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Michel Maurer
Since 2000 Michel Maurer has played with a wide range of musicians and bands on stages and in recording studios, touring Europe and the North American continent (France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Malta, Canada, USA, Cuba) and has collaborated on 20 albums.
More recently Michel Maurer has initiated a music project with guitarist Alex Levine, saxophonist Peyton Pleninger and bassist Ben Rolston to create the quartet MERIDIAN, a vehicle to express his musical visions through original compositions and improvised music. The music of this project reflects five years of deep immersion in the New York City and Brooklyn jazz scene. Michel Maurer will release his first album as a leader, drummer and composer in 2019 : MERIDIAN The Shape Of Noon.
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Michel Maurer releases 'The Shape Of Noon' on Outside In Music
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Michel Maurer’s debut jazz album as a leader The Shape of Noon captures his ensemble Meridian in peak form while also commanding the listener’s attention through a pure uncomplicated sound and intriguing shapes. Maurer’s compositions are influenced by shapes, colors, textures and reflect a natural compositional style. In addition to the clear musical imagery, the song titles themselves beckon a thought provoking imagery of the shapes and stories behind each track. Maurer explains that “one cannot see music when listening, ...
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From: The Shape of NoonBy Michel Maurer