Simon Denizart - Nouveau single Music Box Disponible chez Justin Time Records
Simon Denizart nous offre son nouveau single Music Box à découvrir dans un clip vidéo réalisé par Thomas Bélanger. Le pianiste est entouré sur ce titre de Jonathan Arseneau à la basse, Elli Miller Maboungou aux percussions et Michel Medrano Brindis à la batterie. La mélodie fragile et intemporelle de ce nouveau single nous raconte un rêve en filigrane. Après 9-4, hommage à Créteil, la ville natale du pianiste de jazz, Music Box est le second extrait du nouvel album de Simon Denizart qui sortira le 29 mars 2024 sur le label canadien Justin Time Records.
L'album s'appellera Piece of Mind et c'est le cinquième album du pianiste français Simon Denizart installé au Québec depuis 2011.
Entouré de musiciens reconnus tant sur la scène nationale qu’internationale avec qui il collabore depuis de nombreuses années, Simon Denizart nous offre avec ce disque une œuvre orchestrale en huit tableaux qui offre un voyage puissant et introspectif dans son univers musical.
Beyond his sheer virtuosity and versatility, drummer Adam Deitch has proven to be a musician of perpetual motion. In just over a year’s time, he has been the driving force behind psychedelic funk veterans Lettuce’s eighth studio album 'Unify', released a hip-hop beats album 'TAKE YOUR TIME', and now returns with the second LP release from his soul-jazz project The Adam Deitch Quartet. 'Roll The Tape', available on Deitch’s imprint Golden Wolf Records on November 10, 2023, exemplifies his unwavering commitment to producing authentic music from a broad spectrum of styles, all rooted in his tutelage of rhythmic studies & groove, and his upbringing as a drummer from a young age. The album features organist Wil Blades, Lettuce cohorts Eric “Benny” Bloom on trumpet and Ryan Zoidis on saxophone, and a feature from legendary guitarist John Scofield on the leading single “Mushroom Gravy”.
‘Roll The Tape’ was a 1-2 punch effort coming off the heels of Lettuce recording their next full-length album as Blades flew in to join Deitch, Bloom, and Zoidis for a session at Scanhope Sound. Written on ProTools in his home studio in Denver, Colorado, Deitch composed and arranged all parts for the quartet and provided demos for the band to learn on the spot, much like the quartet’s debut LP Egyptian Secrets. “I’d bring the tunes in, play them on the computer, have the guys learn them as fast as possible, and then ‘roll the tape,” Deitch says of the rigor of the back-to-back sessions and marathon studio effort that contrasted the band’s debut effort recorded in two sessions over the course of five years. While the process may seem overwhelming at first glance, Blades speaks to it being a testament to Deitch’s thorough composition process and wholeness as a musician, “I don’t change much of anything at all. All of the harmonies and voicings are spot on. I grew up as a drummer, so the way Adam plays organ is the way I’m already playing organ.”
The quartet was formed when Deitch and Blades joined forces to play a last-minute late-night show at Boom Boom Room in San Francisco after Lettuce performed at The Fillmore and Tedeschi Truck Band performed at Bill Graham Civic Center in December 2013. The impromptu after-show featured an array of special guests including Zoidis and Bloom along with Eric Krasno (Soulive), Maurice “Mo Betta” Brown (Anderson .Paak), and James Casey (Trey Anastasio Band) and Kofi Burbridge (Tedeschi Trucks Band), both who left this earth all too soon. After additional performances at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and some one-offs, Deitch knew the project had to continue and took the reigns to get the group in the studio.
‘Roll The Tape’ features ten brand-new songs that transcend the traditional organ trio format and are accentuated by Deitch’s prowess for funk, breakbeat, hip-hop, and electronic music experiences coupled with highlighting the strengths of every musician in the group. “Wil and I are both basketball fans and homies. He is highly skilled with the organ pedals and lefthand bass and is super smart and easy to work with. Zoidis and Bloom always balance each other out with Zoidis bringing a psychedelic vibe with his effects and Benny bringing his wild, crazy Benny attitude as a great musician with great showmanship,” says Deitch.
The lead single “Mushroom Gravy” is a tribute to Deitch’s Grandma Betty’s chicken mushroom gravy. He cites that she was pivotal in his development as a drummer as her brother and his Great Uncle Dave was the first drummer in their family and helped his father, Bobby Deitch, become a professional musician. The track features John Scofield on guitar, who has worked with Deitch since the early 00s and has keen insight into his evolution as a musician and bandleader. “It’s tremendous fun to play with the quartet because they fully understand where I’m coming from and hopefully I “get” them the same way. I think Adam and I have very simpatico concepts in music,” says Scofield of their musical chemistry.
Of their collaborative history and Adam’s inherent impact he imparts with his collaborators, Scofield continues, “When I first played with Adam, I knew he was right for me. This kind of chemistry is hard to come by and I’ve only had it a handful of times in my life. Eric Krasno recommended Adam. When we first played together, I liked it so much that I had to change drummers in the band immediately. The result was Uberjam. This period marked a new direction in my career and without Adam, it wouldn’t have worked as well. I’ve heard him improve and get better - more refined- from that original already great drummer that I met way back when. He’s an excellent musician and one of the very best drummers period. Mad skills.”
“Have Faith” is a gospel-inspired mutual favorite of all members of the quartet. “It’s a tribute to a life-changing experience I had playing in a gospel church in 9th grade,” says Deitch. “I ended up becoming the drummer in two church bands in Nyack, NY where I grew up. Playing with an amazing choir watching them sway from left to right and clapping on two and 4 was amazing to observe when I was 16 or 17 and the rest of the band was in their 30s-50s. It put me ahead and really made me improve when I got to Berklee in 1994 and was pretty experienced in gospel, funk, and R&B music.” With a stunning organ intro by Blades, he nods to the influence Tower of Power transmits on the tune, “It’s also a Tower of Power kind of thing and Deitch is a huge Tower of Power guy. I’m a huge Chester Thompson fan, so this song is right up my alley.”
Not to be confused with the Arthur Schwartz jazz standard, “Alone Together” is an original composition written during the pandemic to express the universal sentiments of everyone being simultaneously isolated. It sees Deitch taking a rare direction with one of the first ballads he’s ever released. “I’m not a huge balladeer,” he explains, “It was peaceful and calming to play this big, beautiful piece with brushes contrasting the funky, hyper music I usually write.” Blades chimes in on the tune being a testament to Deitch’s dedication and musical maturity, “He’s constantly writing music at either 3 in the morning or on the tour bus after For a drummer to write that kind of harmony, it’s another example of him having everything completely fleshed out and finished—it has beautiful harmony and nice horn melody.”
For anyone who has ever had a conversation with Deitch, looked at his social media, or read any press about him, he is one to give credit where credit is due. “Play on Playa” is an example of that as it is a direct tribute to Soulive, longtime friends, and collaborators of the group who were pillars in establishing the modern funk & soul revival in the late 90s/early 00s as East Coast trailblazers. “I owe Soulive so much. They introduced me to organ trio music, helped Lettuce’s career, and molded us into the musicians we are today,” he proclaims.
Like ‘Egyptian Secrets’, ‘Roll The Tape’ features two “Language Interludes” where Deitch is playing solo drums. They are homages to ancient African traditions of using drums as a language to communicate anything from warning of intruders to calling over different villages to a ceremony. “These interludes communicate freedom without any sort of song form and create full sentences within the drums,” he says, “Most drum solos I play have some kind of horn hits or backgrounds and this was fun to play without anything else to authentically express how I’m feeling.”
‘Roll The Tape’ epitomizes Deitch’s strength for surrounding himself with the perfect collaborators for any scenario and his ability to make even mature, serious music, resonate with music lovers from all backgrounds and maintain the ability to have fun. “Even with harmonically dense songs, this music is fun and danceable,” says Bloom, “There are lots of crowd-pleasing elements and these tunes are fun to play live—we can go in so many different directions.”
‘Roll The Tape’ is available to listen to on all streaming platforms HERE.
For more information and to stay posted on all of Adam Deitch’s endeavors, visit deitchbeatsdontquit.com.
On the heels of massive successes with his main projects Lettuce and Break Science, celebrated collaborations with jazz guitar luminary John Scofield, and high-profile hip-hop production placements with the likes of 50 Cent, Talib Kweli, and Redman, GRAMMY-nominated drummer/producer Adam Deitchis slated to unveil Roll The Tape, the second LP from his The Adam Deitch Quartet. A fluid expression of the funkier side of soul-jazz, Deitch and his curated collective hint at the avant-garde, but stay grounded in warm traditions. AD4 adventures through the vibrant forest of late 60’s Verve and Blue Note cool, respectfully mining the essential elements of what makes a great hip-hop break, and then Deitch reimagines them in his own contemporary context.
Adam Deitch is among the preeminent drummers in contemporary music today, having been featured in Modern Drummer multiple times, among myriad accolades across several genres for nearly 25 years. The only child born to two funk drummers, Deitch grew up just outside New York City in a home that celebrated all genres and eras of music - not the least of which jazz and its numerous subgenres. As such, Deitch was exposed to a plethora of legendary musicians and generational icons throughout his formative years; he studied at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston in the late 1990s before joining Average White Band at 19 years old. He credits the development of his jazzier vocabulary and arranging to studying with a collection of influential teachers during his formative years, a brilliance which rears its ambitious, majestic head on Roll The Tape two decades later.
Le pianiste de jazz Simon Denizart nous offre 9-4, un nouveau single disponible sur toutes les plateformes digitales et à découvrir en clip. Sur ce titre, on retrouve Simon Denizart à la composition et au piano, Sébastien Richelieu à la basse et Michel Medrano Brindis à la batterie.
9-4 est une chanson en hommage à la banlieue où Simon Denizart a grandi au sud de Paris. La musique dépeint une vie animée et séduisante où le vivre ensemble fût la plus grande richesse et loin des clichés souvent véhiculés.
Avec ce titre, le pianiste amorce la sortie de son nouvel album Piece of Mind qui sortira le 29 mars 2024.
Piece of Mind est le cinquième album du pianiste français Simon Denizart installé au Québec depuis 2011.
Entouré de musiciens reconnus tant sur la scène nationale qu’internationale avec qui il collabore depuis de nombreuses années, Simon Denizart nous offre une œuvre orchestrale en huit tableaux qui offre un voyage puissant et introspectif dans son univers musical. On découvre aujourd’hui le premier extrait 9-4 et son clip vidéo filmé à Créteil par Maxime Leroy.
Originaire de Créteil, le pianiste français Simon Denizart arrive en 2011 à Montréal et il ne perd pas de temps pour faire entendre sa musique.
Sa carrière commence au Québec avec le prix du public lors du FestiJazz de Rimouski en 2014. Fort de cette récompense et entouré du Label canadien The 270 Sessions, il produit trois disques Between Two Worlds (2015), Beautiful People (2016) et Darkside (2017). Cette période faste et productive lui vaudra le prix de Révélation Radio-Canada en 2016 et deux premières nominations à l’ADISQ en 2017 et 2018.
Encensé par la critique, il se produit à travers le monde (France, Canada, République Tchèque, Cuba, etc.) et ne laisse personne indifférent. Il joue une musique sensible et énergisante, parsemée de mélodies subtiles et accessibles.
On le voit également accompagner des musiciens de la scène locale et internationale : Dominique Fils-Aimé, Fred Wesley ou encore la chanteuse berlinoise KIDBEKID.
Son plus récent album, intitulé NOMAD (2021), sorti sur Laborie Jazz (France) et Arte Boréal (Canada) propose la rencontre inédite entre le piano et la calebasse. Influencé par les musiques du monde, le jazz, le classique et la musique électronique, l’album présente des compositions originales instrumentales qui permettent de vivre un voyage éclectique sur le thème du voyage, de l’immigration et des relations humaines. Ce dernier est à nouveau nominé à l’ADISQ dans la catégorie album de l’année Jazz en 2021.
En 2023 il débute une nouvelle collaboration avec le prestigieux label canadien Justin Time Records qui produit son cinquième album à venir : Piece of Mind prévu pour le 29 mars 2024.
‘What We Are‘ is the flower that came out of the years-long collaboration between Zack Clarke and Alex Louloudis. As may be apparent from listening to the album, both Clarke and Louloudis find their aesthetic preferences closer to the free jazz approaches. At the same time, one can understand that the two are heavily rooted into the jazz tradition as well as other important traditions that come from different places in the world. High on their list of influences, both in the composition and improvisation fronts, the two have Ornette Coleman and his innovation of the harmelodic approach.
Sophie Darly Nouvel album Slow Down Fast Sortie le 13/10/2023 chez Broz Records / L’Autre Distribution En concert au Studio de l’Ermitage le 19/01/2024
Sophie Darly est de retour le 13 octobre 2023 avec son troisième album Slow Down Fast. Avec ce nouveau disque, la chanteuse offre une poésie de l’ordinaire qui captive dès la première note. Compositrice, co-autrice et productrice, l’artiste franco-suisse y évoque l’hyper effervescence du monde contemporain et ses incidences.
Inspiré des musiques soul, jazz, blues qu’elle chante depuis ses 20 ans et son voyage à Detroit (USA), l’univers de Slow Down Fast est subtil, tout en retenue, mais faussement sage.Entourée d’un groupe de choc comprenant Daniel Mizrahi aux guitares, Arnaud Gransac au piano, Antoine Reininger à la basse, Mathieu Penot à la batterie, Hector “Tachi” Gomez aux percussions, Pierrick Pédron au saxophone, Julien Alour à la trompette, et Frédéric Jaillard aux claviers, Sophie Darly nous fait vibrer avec sa tessiture soul/jazz sublimée par une guitare percutante, des cuivres dynamiques et des percussions galopantes. Découvrez en premier extrait le titre Living The Dream, et son ambiance très Stax/Motown qui est une invitation à se libérer et à laisser derrière soi tout ce qui nous entrave.
Revoici Sophie Darly qui revient avec son nouvel album Slow Down Fast, un disque porté par un groupe très soudé avec lequel la chanteuse parle de sa vie et des mutations du monde.
Soul Game et Twelve Secrets Of a Lady, ses deux premiers albums, Sophie Darly les avait sculptés dans les standards de la Motown et dans ceux de la soul. Désormais, ce sont ses compositions personnelles qui dessinent les courbes et les nuances de Slow Down Fast. En première partie comme en tête d’affiche, en invitée comme en membre fondatrice de la chorale Liberty Gospel, c’est l’expérience de la scène alliée à un désir autant qu’un besoin de ne plus interpréter les chansons des autres qui l’ont menée sur ce chemin. Et aussi un constat. Celui d’un monde en hyper effervescence, poussé dans une course aussi insensée que sans fin, qui abime les relations entre des êtres qui, désormais, perdent temps et humanité par numérique interposé.
Il est temps de ralentir. De prendre les minutes, les heures ou tout répit nécessaire pour apprécier l’instant. C’est accompagnée de la plume de Damien Somville, des touches noires et blanches d’Arnaud Gransac, des cordes du guitariste et réalisateur Daniel Mizrahi, que Sophie Darly a écrit et composé Slow Down Fast, un album dont elle est également la productrice et qui paraît sur Broz Records, son label.
Inspirée par la soul et le jazz, sa musique est un cocon qui fausse la marche des aiguilles de la pendule, à défaut de pouvoir l’arrêter. Bucolique par endroits, soulevée de chœurs à d’autres, c’est en toute discrétion que les cuivres s’y invitent. Ne pas troubler la quiétude, ni le moment. Prendre le temps d’écouter, de laisser le climat intimiste s’installer, sans se laisser dévorer par la technologie et les artifices de studio. La voix lovée dans le groove organique, Sophie sait parfois prendre ses distances avec ses compagnons rythmiques pour aller virevolter avec les arrangements, discuter avec le piano, tutoyer la guitare acoustique. Eteindre parfois ses notes dans un fredonnement délicat et fragile.
Il est urgent de ralentir mais, même si nous sommes parfois désarmés pour freiner voire inverser la folle course du monde, il est possible de le faire, le temps des huit titres de Slow Down Fast. En concert le 19 janvier 2024 au Studio de l’Ermitage à Paris
