Marit van der Lei Nextet: Clementia

Indie Jazz / Vocal Jazz
premiera polska: 2023-10-18
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
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Editor's info:
To me, human psychology is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Why do we behave and feel as we do? I’ve found out that personalities can be divided into 5 dimensions. One of those dimensions is the extent to which someone can experience “mildness”. In my opinion mildness has to some extent been turned into a stigma, as opposed to a positive character trait. We have collectively become less mild. The distance between people who are less like-minded has grown. Over recent years, that distance has become painfully clear. I started thinking about how we can achieve reconciliation. With ourselves, with each other, with the world around us. So that we can be more contemplative and no longer have to fall back on radical judgment.
Music soothes, and with that deep conviction I wrote the music for this album. I went looking for sounds, chords, whispers and everything that goes with this message. I started by looking at myself. What are my own convictions, beliefs and opinions? What are they based on? Are they true? Because of this inner journey, this has become very personal album. I hope it can take you along on a soothing path, discovering your own thoughts and feelings. Because if we are aware of our own true inner world, I know that we can be kinder to the outside world.

Marit van der Lei (vocals)
The Marit van de Lei Nextet plays its own compositions. Deeply convinced of the soothing power of music, Marit has written her second album, entitled "Clementia". This was written from the perspective of someone who sees that, collectively, we have become less kind and have mostly moved to more radical ways of thinking. She found her music by searching out corresponding colours, noises, sounds words and chords that could put this message across. Marit is convinced that soothing is the first step towards renewed kindness, helping us to achieve a reconciliation with ourselves, each other and everything around us.
The Marit van der Lei Nextet was created in 2014 as a collective of musicians at the Utrecht Conservatoire and has now reached its fixed format, in which it has been performing over a number of years. It has become a band of top young musicians who currently represent the "Next Generation" of the jazz scene. The Nextet plays original compositions, creating soundscapes that will transport you to a gentler world. She performs either with her band or sometimes as a solo singer, manipulating her voice with guitar pedal effects to achieve unique pieces. The underlying layers of both hope and despair seem to turn the new music on her album "Clementia" into a quest for security. It is the outstretched hand of trust, searching for peace. Marit is continuously investigating different ways of using her voice; a sigh, a moan, sometimes having a greater impact than words alone could ever achieve.

muzycy:
Marit van der Lei (vocals)
Jesse Schilderink (tenor saxophone)
Kika Sprangers (alto saxophone)
Federico Castelli (guitar)
Marre de Graaff (bass guitar)
Willem Romers (drums)

utwory:
1. I Feel You 4:24
2. Ongoing 3:52
3. Eventually I Will 7:26
4. See 2:16
5. I Hear You 5:14
6. Start the End 5:22
7. All True Is 4:22
8. I Will Never Get to See 2:45
9. Clementia 4:03

wydano: 01 September 2023
more info: www.challenge.nl
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