they could do, so Jonathan and Ambrose began coming by my crib to discuss music, to work on music theory and study history. I then called Jonathan for a week-long gig in Chicago later that year, and we’ve been playing together ever since.”

Finlayson’s own challenging music operates in some of the same rhythmically complex terrain as Coleman’s, but is distinguished by its puzzle-like musical forms. An avid chess player, Finlayson named his band Sicilian Defense after the oft-used chess opening move, and there is a sense of deductive logic to many of his compositions. For example, “Ruy Lopez” is a musical transcription of the first eight moves of the popular chess opening. The improvisations also reflect that of a game of chess, where the back and forth dialogue between the two soloists mimic the moves and countermoves of two chess players. The piece “Circus” draws on a childhood memory that is informed by the music of the Henry Threadgill, with whom Finlayson performed in Threadgill’s premier of his piece “Dimples” in 2012. “Tensegrity” is a study in counterpoint that is harmonically reminiscent of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

The artistry that Finlayson has developed in over a decade working as a member of Five Elements – considered one of the most technically demanding in jazz – has made him among the most sought after trumpeters. “To me, Jonathan is the most distinctive trumpet player of his generation,” says Steve Lehman, who has worked extensively with Finlayson. “The purity of his sound; the kind of intervals and shapes he uses to move around the instrument makes him one-of-a-kind. He has so much facility and musical knowledge at his fingertips. Whether it’s demanding rhythms, alternate tunings, or just plain feel, nothing is really foreign to him, or outside of his comfort zone.” Guitarist Mary Halvorson, who recorded the highly acclaimed albums Saturn Sings and Bending Bridges with Finlayson says: “Jonathan’s tone on the trumpet is beautiful: razor clear and yet simultaneously vulnerable. His expansive harmonic and intervallic logics make his sound instantly recognizable and completely unique. He constantly surprises me as he operates seamlessly through complex written material, chordal structures and wide-open sonic terrain with equal command.”

Sicilian Defense is made up of some of the most accomplished young musicians on the jazz scene. Pianist David Virelles is a member of bands led by such great saxophonists as Chris Potter, Ravi Coltrane and Mark Turner. His 2012 recording Continuum was released to wide critical acclaim. Guitarist Miles Okazaki’s own album Generations was named to the best of 2012 list by The New York Times. Bassist Keith Witty, also a bandleader, has a new release with the collective trio Thiefs. Drummer Damion Reid has played on highly regarded albums with the likes of Rudresh Mahanthappa, Steve Lehman and Robert Glasper. It’s an outfit that is superbly suited to helping Finlayson carry out his complex, ever-shifting compositional strategies.

Moment and the Message heralds the arrival of Jonathan Finlayson as a bandleader after a dozen years as a sought-after sideman and apprenticeship in Steve Coleman’s Five Elements. Unlike the many young musicians who rush to release albums, he has waited patiently for the right situation to make his decisive move. As a leader, he commands the front line as the only horn, spinning one imaginative solo after another while his compositions and leadership brings out the best from his fellow band mates. For Finlayson, it’s now his moment to step into the spotlight.

muzycy:
Jonathan Finlayson: trmmpet
Miles Okazaki: guitar
Damion Reid: drums
David Virelles: piano
Keith Witty: double bass

utwory:
1. Circus 7:40
2. Lo Haze 7:53
3. Ruy Lopez 5:43
4. Carthage 7:08
5. Tensegrity 5:38
6. Le Bas-Fond 5:57
7. Tyre 4:14
8. Fives and Pennies 12:43
9. Scaean Gates 6:06

total time - 63:03
wydano: August 4, 2016
more info: www.pirecordings.com

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Pi Recordings (USA)
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Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense
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Moment and the Message
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