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Label TCB The Montreux Jazz Label |
UPC 0725095370028 |
Catalogue number TCB 37002 |
Release date 06 May 2022 |
"... Great improvisations and the excellent playing technique of the leader do not let this album out of the hand."
jazzfun, 21-5-2022Aliéksey Vianna Quartet
The Aliéksey Vianna Trio was formed in Basel in 2009. It emerged naturally from collaborations of the Brazilian guitarist Aliéksey Vianna and the Swiss bassist Stephan Kurmann with a few different drummers. Upon an invitation by the great Peter Schmidlin, in 2014 the trio (then with Mauro Martins on drums) released their album “in concert at the bird’s eye” (TCB 33402). Since then, it has appeared in festivals and clubs all over Switzerland, France, Germany and Brazil. Over the years, the trio also performed with a few guest soloists, such as Nat Su and Viviane de Farias. In October of 2020 (this time already with Jorge Rossy on vibraphone and drums), Gabriele Mirabassi was also their guest for two concerts. The music of those concerts was so special that the four musicians immediately talked about their wish to record it. A year later they met again for another concert and two days of recordings, the result of which can be heard in this CD.
... Great improvisations and the excellent playing technique of the leader do not let this album out of the hand.
jazzfun, 21-5-2022
... The result is nine fine, superficially unexciting recordings that highlight Vianna's Brazilian classical training...
Jazz'n More, 01-5-2022
... Between the sophistication of Brazilian rhythms, Mediterranean joie de vivre, and free improvisations on a wide range of compositions, Aliéksey Vianna's quartet offers us a delightful moment of music whose absolute technical mastery is quickly forgotten to leave room only for pleasure.
jazz halo, 29-4-2022
Seven years after a live trio recording, the Brazilian guitarist Aliéksey Vianna, winner of several classical guitar prizes, has assembled a very attractive "chamber" quartet for TCB, the Montreux label...
radio france, 20-4-2022
It is delicate music, magnificently performed, absolutely mastered, with breathtakingly inventive solos. A delicious moment of music.
Le Soir, 03-8-2022
The pieces on Ancient Myths sound well cared for, put into professional arrangements and skilfully performed. The music sounds oiled and smooth, but if you listen closely, you will discover in addition to this obviousness: virtuosity, brilliant interplay and craftsmanship!
Music Frames, 06-7-2022
... Vianna chooses instead for "Ancient Myths" deliberately unorthodox material with a composed base and a part to be freely improvised, which Mirabassi, Kurmann and Rossy often traverse in the language of contemporary classical...
Jazzthing 06 2022, 27-5-2022
... The Brazilian guitarist Aliéksey Vianna has been living in Basel for a good 15 years and is a border crosser between different musical worlds, which includes jazz, European classical music, new music, popular and classical Brazilian music. On "Ancient Myths", released at the beginning of May, he unrolls a kind of Ariadne's thread to ancient myths of different cultures...
ProgrammZeitung CH 06 2022, 27-5-2022
Aliéksey Vianna's quartet offers us a delicious moment of music whose absolute technical mastery is well and truly present, quickly forgotten to leave room only for pleasure.
JazzMania, 19-5-2022
Between the sophistication of Brazilian rhythms, Mediterranean joie de vivre and free improvisations on a beautiful range of compositions, Aliéksey Vianna's quartet offers us a delicious moment of music whose absolute technical mastery is well and truly present.....
Jazzmania, 19-5-2022
Between the sophistication of Brazilian rhythms, Mediterranean joie de vivre, free improvisations on a beautiful range of compositions, Alieksey Vianna's quartet offers us a delicious moment of music whose absolute technical mastery is well and truly present.
Jazzhalo, 13-5-2022
This album radiates a serene tranquility that is mainly due to the combination of classical guitar, clarinet and vibraphone, but Rossy is also an extremely subtle percussionist and Kurmann can do everything on his double bass.
Rootstime, 01-4-2022