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To commemorate the birthday and passing of the great , this week's Mixtape Mondays is brought to you by the special guest at our upcoming Cliff Notes Vol.3 event this Friday: . This hour-long mix is made from unreleased rarities, lost demos, promos, beats remixes, and stuff taken from Dilla's computer recycle bin?!? You know, rare stuff like that.
And of course is back on the new Whiteboard Journal site too! This week it features 's 123rd show, 's seventh offering, the 12th broadcast of and finally 's premier outing on the Amsterdam station. Happy weekend folks!
So there I was, at my first jazz concert since my return from my European adventures. And as far as introductory shows go, this one was a pretty good start. A Netherlands-based jazz trio comprising of an Indonesian ( on piano), an Italian ( on bass) and a Slovenian ( on drums), was apparently just what the doctor ordered. The Sri Hanuraga Trio were the third performers of Teater Salihara’s Jazz Buzz event, which ran from 26 January up to 9 February 2013. The set opened with Aga’s personal ode to John Coltrane’s pianist at the height of his career (1960-1965). And a beautiful avant-garde tribute it was too, with Mr. Hanuraga concocting ‘a blues that is not a blues’, capturing the essence of the legendary pianist perfectly. The second and third compositions of the first half, two of Aga’s personal compositions, were less to my liking as it delved more into jazzy version of classical chamber music rather than the improvisational jazz playing of the opening track. The final two compositions to end the first half, starting with a reinterpretation of the classical traditional Javanese song were quite impressive. Bassist Mattia Magatelli temporarily utilised the cello bow for his double bass, and set the tone for the piece of music beautifully. The final piece before the break, , is of course Aga’s reworking of the classic of the same name. Being the person that I am, I managed to come in late for the second half of the show and missed the first number of the set. When I did manage to get in, Aga and his trio were in the middle of their creative rendition of from his 1959 classic : one of the cornerstones of jazz improvisation. Unsatisfied with merely playing a jazz standard, the trio promptly followed it up with a composition heavily inspired by Sri Hanuraga’s gamelan classes that he took in Holland. An untitled piece, this composition saw Aga let loose on his piano, hammering keys down with his elbows, perfectly impersonating the percussive gamelan influence without sounding over elaborated. The final two pieces, the nostalgic ‘Pulang’ and the swingy ‘Spyros Te Dragon’ rounded an impressive performance by the multi-national trio. Despite a few tracks of the evening being perhaps a bit too rigid for my personal taste, it is very clear that Sri Hanuraga is one talented young man. While a special shout out must also be given to the older and more experienced duo of Kristijan Krajnčan’s for his virtuoso thunderous drumming and Mattia Magatelli for his skilful bass playing, much props has to be given to Sri Hanuraga himself. Besides writing many of his own compositions, his skills on the piano and his sheer joy in playing his instrument (he has a nice knack of cracking a smile and having small conversations with his piano) was very much a breath of fresh air, and a boost to Indonesian jazz.
Farewell , magnificent trumpeter and all round musician. Responsible for, amongst others, introducing into the jazz scene and spearheading the fiery 50's and slick in his 70's phase, he'll forever be remembered as one of jazz's finest trumpeters. The reason of the 80 year old Detroit native's death is not yet known at the time of writing. To remember some of his finest tracks, please do scroll through the videos above.
Happy Birthday Jay Dee! February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006.
