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Insight

Jef Giansily

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 52:00
Views: 224

Tracks

Alteration; Timeless Moment; Mindscape; Latent Motion; Heart's Ways; Imprint (Sarp Warp); Quatre Septembre; Silver Glints.

Personnel

Album Description

French pianist and composer Jef Giansily crafts a singular blend of modern jazz, where intricate rhythmic structures and lyrical introspection converge. A Paris native and longtime Istanbul resident, Giansily draws from the modal traditions of the 1960s, while forging a contemporary, personal sound. His 2024 quintet album Insight exemplifies this approach, weaving complex grooves, shifting meters, and emotive melodies into a cohesive narrative. Collaborating with musicians like Hermon Mehari, Apostolos Sideris, Gautier Garrigue, Pierre Bernier or Sarp Maden, Kağan Yıldız, Ferit Odman, Giansily's compositions are anchored by his compelling left- hand ostinatos and a deep sense of groove, offering a jazz experience that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally resonant. « A shifting, contrasting, and expressive music, marked by great sensitivity, imbued with a spiritual dimension ». ¬—Lionel Eskenazi, Jazz Magazine

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