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Back in London Friday 6th November 2009 We will be Playing Gilad with Strings @ Cadogan Hall, London £20/£15 By Phone: 020 7730 4500
New Album Gilad Atzmon In Loving Memory Of America UK album launch March 2009
Gilad Atzmon’s acclaimed quartet and the Sigamos String Quartet on the road with their new project. This features interpretations of Charlie Parker’s legendary strings recording, as well as new works by Gilad. The combination of Atzmon’s unparalleled bebop virtuosity with stunning string arrangements promises to create a special performance.
Giald With Strings -2009 Fall Tour 26 Aug - Snape Maltings 1728 687 110 10 Sep - Stables, Wavendon 01908 280800 12 Sep - Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea 01792 602060 18 Sep - Wakefield Jazz 01977 680542 29 Sep - Bedales Jazz, Petersfield 01730 711511 21 Oct - Wiltshire Music Centre 01225 860100 29 Oct - RNCM Manchester 0161 907 5555 30 Oct- Belfast International Queens Jazz Festival 31 Oct Sage Gateshead 0191 443 4661 6 Nov - Cadogan Hall, London 020 7730 4500 8 Nov - Colchester Arts Centre 01206 500900 21 Nov - The Shed, North Yorkshire 01653 668494 28 Nov - Norwich Playhouse 01603 598598 15 Jan - Junction, Cambridge 0 1223 511 511 16 Jan - Lincoln Drill Hall 01522 873894 22 Jan - Birmingham Jazz 0121 224 7380
"Atzmon's fluid lyricism is in full flow on songbook classics and worldly originals. But as sweet romance morphs to modernist uncertainty, the bittersweet balance and rich emotional palette equally impress." Financial Times ***** March 2009 "Gilad Atzmon, the expat Israeli saxophonist/clarinetist, combines thrilling jazz musicianship with a maverick political intelligence" Guardian **** "Like the best of albums" Jazzwise **** March 2009 "Atzmon always manages to tell a story" Uncut **** March 2009 "One of the finest alto players around, Gilad pays his respects to Bird i...It's striking how similar Gilad's sweet, open-throated sound is to Parker's, but as you'd expect from the fiery philosopher-turned-Blockhead, this is no tribute album." BBC Music Magazine March 2009 "Maybe because he's such a wild card himself, saxophonist Atzmon plays Charlie Parker with a perfect mix of bluster and vulnerability." The Independent March 2009 "Atzmon is surely the hardest-gigging man in British jazz...the music here is subtle, ambiguous, often beautiful - and features a saxophonist playing deep from the heart." The Times **** March 2009 "An avid Charlie Parker disciple..." Evening Standard March 2009 "This is an outstanding album." Allaboutjazz March 2009 "is almost like a suite, with one track leading into the next" Scotland on Sunday**** March 2009 "A genuine expression of love" Scotsman**** March 2009 "The fiery Atzmon took his show from a demure chamber-music lilt to a Coltrane-inspired roar and back, and the crowd was right there through it all." Guardian Live Review **** "A delightful evening of artfully crafted music that was rich with emotional complexity." Financial Times March 2009 "Musical genius and comic" Leicester Mercury March 2009 "Work of beauty, power and intense sonic vision" Morning Star April 2009 "Atzmon is a loose cannon: a larger than life figure with an almost overpowering musical personality... it's as perfect a jazz marriage as you could wish for" "Atzmon is a hell of a talent...essential listen for all contemporary music fans. Atzmon has done what all the best jazzers do and put his own stamp on his chosen material. This may be loving tribute to a mythic past but it is one with an unmistakably contemporary edge" The Jazz Man ****
"this is far from a retro exercise in simply re-creating the past" Socialist Review
Gilad With the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
REFUGE ALBUM REVIEWS | REFUGE TOUR LIVE REVIEWSREFUGE voted no 10 in the Jazzwise Top Ten Albums of the Year "For sheer improvisational fireworks, quirky humour and genre-defying invention, one will be hard-pressed to find a bandleader as unique as Gilad Atzmon." "...Coltrane for the noughties." "All I've got to say about this one is TEN (out of ten)!" REFUGE wins The Jazz's Jazz Jury "...this is his band's finest album to date and one that best captures the spirit and vitality of their live shows.” "...The individuality of the music is extraordinary." "..Deeply felt and strongly melodic." "...the OHE is finding its voice in an increasingly subtle blend of East and West, that’s brutal and beautiful." “…the OHE is one of the most uncontrivedly versatile and unequivocally entertaining jazz units currently operating in the UK” “…Gilad Atzmon has earned a reputation as an original and creative musician and composer, and that is apparent again in the eight new compositions here.” “…each track on Refuge makes a statement…” "...See Him Live and Buy His Albums." “…The new album is as passion-filled as ever…” “…Atzmon has always been one of the most distinctive saxophonists on the British circuit.” “…a brilliantly navigated combination of gentle, sensitive lyricism and precisely focused passion.” “…the album feels tranquil and meditative..” “…Atzmon is an astonishing musician.” “Exciting stuff.” READ FULL ALBUM REVIEWSLIVE REVIEWS"Israeli-born saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's stew of modern jazz discipline, expressionist bluster and Middle Eastern vernacular has rarely sounded better. His slew of recent compositions blends these elements into an organic whole, and sets up the genre-hopping improvisations that are Atzmon's trademark. And, after an extensive UK tour, his band, The Oriental House Ensemble, is on fire with intuition and purpose." "...truly this was music without frontiers." “…his phenomenal musical talent has gained him a sizeable and discerning following…The quality of the music was extraordinary… a memorable and thrilling showcase for the talents of a passionate, intensely focused musician - and one which is unlikely to be forgotten in a hurry by those who attended.” “…More sophisticated, subtle and varied than anything else I’ve heard them do and … absolutely overwhelming…If you can possibly see them live, do.” “…He makes a lovely liquid sound and produces beautifully formed rapid roulades with every note clean as a whistle.” READ FULL LIVE REVIEWS
_____________________________________________________________ GILAD ATZMON - MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, PRODUCER, EDUCATOR, WRITER
Until 1994 he was a producer-arranger for various Israeli Dance & Rock Projects, performing in Europe and the USA playing ethnic Jewish soul music. Highly involved in the Israeli musical scene he recorded for 'Ofra Haza' , Yeuda Poliker and many others. He also toured with Memphis Slim and supporting many international jazz names such as Jack De Johnette, Michel Petrucciani, Richie Byrach and many others. Coming to the UK in 1994, Atzmon recovered an interest in playing the music of the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe that had been in the back of his mind for years. He founded the Orient House Ensemble in London and started re-defining his own roots in the light of political reality. Since then the Orient House Ensemble has toured all over the world.The Orient House Ensemble includes Asaf Sirkis on Drums, Yaron Stavi on Bass and Frank Harrison on keys. Also a prolific writer, Atzmon's essays are widely published his novel 'Guide to the perplexed' and 'My One And Only Love' have been translated into 24 languages all together. Over the years Gilad Atzmon's music has moved more and more towards a cultural hybrid. As a bandleader and reed player he has been amazing his listeners with his powerful personal style that combines great bebop artistry and Middle-Eastern roots in a sophisticated, sometimes ironical manner. Influenced by Coltranes powerful approach on the sax, Gilad's live performances are simply breathtaking and overwhelming. As a member of the Blockheads, Gilad has also recorded and performed with such as Ian Dury, Robbie Williams, Sinead O'Connor and Paul McCartney. Gilad has also recorded with Robert Wyatt, the Waters Boys and many others. In 2007 Gilad extended his role as a Producer, working with outstanding singer-songwriter Sarah Gillespie to produce her debut album due to be released in September 2008. www.sarahgillespie.com Further projects are planned for 2008.
Gilad Plays Selmer Reference 54, Marca Reeds, Morgan Fry Mouthpices and Peavey Electronics
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