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Manu Koch
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Born in Baar, Switzerland, Koch studied classical piano from age 6 and tenor saxophone at age 18 while also taking courses at the Jazz School Lucerne. In 1993 he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where he graduated four years later. During his Boston years he became an in-demand freelancer performing with various bands and projects ranging from jazz, funk and hip-hop to music from Brazil, Mali, Trinidad and Haiti. Manu Koch relocated to New York in May 2000 where he still lives today. His Swiss upbringing, a home base in the US for 25 years, and having resided in Brazil, India and China (Hong Kong) for extended amounts of time have formed his perception of the world and sense of sound as much as his work with over 100 artists, bands and projects throughout his professional career. Some of his most significant sideman work includes collaborations with Angélique Kidjo (US Oyaya! touring band from 2004-2006), Santana’s musical director and former Miles Davis bassist Benny Rietveld (various projects since 2005), Romanian vocalist Teodora Enache, Nigerian talking drum master and vocalist Kofo The Wonderman (band member since 2007), Israeli flutist Mattan Klein (various projects since the late 90’s), Indian guitarist Prasanna, urban folk/jazz artist KJ Denhert, Cape Verdean vocalist Fantcha, French-Moroccan vocalist Malika Zarra, the New York Gypsy All-Stars (touring the US, Brazil, Europe and Asia from 2011-2016), and participated on 15 album productions by blues/soul artist Tomás Doncker for True Groove Records from 2012 - 2017. Since the release of his debut album Triple Life in 2011 Manu's focus has shifted to Filtron M, his free-form project composed of a multi-national network of musicians and a platform to showcase his compositions and productions
Jenny Hill: Floating
by Dan McClenaghan
Jenny Hill is joined by her group Liquid Horn on Floating. The musical mix includes straight-ahead jazz, Brazilian and world music grooves, plus what Hill calls “a splash of funky Brooklyn." Hill is a master multi-reedist, employing her tenor saxophone, flute and soprano sax here. Liquid Horn adds the piano-bass-and-drums rhythm section with Allison ...
Floating
By Jenny Hill
Label: Rat Beach Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Floating, Deluxe Secret Sauce, Leaving, Midnight Encounter, Ribbon of Time, Above Treeline,
Pisces Vibe.
Transit Net
By Filtron M
Label: Filtron M
Released: 2021
Track listing: 1) Transit Net 2) Related Shifts 3) After The Damage 4) Native Tongue 5) Some Observation,
Some Accumulation 6) Immune To The Venom 7) Total Target 8) Near Bermuda 9) Elastic
10) The Feed In Machine
Sin Fronteras
By Russ Nolan
Label: Rhinoceruss Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Take A Memo; The Long Ranger; Nature Boy; Nublado y Claro; Irregular Heartbeat; Cruzado; Poinciana;
Somewhat
Festive; Chachalokafun; Acceptance.
Panagiotis Andreou: The World In A Bass
by Mike Jacobs
My first encounter with Panagiotis Andreou was while covering a bass workshop that included him along with the likes of Richard Bona (Zawinul Syndicate, Mike Stern), Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Dwayne “Mono Neon" Thomas (Prince, Ghost Note) and Wes Stephenson (The Funky Knuckles). All of these players seemed humbled by each other's presence during the opening ...
