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Earthshine

Meridian Odyssey

Earthshine

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558285028
Catnr: ORIGIN 82850
Release date: 04 November 2022
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Label
Origin Records
UPC
0805558285028
Catalogue number
ORIGIN 82850
Release date
04 November 2022
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About the album

Self-recorded in an airplane hangar in rural Alaska during a pandemic exile, 2021's Second Wave delivered the story of a group of young musicians using exceptional circumstances to create personal and musical connection, and ultimately, a stirring documentation of time-well-spent. With this script in hand, Meridian Odyssey returned to Big Lake in August 2021, settling in for six days of intense rehearsals of nine new originals, with time off for sailing, flying and hiking together. With trumpeter Noah Halpern joining the core band of saxophonist Santosh Sharma, bassist Ben Feldman, pianist Dylan Hayes, guitarist Martin Budde, and drummer/producer/engineer Xavier Lecouturier, the group found a new power and focus in their sound, with the expanded front line and the growing conceptual openness the band had developed. Born from the perceivably “lost” years of '20 and '21, Earthshine will speak to the creative read and react of six musicians on the literal threshold of their careers. While a marvelous tale of its own, it portends to be but an entrance into a musical beyond.
Selbst aufgenommen in einem Flugzeughangar im ländlichen Alaska während einer Pandemie im Exil, lieferte Second Wave 2021 die Geschichte einer Gruppe junger Musiker, die außergewöhnliche Umstände nutzen, um eine persönliche und musikalische Verbindung zu schaffen, und schließlich eine mitreißende Dokumentation der Zeit, die sie gut verbracht haben. Mit diesem Skript in der Hand kehrten Meridian Odyssey im August 2021 nach Big Lake zurück, um sechs Tage lang intensiv an neun neuen Stücken zu proben, wobei die Zeit zum Segeln, Fliegen und Wandern genutzt wurde. Mit dem Trompeter Noah Halpern, der sich der Kernband, bestehend aus dem Saxophonisten Santosh Sharma, dem Bassisten Ben Feldman, dem Pianisten Dylan Hayes, dem Gitarristen Martin Budde und dem Schlagzeuger/Produzenten/Techniker Xavier Lecouturier, anschloss, fand die Gruppe eine neue Kraft und einen neuen Fokus in ihrem Klang, mit der erweiterten Frontlinie und der wachsenden konzeptionellen Offenheit, die die Band entwickelt hatte. Earthshine entstand in den vermeintlich "verlorenen" Jahren 20 und 21 und erzählt vom kreativen Schaffen und Reagieren von sechs Musikern, die buchstäblich an der Schwelle ihrer Karriere standen. Obwohl es eine wunderbare Geschichte für sich ist, scheint es nur der Einstieg in ein musikalisches Jenseits zu sein.

Artist(s)

Xavier Lecouturier (drums)

A young and vital member of the Seattle jazz scene, drummer Xavier Lecouturier discovered a circle of like-minded and talented colleages after arriving in town from the Bay-Area. 'Carrier' documents a collection of the original works they've been performing around the region over the last two years, as they looked for, and found, their voice. Featuring through-composed pieces drawing from numerous influences, this album encapsulates the sound, interplay, and collective compositional styles as they nudge boundaries, while staying rooted in a passionate study of the jazz tradition.
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A young and vital member of the Seattle jazz scene, drummer Xavier Lecouturier discovered a circle of like-minded and talented colleages after arriving in town from the Bay-Area. "Carrier" documents a collection of the original works they've been performing around the region over the last two years, as they looked for, and found, their voice. Featuring through-composed pieces drawing from numerous influences, this album encapsulates the sound, interplay, and collective compositional styles as they nudge boundaries, while staying rooted in a passionate study of the jazz tradition.

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Santosh Sharma (tenor saxophone)

Martin Budde (guitar)

Martin Budde is a guitarist and composer/educator based in Seattle, WA. Growing up playing with family from a young age, he is partially self-taught and owes much of his musical development to his family, friends, and mentors such as bassists Chuck Deardorf and Marshall Hawkins. Martin has established himself over time as a reputable guitarist and composer in the Seattle area and on the West Coast where he performs regularly in a variety of groups. He co-founded the Seattle/New York-based contemporary jazz group Meridian Odyssey whose first release, Second Wave, was voted as one of the top 15 Seattle records of 2020 by The Seattle Times, and whose second full length album, Earthshine, was awarded the 2022 Golden Ear Award...
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Martin Budde is a guitarist and composer/educator based in Seattle, WA. Growing up playing with family from a young age, he is partially self-taught and owes much of his musical development to his family, friends, and mentors such as bassists Chuck Deardorf and Marshall Hawkins. Martin has established himself over time as a reputable guitarist and composer in the Seattle area and on the West Coast where he performs regularly in a variety of groups. He co-founded the Seattle/New York-based contemporary jazz group Meridian Odyssey whose first release, Second Wave, was voted as one of the top 15 Seattle records of 2020 by The Seattle Times, and whose second full length album, Earthshine, was awarded the 2022 Golden Ear Award for NW Recording of the Year by Earshot Jazz. Martin's music is energetic, dynamic, and grounded, with a strong melodic voice that speaks to undercurrents of American music as a whole, and at the same time seeks to dive into unknowns.

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Dylan Hayes (piano)

Noah Halpern (trumpet)

Meridian Odyssey

Meridian Odyssey is a band comprised of six musicians who are committed to creating a multi-genre experience rooted in the history of jazz, rock, funk, and R&B in a forward-thinking context.
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Meridian Odyssey is a band comprised of six musicians who are committed to creating a multi-genre experience rooted in the history of jazz, rock, funk, and R&B in a forward-thinking context.

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Composer(s)

Xavier Lecouturier (drums)

A young and vital member of the Seattle jazz scene, drummer Xavier Lecouturier discovered a circle of like-minded and talented colleages after arriving in town from the Bay-Area. 'Carrier' documents a collection of the original works they've been performing around the region over the last two years, as they looked for, and found, their voice. Featuring through-composed pieces drawing from numerous influences, this album encapsulates the sound, interplay, and collective compositional styles as they nudge boundaries, while staying rooted in a passionate study of the jazz tradition.
more
A young and vital member of the Seattle jazz scene, drummer Xavier Lecouturier discovered a circle of like-minded and talented colleages after arriving in town from the Bay-Area. "Carrier" documents a collection of the original works they've been performing around the region over the last two years, as they looked for, and found, their voice. Featuring through-composed pieces drawing from numerous influences, this album encapsulates the sound, interplay, and collective compositional styles as they nudge boundaries, while staying rooted in a passionate study of the jazz tradition.

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Santosh Sharma (tenor saxophone)

Martin Budde (guitar)

Martin Budde is a guitarist and composer/educator based in Seattle, WA. Growing up playing with family from a young age, he is partially self-taught and owes much of his musical development to his family, friends, and mentors such as bassists Chuck Deardorf and Marshall Hawkins. Martin has established himself over time as a reputable guitarist and composer in the Seattle area and on the West Coast where he performs regularly in a variety of groups. He co-founded the Seattle/New York-based contemporary jazz group Meridian Odyssey whose first release, Second Wave, was voted as one of the top 15 Seattle records of 2020 by The Seattle Times, and whose second full length album, Earthshine, was awarded the 2022 Golden Ear Award...
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Martin Budde is a guitarist and composer/educator based in Seattle, WA. Growing up playing with family from a young age, he is partially self-taught and owes much of his musical development to his family, friends, and mentors such as bassists Chuck Deardorf and Marshall Hawkins. Martin has established himself over time as a reputable guitarist and composer in the Seattle area and on the West Coast where he performs regularly in a variety of groups. He co-founded the Seattle/New York-based contemporary jazz group Meridian Odyssey whose first release, Second Wave, was voted as one of the top 15 Seattle records of 2020 by The Seattle Times, and whose second full length album, Earthshine, was awarded the 2022 Golden Ear Award for NW Recording of the Year by Earshot Jazz. Martin's music is energetic, dynamic, and grounded, with a strong melodic voice that speaks to undercurrents of American music as a whole, and at the same time seeks to dive into unknowns.

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Dylan Hayes (piano)

Noah Halpern (trumpet)

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