The passing on of music from one musician to another and from one soul to another
\ncontinues, echoing ancient melodies that used to be heard throughout the city, in
\nchurches and cafes; in the mosques and courtyards of stone-carved buildings. These
\ntunes, in Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, Turkish and Kurdish, have been passed down from one
\ngeneration to the next, their beauty serving as the sole weapon against falling into
\noblivion.
\nTheir one common denominator is, for Fawaz Baker, their constant innovation within the
\nconstraints of traditional structure. Eastern music offers myriad possibilities in terms of
\nrhythm, melody and improvisation. It is what is referred to as modal music: composed of
\nmusical phrases, not tones or notes like most compositions in the West since the
\neighteenth century. Eastern sound is based on improvisation and polyphony; a freedom
\nthat allows two melodies to evolve simultaneously within a complex architecture, letting
\neach musician interpret and improvise. How, then, might a balance be struck between
\nwritten and improvised music, between modal and tonal? The challenge is no small feat,
\nbut it does illustrate how music – and art in general – is capable of creating a dialogue
\nbetween contradictory forces, one where ideology falls short.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
At first there were the encounters the virtuoso of choro Paulista, multiple
\nmeetings have marked the artistic experiments conducted in S\u00e3o Paulo by
\nJean-Luc Thomas.
\nBetween jazz, choro, contemporary music, popular mu- sic and learned
\nmusic, Jean-Luc has built a network of valuable collaborators, each
\nrecognized locally and internationally around real knowledge and artistic
\nachievements.
\nFollowing the meeting in 2009 with Carlos Malta, the \u00abwind
\nsculptor\u00bb (Hermeto Pascoal, Pife Muderno, Gil Gilberto, Gaetano Veloso,
\nLenine, Dave Mathews, …), in 2013, they created the trio \u00abSopro da Terra\u00bb
\nwith the talented percussionist Bernardo Aguiar (Pandeiro Re- pique Duo, ..)
\nwho has performed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
\nJean-Luc Thomas composed these pieces dedicated to places, people,
\nsituations. Following a stay in Brazil in 2018, then a two-part residency for
\nrecording in the spring of 2019, the album is mixed in Brittany in the fall, for
\nan exit in the bins the following winter.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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