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Xavier Reija

Born: June 6, 1972

Catching Up On Mostly 2020 Releases

by Mark Sullivan
March 29, 2021

Lots of interesting albums piled up in the last few months, most of them released in 2020. Dusan Jevtovic If You See Me Self Produced 2020 Serbian guitarist/composer Dusan Jevtovic assembled a strong core band for this album, which was mostly recorded live in the studio: touch guitarist and ...

Dreamscape Room

By Xavier Reija

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Remembrance; Two Steps Ahead; To My Friend; Time Warps; Mirror; Mom; Dreamscape Room.

The Sound Of The Earth

By Xavier Reija

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Deep Ocean; The Sound Of The Earth I; From Darkness; The Sound Of The Earth II; Serenity; The Sound Of The Earth III; Lovely Place; The Sound Of The Earth IV; Take A Walk.

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2018

by Mark Sullivan
December 26, 2018

2018 was another year with too many favorites to choose from. I'm struck by the number of “extended ensembles" on my list: groups of eight or more, including a chamber orchestra plus jazz group. It was also an exceptionally good year for RareNoiseRecords, making it hard for me to stop at three albums. This list is ...

Xavier Reija: The Sound Of The Earth

by Glenn Astarita
November 18, 2018

Spain-based artists, guitarist Dusan Jevtovic and drummer Xavi Reija, reunite for a supergroup-like endeavor, including world-renowned bassist, stick artiste Tony Levin (Stick Men, King Crimson) and touch guitarist Markus Reuter, who performs/records with Levin in Stick Men amid numerous projects with others. Recorded in upstate New York, the musicians' noise-shaping, sound-designs and bone-rattling progressive rock improvisations ...

Xavi Reija: The Sound Of The Earth

by Mark Sullivan
August 5, 2018

After the acoustic trio interlude of Reflections (Self Produced, 2017) Spanish drummer/composer/bandleader Xavi Reija returns to electric rock/jazz fusion territory, once again in the company of the extraordinary Barcelona-based, Serbian-born guitarist Dusan Jevtovic--his playing partner on several other MoonJune albums, most notably Resolution (MoonJune Records, 2016). The group is filled out by legendary American bassist/Chapman Stick ...

Reflections

By Xavier Reija

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: Martina; Reflections (Long Trip); Capella (We Still Dance); Childhood Dream; Reflections; Ausencia; We Keep Walking; Letter From The Aegean; Serenity; Capella; Thy Remembrance.

Xavi Reija: Reflections

by Mark Sullivan
March 25, 2017

Spanish drummer Xavi Reija's previous trio was a fusion outfit with guitarist Dusan Jevtovic and bass guitarist Bernat Hernandez, as heard on Resolution (MoonJune Records, 2016) and Live at RZZ Barcelona (MoonJune Records, 2016). He turns to a traditional acoustic piano trio here, with pianist Nitai Hershkovits and bassist Pau Lligadas. There's a different kind of ...

Xavi Reija: Reflections

by Matthew Aquiline
March 11, 2017

Deviating from his reputation within the realm of boundary-pushing progressive rock/jazz fusion, Catalan drummer and composer Xavi Reija removed the presence of electrified instruments that dominated previous works for an acoustic album that explores the jazz piano trio format. Reflections, his eighth recording as a leader, synthesizes Reija's dynamic authority behind the kit with the lyrical ...