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Giuseppe Millaci & Vogue Trio Explore Paintings Through Music On The New Album 'Double Portrait'
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Nina Feri
Double Portrait is already the fourth album of Giuseppe Millaci & Vogue Trio. We find our three accomplices with the experience of the multiple Belgian and international stages they have played on together. Considered as a talented bassist by the famous American magazine Downbeat, Giuseppe Millaci is one of the most active double bassists in the Belgian landscape: he has indeed distinguished himself as a leader on no less than five albums since 2017. Double Portrait brings to light the ...
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Drummer Lionel Beuvens Touches The Sky With His Latest Album '49 Steps To Heaven'
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Nina Feri
After years of touring and recording as a sideman, which saw him play on forty records, and also release two of his own very contemporary sounding albums, Trinité and Earthsong, Lionel Beuvens presents this ambitious new project under the Hypnote Records label. Reuniting the talented Alexi Tuomarila (piano), Brice Soniano (double bass) and Kalevi Louhivuori (trumpet), joined at times by Ewout Pierreux (rhodes) and Frank Vaganee (alto saxophone). This offering confirms the richness of his repertoire, nourished by jazz as ...
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The Trio Of Bassist Giuseppe Millaci Release A Live Album Recorded At Centre Culturel Flagey, Brussels
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Nina Feri
Interaction: Live At Flagey is the Vogue Trio’s third album since its creation in 2016 by bassist, composer and producer Giuseppe Millaci bringing together French pianist Amaury Faye and Belgian drummer Lionel Beuvens. After extensive international touring for Songbook and The Endless Way, receiving the prestigious Octave de la Musique in 2018, the trio returns to Belgium and pays homage to the country that Giuseppe Millaci calls home since the age of 12, where he founded the Hypnote Records Label ...
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Guitarist / Composer Toni Mora's New Album 'Space Folklore' Available Now
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Nina Feri
When Toni Mora produced his first quartet album, “Beyond words..." JAZZ’N’MORE magazine stated. “An exciting future for the young guitarist with agile hands, a warm sound and a flair for daring introductions, and virtuosic solos.” His new album Space Folklore represents Mora well. Insatiable curiosity and seemingly infinite virtuosity. Exploring new horizons and offering a hybrid and diverse album drawing on the major influences of his younger years (Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jonathan Kreisberg) but also on rock, bossa and Andine music ...
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Mathieu Robert & Mario Ganau Explore The Music Of Federico Mompou
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Nina Feri
After seven years of collaboration, Ganau-Robert are opening a new chapter in their work together. Their first album Prima Scena was made up of original compositions and came out in 2018. The duo now brings a new universe full of bright wonders with Callada: Around Mompou in 2022. Both are released on Hypnote Records. For this new album, Belgian soprano saxophonist Mathieu Robert and Sardinian pianist Mario Ganau explore the musical world of the Catalan composer Federico Mompou’s (1893-1987) last ...
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'Phases' The New Album Of Manu Codjia, Giuseppe Millaci & Lieven Venken on Hypnote Records
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Nina Feri
Giuseppe Millaci, an industrious bassist and the founder of Hypnote Records, who has become a driving force in the belgian jazz scene, gets to showcase his proficiency as both a delicately pertinent accompanist and a singing soloist. On the drums, colourfully expressive and unrelenting, Lieven Venken buoyantly spurs on electrifying riffs and fiery solos from the very versatile but instantly recognisable Manu Codjia, now a household name of European jazz. Three exceptional musicians, from different backgrounds meeting at the crossroads ...
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Israeli Native Pianist Nuphar Fey, Introducing Her Debut Album "Serenity Island." Available Now On Hypnote Records.
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Nina Feri
In the past three years, Israeli born musician Nuphar Fey has been raising interest in the international jazz scene with her cristal- like piano touch, wide range of dynamics and a rich palette of colors. Her compositions are characterized by strong lyrical themes, richness of sound, and contemplative solo piano sections. Bringing a strong female presence to the current scene she is free spirited and abundant, radiating charisma and ease with which she draws the listener in with both elegance ...
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Italian Bassist and composer Giuseppe Millaci & Vogue Trio release The Endless Way
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Nina Feri
Passionate, inventive, and sensitive, double bassist Giuseppe Millaci is praised by the international press for his exceptional musicianship. After completing his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Millaci’s musical career took him beyond European borders to perfect his skills with Drew Gress and Marco Panascia in New York. He performed first as a sideman alongside the biggest names in Belgian jazz and then as a leader of Vogue Trio with French pianist Amaury Faye and drummer Lionel Beuvens. Millaci’s ...
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