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Contradictio

Xose Miguélez

Contradictio

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558284229
Catnr: ORIGIN 82842
Release date: 01 July 2022
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Origin Records
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0805558284229
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ORIGIN 82842
Release date
01 July 2022
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From the Galicia region of Spain, saxophonist Xose Miguélez celebrated the traditional melodies of his family, viewed through a modern jazz lens, for the 2019 release Ontology. On Contradictio, Miguélez features the virtuosic French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, and the music they've been developing together over the last several years with the Portugal-based rhythm team of bassist Carlos Barretto and drummer Marcos Cavaleiro. Together, they deliver prominently contemporary timbres within an organic classic jazz setting. Through a mixture of standards, originals by Miguélez, and a Pilc original dedicated to Galicia, the music unfolds with a spontaneity and life that inspires feelings of a live music experience.
Der aus der spanischen Region Galicien stammende Saxophonist Xose Miguélez zelebriert auf seinem 2019 erscheinenden Album Ontology die traditionellen Melodien seiner Familie, die er durch eine moderne Jazzlinse betrachtet. Auf Contradictio arbeitet Miguélez mit dem virtuosen französischen Pianisten Jean-Michel Pilc zusammen, und die Musik, die sie in den letzten Jahren gemeinsam mit dem in Portugal ansässigen Rhythmus-Team, bestehend aus Bassist Carlos Barretto und Schlagzeuger Marcos Cavaleiro, entwickelt haben. Gemeinsam bringen sie zeitgenössische Klangfarben in ein organisches klassisches Jazz-Setting ein. Mit einer Mischung aus Standards, Eigenkompositionen von Miguélez und einem Pilc-Original, das Galicien gewidmet ist, entfaltet sich die Musik mit einer Spontaneität und Lebendigkeit, die das Gefühl eines Live-Musik-Erlebnisses weckt.

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George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer, who is mostly known due to his combinations of classical and popular music genres. George Gershwin grew up in a poor neighbourhood in New York. His parents were Russian immigrants who had trouble making ends meet. They did, however, decide to purchase an old piano so Ira Gershwin could study to become a musician. Yet, it turned out not Ira, but his younger brother George showed remarkable talent. Ira applied himself to writing song lyrics and together the Gershwin brothers became absolute greats in the world of 20th century musicals. Nowadays, George's compositions are still relevant, as is evidenced by the many performances of his Rhapsody in Blue from 1924. But the best example is the ageless Summtertime,...
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George Gershwin was an American composer, who is mostly known due to his combinations of classical and popular music genres.

George Gershwin grew up in a poor neighbourhood in New York. His parents were Russian immigrants who had trouble making ends meet. They did, however, decide to purchase an old piano so Ira Gershwin could study to become a musician. Yet, it turned out not Ira, but his younger brother George showed remarkable talent. Ira applied himself to writing song lyrics and together the Gershwin brothers became absolute greats in the world of 20th century musicals. Nowadays, George's compositions are still relevant, as is evidenced by the many performances of his Rhapsody in Blue from 1924. But the best example is the ageless Summtertime, which has been covered a countless number of times by a countless number of artists.


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Jean-Michel Pilc

Pianist and composer Jean-Michel Pilc has performed with numerous jazz giants including Roy Haynes, Billy Hart, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Jean Toussaint, Rick Margitza, Kenny Werner, Martial Solal, Michel Portal, Daniel Humair, Marcus Miller, Kenny Garrett, Lenny White, Chris Potter, John Abercrombie, the Mingus Dynasty & Big Band, Lew Soloff andRichard Bona, among others. He has also worked with Harry Belafonteas his musical director and pianist, and has performed a duet with the legendary opera singer Jessye Norman. Jean-Michel’s renowned trio featuring bassist François Moutinand drummer Ari Hoenig has released numerous standout recordings, including Together - Live at Sweet Basil and NYC - Vol.  1 & 2 (2000),Welcome Home (2002), Cardinal Points (2004) and Live at Iridium, NYC(2004). The group later released Threedom in 2010 after reforming under the collective name Pilc-Moutin-Hoenig.  An active solo performer who’s appeared in concert internationally,...
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Pianist and composer Jean-Michel Pilc has performed with numerous jazz giants including Roy Haynes, Billy Hart, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Jean Toussaint, Rick Margitza, Kenny Werner, Martial Solal, Michel Portal, Daniel Humair, Marcus Miller, Kenny Garrett, Lenny White, Chris Potter, John Abercrombie, the Mingus Dynasty & Big Band, Lew Soloff andRichard Bona, among others. He has also worked with Harry Belafonteas his musical director and pianist, and has performed a duet with the legendary opera singer Jessye Norman.

Jean-Michel’s renowned trio featuring bassist François Moutinand drummer Ari Hoenig has released numerous standout recordings, including Together - Live at Sweet Basil and NYC - Vol. 1 & 2 (2000),Welcome Home (2002), Cardinal Points (2004) and Live at Iridium, NYC(2004). The group later released Threedom in 2010 after reforming under the collective name Pilc-Moutin-Hoenig.

An active solo performer who’s appeared in concert internationally, Jean-Michel has released four critically-acclaimed solo piano records: Follow Me (2004), Essential (2011) and What Is This Thing Called? (2015), and a new solo double album, Parallel, released on Challenge Records in June 2018.

In addition to extensive work as a sideman in a variety of ensembles, Jean-Michel’s diverse other personal projects include Modern Lights, a composition reflecting on Charlie Chaplin’s work that was premiered at the Caramoor Jazz Festival in August 2009. The project was funded through a New Works Grant from Chamber Music America.Additionally, in 2013, Jean-Michel was granted a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, in the Music Composition category for the creation of Big One, a project featuring all new original music for octet. He was also the subject of a 2009 documentary by filmmaker John McCormick, titled Jean-Michel Pilc – A Portrait.

Jean-Michel has built a strong international reputation as a very unique educator. From 2006 to 2015, he was a NYU Steinhardt faculty member and gave private lessons (piano and other instruments), taught ensemble classes and held improvisation workshops. He also acted as Co-Director of NYU Summer Jazz Workshop in 2010. Jean-Michel also taught for the New School in New York City, as well as offering private lessons in his own studio.

Since September 2015, Jean-Michel has acted as Associate Professor at theSchulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal. There, he teaches piano, jazz improvisation to all instruments and a Seminar on Improvisation in All Styles to 40 McGill jazz and classical students. He has acted as Schulich’sJazz Area Chair between 2016 and 2018. During this time, Jean-Michel has also founded the Improvisation Workshop Projectwith Rémi Bolduc, Kevin Dean and Jean-Nicolas Trottier, a research project funded by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (FRQSC).

He is now a Challenge Records recording artist, and has released a new solo double album Parallel, in June 2018. He performs solo as well as with NYC-based groups such as: Pilc-Moutin-Hoenig, Total Madness Quintet, duo with Sam Newsome, and NYC Trio with Sam Minaie and Jerad Lippi.


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Xose Miguélez

Xose Miguélez is considered as one of the most relevant jazz saxophonists of the new generation of Galician musicians. His most recent project, Ontology, which was presented on August 18 in the 'Blue Room' of the 'American jazz museum' in Kansas City, was released by the American jazz record label Origin records. He earned a master's degree in jazz performance at the Guildhall School of Music in London and a BA in jazz from Esmae in Oporto. He complemented his music education studying privately with Jean-Michel Pilc, Chris Cheek, Matt Otto and Jean Toussaint among others. Xose teaches traditional Galician music and jazz at the Conservatorio profesional de música de Vigo. He is a 'Forestone - Japan' and 'Jody-jazz Usa' artist.
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Xose Miguélez is considered as one of the most relevant jazz saxophonists of the new generation of Galician musicians.
His most recent project, Ontology, which was presented on August 18 in the "Blue Room" of the "American jazz museum" in Kansas City, was released by the American jazz record label Origin records.
He earned a master's degree in jazz performance at the Guildhall School of Music in London and a BA in jazz from Esmae in Oporto. He complemented his music education studying privately with Jean-Michel Pilc, Chris Cheek, Matt Otto and Jean Toussaint among others.
Xose teaches traditional Galician music and jazz at the Conservatorio profesional de música de Vigo.
He is a "Forestone - Japan" and "Jody-jazz Usa" artist.

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