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Theo Bleckmann – Elegy (d/usa/isr) at Opus Jazz Club

Courtesy of BMC - Opus Jazz Club | Posted on March 7, 2017

Where

Opus Jazz Club
Mátyás Street 8.
Budapest
Map
+36 1 216 7894

When

Sat, March 11, 2017
21:00

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Musicians

About

Beyond being a vocalist of rare purity and daring, Theo Bleckmann is a sound painter who creates what JazzTimes has described aptly as “luminous webs” in music. The German-born New Yorker – after appearing on two ECM albums by Meredith Monk and on another by pianist Julia Hülsmann of Kurt Weill songs – makes his striking ECM label debut in January 2017 as a leader with Elegy. This album showcases Bleckmann as a composer as much as a singer, with several instrumental pieces voiced by what he calls his “ambient” band of kindred-spirit guitarist Ben Monder, keyboardist Shai Maestro and the subtle rhythm team of Chris Tordini and John Hollenbeck. Highlights include Bleckmann’s sublime rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s Comedy Tonight (“tragedy tomorrow… comedy tonight”), as well as the mellifluous vocalise of Little Elegy and achingly poetic song To Be Shown to Monks at a Certain Temple....

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