Aruán Ortiz | Flamenco Criollo Ensemble
Apr
29
9:00 PM21:00

Aruán Ortiz | Flamenco Criollo Ensemble

Africa, Spain, and Cuba meet in an adventurous mix of flamenco and dazzling Afro-Cuban rhythms. In 2021, Cuban pianist, director, and composer Aruán Ortiz gathered a unique ensemble in order to investigate the roots of flamenco. The result is a collaboration between 11 musicians from Cuba, Morroco, Palestine, and Spain, combining a suite of original 17th and 18th century Moorish melodies that travel via Spain to colonial Cuba and back to the Iberian peninsula full of new rhythms.

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James Brandon Lewis Quartet feat. Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones and Chad Taylor - Transfiguration Tour 2024
Apr
13
8:30 PM20:30

James Brandon Lewis Quartet feat. Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones and Chad Taylor - Transfiguration Tour 2024

James Brandon Lewis is at the top of the international jazz world. He stands in the tradition of saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane. With his powerful, direct, and rich tenor saxophone sound and a lyrical quality that unfolds in both his solos and his compositions, he is causing a sensation. Transfiguration is the fourth album by the acclaimed James Brandon Lewis Quartet with Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones, and Chad Taylor. The quartet was honored with the German Jazz Award as Band of the Year 2023. John Sharpe writes about the new album Transfiguration in the liner notes: “As the band has matured its chemistry has deepened. While it’s the melodies which first grab the ear, it’s the sublime interplay which sustains the interest in the long term.” A pleasure to listen to!

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"Til Grete" Concert tribute to Grete Skarpeid feat: Aruán Ortiz - Rob Waring Duo at Vossa Jazz Festival
Mar
24
1:00 PM13:00

"Til Grete" Concert tribute to Grete Skarpeid feat: Aruán Ortiz - Rob Waring Duo at Vossa Jazz Festival

Aruán Ortiz returns to the Vossa Jazz Festival, (where they presented her first album, “My Songs” (Neuklang 2016) to perform an intimate concert tribute titled “For Grete,” re-interpreting a selection of songs from her two albums composed by Grete Skarpeid, and arranged, produced and performed by Aruán. The concert will guest American vibraphonist and composer Rob Waring, who played on her second album “Beyond Other Stories” (Origin Records 2021), and acclaimed Norwegian singer Berit Opheim.

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Nov
26
8:30 PM20:30

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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Nov
24
8:30 PM20:30

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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Nov
23
8:00 PM20:00

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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Nov
20
8:00 PM20:00

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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Nov
19
8:00 PM20:00

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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Nov
18
7:30 PM19:30

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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Nov
17
7:30 PM19:30

James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Code of Being

JBL Quartet’s album Code of Being is a powerful work consisting of eight compositions by James Brandon Lewis. Beautiful melodies are responsible for the magic of the songs. The four exceptional musicians, each with personalities of their own, create an urgent ensemble sound, moving through a broad palette of sound-colours, rhythms and moods, charged with energy. With a profound sense for lyrical melodies, tonal concision and dynamics, the quartet develop a spirited interplay, reacting to the tiniest atmospheric oscillations on the sound and groove level. “This is captivating music which it is hard to resist, especially the melodies with their thematic beauty.," writes Florian Keller in the liner notes.

Musicians:

James Brandon Lewis, tenor sax
Aruán Ortiz, piano
Brad Jones, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

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