Here’s what critics are saying about The Hevreh Ensemble’s recent release A Path of Light, produced by Ralph Farris:
“this album belongs on the shelf next to your Silk Road Ensemble records.” - American Record Guide (Sep/Oct 2019 issue)
“stunning moments…intimate and singularly fascinating.” - American Record Guide (Sep/Oct 2019 issue)
“Bravo to Jeff Adler and all involved in this special, special collection.” - American Record Guide (Sep/Oct 2019 issue)
LONDON-BORN, NYC-BASED ARTIST, JOANNA WALLFISCH, ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
GARDENS IN MY MIND
Out on Sunnyside Records, July 22, 2016
Second collaboration with pianist Dan Tepfer
features London’s award-winning classical string ensemble The Sacconi Quartet
“Sensitive and deep” — The New York Times
UK native vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Joanna Wallfisch announces the upcoming release of her third album, Gardens in My Mind, out on July 22, 2016 (Sunnyside Records). Wallfisch’s new body of work showcases the artist’s signature pure vocals and poetic lyrics with an intricate weaving of singer-songwriter, folk, jazz, contemporary and indie pop music. The 14-track album features Wallfisch on vocals, piano and ukulele along with pianist, Dan Tepfer, and award-winning London-based ensemble, The Sacconi Quartet.
Gardens is the much anticipated follow-up to Wallfisch’s critically acclaimed last album, The Origin of Adjustable Things (Sunnyside Records, 2015), which Downbeat rated 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Originally from London, Joanna Wallfisch was born with music in her DNA. Daughter of classical cellist Raphael Wallfisch and violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch, Wallfisch completed her Masters in Jazz Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and relocated to New York City in 2012. In 2011, she independently released her debut solo album, Wild Swan, which she recorded at the Douglas Street Studios in Brooklyn, New York.
In the past five years, Wallfisch has toured or worked with Wynton Marsalis, Fred Hersch, Lee Konitz, Joe Martin, Rob Garcia, James Shipp among other jazz luminaries. She has also appeared on film soundtracks, including All the Beautiful Things and Desert Dancer, and is the featured voice on the national ad campaign for Hillshire Farms.
In 2015, Wallfisch teamed up with pianist Dan Tepfer to record her second album, The Origin of Adjustable Things, which consisted of eight original compositions and four covers, including a hushed interpretation of Radiohead's "Creep," Tim Buckley's "Song to a Siren," and the Academy Award-nominated Tiomkin-Washington song, "Wild Is the Wind."
Wallfisch has received rave reviews from a number of music critics. The Boston Globe says, “Wallfisch combines the intimate purview of a singer-songwriter with the technical liberties of a jazz improviser.” Downbeat raves about Wallfisch, saying “her focused, crystalline delivery will melt any purist’s heart. ”The New York Times calls Wallfisch “an introspective singer-songwriter” who is “sensitive and deep.”
Be sure to pluck a copy of the new Joanna Wallfisch album Gardens in My Mind when it blooms on July 22nd! And stay tuned for the artist’s new music video for the title track--coming soon!
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Gracie Terzian will be featured in a documentary by filmmakers Aaron Tucker and Johnny Dubbaneh that premieres at a sold-out screening at ImpactHub on March 15.
Full Time Dream spotlights Washington, DC, based entrepreneurs who ventured from traditional career paths and showcases the joy, struggles and challenges experienced by all entrepreneurs pursuing careers that embody their passions. See the trailer here.
Gracie Terzian recently joined the roster of Washington, DC, based booking agency Theory Booking. Agent Jenna Van Stelton (pictured, with Gracie) will represent her throughout North America.
A Female Philoctetes premiered in April 2014 to sold-out audiences at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Fisher Hillman Studio and has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and "The Diane Rehm Show." The play features incidental music by Ralph Farris, who joined the company's artistic director Desiree Sanchez to work on the production as composer and musical director.
Sophocles' ancient play, Philoctetes, captures a reality for all combat veterans who have been physically wounded and explores ethical dilemmas, as dynamic and relevant today as they were to the Greeks 2500 years ago. Aquila Theatre's production explores this ancient play, re-imagining the title role played as a female combat soldier.
The performance is on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:00 pm at Cruciform Lecture Theatre - London, UK: Tickets and info can be found here.
“High Risk is not so much an album of jazz augmented by electronic instrumentation, but an album performed by players that are very conscious of and interested in electronic music.”
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“Many of the tracks, like the opening “Molten Sunset,” begin with Shigeto summoning a kaleidoscopic, shimmering rainbowscape that Douglas and his band ride ever cloudward. ”
Read the entire review here.
If you've been enjoying Dave Douglas' latest album High Risk that dropped June 23rd, it's time to check the band out live. Dave Douglas and High Risk are on tour now in the USA and Canada. Click here for more info and tickets.
Don't know what to expect? Here's some great reviews from PopMatters, All Music and Pitchfork.
And don't forget to buy the album now on BandCamp or iTunes!
“Where one influence ends and another one begins is a mystery, and that’s what will guarantee High Risk‘s status as a wholly unique album. With any justice, it will also serve as a template for future electro-jazz.”
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