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Lisanne Tremblay: Violinization
ByNow we have Violinization, by Montreal's Lisanne Tremblay. It is a strikingly successful debut, a sound that can be loosely categorized as chamber jazz, stirred with avant-garde, in large part because her group and her compositions sound like no one else. The music, crafted by Tremblay and her very talented quartet blends elements of the classical and folk worlds along with Afro-Cuban tints stirred up into a modern jazz concoction on a set of quirky and original personal statements, all of them penned by Tremblay.
The title tune opens the set, and again, the group dynamic glowsRafael Zaldivar's sparkling piano declarations answering Tremblay's string poetry, drummer Philippe Melanson's splashy, low-key bustle setting up an of-kilter groove, bassist Remi-Jean LeBlanc's laying down a deep, organic pulse. "Change has a a relentless momentum in and out of its different instrumentations, with a gorgeously trilling solo by Zaldivar, leading into Tremblay's soaring violin.
On "Hacker," the quartet explores agitation and odd meters, a sense of anxiety, perhaps, at the ubiquitous inter- connectivity we now experience, for better or for worse, and "Tag" is as bright and frenetic and playful as the childhood game of the same name. "Stellar Coincidence" sounds oddly profound, with a collective improvisation coalescing into something ordered and beautiful, like the universe.
Lisanne Tremblay, a star on the rise with Violinization.
Track Listing
Violinization; Change; Corde Sensible; Hoppelaye; Hacker; Tag; Ataraxie; Stellar Coincidence; Cubanisada; Con Toda Palabra.
Personnel
Lisanne Tremblay
violinLisanne Tremblay: violin; Rafael Zaldivar: piano, percussion; Remi-Jean LeBlanc: bas; Philipe Melanson: drums.
Album information
Title: Violinization | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Inner Circle Music
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About Lisanne Tremblay
Instrument: Violin
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