Jazz Articles about AZOPA

AZOPA (Achim Tang - Zoltan Lantos - Patrice Heral): Makahia

by Glenn Astarita
May 1, 2001

The trio known as “AZOPA” (derived from the musicians’ first names), melds Eastern European provincial themes with East Indian percussion, modern jazz style interplay, world beat grooves and ethereal dialogue. With the opener, “Call The Morning” one of the musicians perpetuates gravely lower register and somewhat indecipherable spoken word colloquy, which could very well signify the output from drummer/percussionist and EFX maestro Patrice Heral’s manipulations of – live electronics. However, violinist Zoltan Lantos renders swirling and altogether resounding choruses atop ...