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Marco von Orelli 5: Alluring Prospect
by Glenn Astarita
Swiss trumpeter Marco von Orelli (George Gruntz Workshop Big Band, Tommy Meier Root Down) possesses a manifold musical persona. He's composed for TV, theater and collaborates with many notable European jazz artists and improvisers. But as a leader, Alluring Prospects poses deep insight into his enthralling compositional pen, bridging classical, jazz and the improvisational element into multilateral array of largely, energizing frameworks. With slight doses of classical austerity amid twisting choruses and stately themes, the ensemble also executes ...
Continue ReadingMusique Brute: Poste Restante
by AAJ Italy Staff
Musique Brute è un quintetto eterogeneo nel quale il sax di Co Streiff, storica rappresentante del free elvetico, incontra la tromba di Marco von Orelli, giovane ma già apprezzato esponente di quella scena, il mini moog e le onde Martenot di Natalia Sidler, il basso elettrico di Jan Schlegel e la batteria puntillistico/rumorista di Sheldon Suter. Il riferimento ad Art Brut, movimento artistico nato da un'intuizione del pittore francese Jean Dubuffet, è evidente più nel titolo che nella sostanza. Perché ...
Continue ReadingMarco von Orelli 6: Close Ties On Hidden Lanes
by Glenn Astarita
Indeed, an impressive inaugural release by Swiss trumpeter Marco von Orelli, who conveys maturity way beyond his youthful age. On call for writing jingles, session gigs, and theatrical productions, the conservatory-trained artist may have a bright future ahead of him, based on the qualitative aspects of this sextet date. “Urban Ways" is a prime example of von Orelli's cunning musicality, when considering the scope of these multifaceted works. With a pumping funk-groove and contrasting unison horns, the band ...
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