Muzyka by Francien van Tuinen

Francien van Tuinen

Muzyka

Format: CD
Label: Jazz 'N Pulz
UPC: 0742451546828
Catnr: BMCD 468
Release date: 26 December 2012

1 CD

Label
Jazz 'N Pulz

UPC
0742451546828

Catalogue number
BMCD 468

Release date
26 December 2012

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About the album

The title was taken from Boris Pasternak, who wrote music to the text of his poem ‘Muzyka’ allowing the two art forms to fuse. Together with composer Scriabin, painter Kandinsky and others, he was a member of a Russian artists’ collective at the end of the 19th century. They drew inspiration from each other’s disciplines to attain higher realms and bring innovation and camaraderie into art.
Francien and Jesse have drawn their inspiration from this: Jesse has arranged compositions by Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Schumann, Shostakovich and Scriabin as contemporary pieces, while Francien has provided them with texts infused with worldly wisdom. The final result is a series of striking arrangements with exciting grooves and unusual rhythms - written for a remarkable combination of song with string and percussion instruments. Muzyka is a
superb transformation of classical themes into other musical styles, like jazz, folk, flamenco, fado and tango.

"Muzyka" is geïnspireerd door een gedicht van Boris Pasternak. Hij was eind 19e eeuw lid van een ‘Russian Artists Collective’. Deze artiesten haalden inspiratie uit een ieders discipline. Francien van Tuinen en Jesse van Ruller deden dit ook. Jesse arrangeerde composities van o.a. Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Satie, Shostakovich en Scriabin als hedendaagse stukken. Francien heeft hier de teksten aan toegevoegd. Het eindresultaat is een serie strijkarrangementen met
opwindende grooves en ongewone ritmes, geschreven voor een combinatie van vocalen, strijk- en percussie instrumenten. Muzyka is een vertaling van klassieke termen in andere muzikale stijlen als jazz, folk, flamengo, fado en tango. Met een bijdrage van Richard Galliano, de Franse accordionist.

Artist(s)

Francien van Tuinen (vocals)

Francien van Tuinen has become one of the most authoritative young jazz vocalists in the Netherlands. Blessed with a unique voice and exceptional natural rhythmic flexibility, she has guts, excellent diction and perfect timing. After winning the Dutch Jazz Vocalist Concours in 1997 and graduating from the Groningen Conservatory in 1998 she recorded and performed with a variety of groups and projects amongst which her own quintet, big bands and symphony orchestra.

Francien van Tuinen has become one of the most authoritative young jazz vocalists in the Netherlands. Blessed with a unique voice and exceptional natural rhythmic flexibility, she has guts, excellent diction and perfect timing.
After winning the Dutch Jazz Vocalist Concours in 1997 and graduating from the Groningen Conservatory in 1998 she recorded and performed with a variety of groups and projects amongst which her own quintet, big bands and symphony orchestra.

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Jesse van Ruller (guitar)

Jesse van Ruller started playing guitar when 7 years old. Studied with Dutch jazzguitar-master Wim Overgaauw at the Hilversum Conservatorium where he graduated in 1995. In that same year he won the Thelonius Monk Competition in Washington. The jury consisted of John Scofield, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Pat Martino and Mark Whitfield. In 1996 his first album 'European Quintet' came out and received a lot of attention. The concerts that followed brought him all over the world with his quartets, trio's and duo. Over the years Jesse van Ruller made 10 CD's as a leader and appeared on numerous others as a sideman. He performed with various musicians and orchestra's, a.o. Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart, Roy Hargrove, Peter Erskine,...

Jesse van Ruller started playing guitar when 7 years old. Studied with Dutch jazzguitar-master Wim Overgaauw at the Hilversum Conservatorium where he graduated in 1995. In that same year he won the Thelonius Monk Competition in Washington. The jury consisted of John Scofield, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Pat Martino and Mark Whitfield. In 1996 his first album 'European Quintet' came out and received a lot of attention. The concerts that followed brought him all over the world with his quartets, trio's and duo. Over the years Jesse van Ruller made 10 CD's as a leader and appeared on numerous others as a sideman. He performed with various musicians and orchestra's, a.o. Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart, Roy Hargrove, Peter Erskine, the Berliner Philharmoniker, Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jazzorchestra of the Concertgebouw and many more.
In the past years he toured with Dutch flamenco virtuoso Eric Vaarzon Morel with whom he developed a repertoire of flamenco-jazz. A new tour is planned for 2009-10.

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Richard Galliano (accordion)

Richard Galliano started studying piano and accordion at the age of 4 with his father Lucien Galliano, accordionist and teacher. Particularly gifted and invested, he quickly entered the Nice Conservatory, directed at that time by organist Pierre Cochereau, and followed courses in harmony, counterpoint and trombone. He won first prize in 1969 with trombone. He arrived in Paris in 1975 and met Claude Nougaro, becoming his friend, his accordionist and conductor until 1983. The author and composer had found each other. They got along beautifully. From this close collaboration many songs that are part of the heritage of French music, such as Allée des brouillards, Des voiliers,Vie Violence were born. The second decisive meeting took place in 1980, with the Argentinean composer and bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla. Astor strongly encouraged Richard to...

He arrived in Paris in 1975 and met Claude Nougaro, becoming his friend, his accordionist and conductor until 1983.
The author and composer had found each other. They got along beautifully. From this close collaboration many songs that are part of the heritage of French music, such as Allée des brouillards, Des voiliers,Vie Violence were born.

The second decisive meeting took place in 1980, with the Argentinean composer and bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla.
Astor strongly encouraged Richard to create the French “New Musette”, as he himself had previously invented the Argentinean “New Tango”.

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