Vazesh - Tapestry
VAZESH FURTHER SPIN THEIR MUSICAL CHEMISTRY ON TAPESTRY
Featuring: Jeremy Rose saxophone, bass clarinet, Hamed Sadeghi tar, Lloyd Swanton bass
Out 8 November on Earshift Music
“Captivating…. the uncanny effect being of three human voices singing in harmony. ★★★★ ”
Following on from the warm reception for their debut album The Sacred Key - which was nominated for two major Australian music awards - Vazesh return with their exquisite new album, Tapestry. Recorded, like their debut, live in concert, Tapestry showcases not just further aspects of Vazesh’s multifaceted palette, but also a deepening of the musical bonhomie and telepathy between these three master musicians – Sydney-born jazz/improv mavens Jeremy Rose on bass clarinet, tenor and soprano saxophones and Lloyd Swanton on double bass, and Iranian-born Hamed Sadeghi on tar.
Together, these three musicians pool their rigorous training and deep traditions to mine rich seams of overlap.
"It's a natural gathering of forces that dynamically and authentically traverses a multitude of different idioms, cultures and colors by uniting at the lowest common denominator up to the greatest...It's an exceptional accomplishment to make music sound this easy.” All About Jazz
Exquisitely recorded by Peter Nelson at the Annandale Creative Arts Centre, and mixed by Richie Belkner at Free Energy Device, Tapestry bountifully portrays sonorous and joyous collisions between an ancient, venerable musical tradition, and the very latest in contemporary improv.
Bassist Lloyd Swanton elaborates “This wonderful trio started with a phone call from Jeremy, asking if I’d like to have a play with this Persian tar player he’d been jamming with. I was intrigued, and the three of us clicked from the very first notes. Since then, every time we’ve played, I’ve been astonished at the fertile, exotic areas we arrive at, from such simple beginnings. Improvising with Jeremy and Hamed in Vazesh accesses something very, very deep inside me, and this album illustrates that subconscious depth superbly.”
“This concert had something special about it,” shares Jeremy, “a chemistry between us that was both relaxed yet energetic, interactive and yet static in other regards. It’s a treat to be able to share it with you.”
Artist Biographies
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Hamed Sadeghi is a renowned Persian tar player and composer. He has performed at festivals venues and concert halls around the world as solo and collaborative musical and theatrical projects. He has been nominated at the Sydney Theatre Awards for the best mainstage score and AMC Art Music Award for best Chamber Music. His band Eishan Ensemble has been touring regularly nationally and internationally since 2016.
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Jeremy Rose is a prolific saxophonist, composer and educator from Sydney, Australia. He is known for his wide breadth of work, gift for vibrant melody and musical curiosity. His career spans over 25 unique original recordings as a leader and over 150 published works. His current ensembles include The Earshift Orchestra, The Vampires, Vazesh, Visions of Nar, Project Infinity and the Jeremy Rose Quartet. Rose has received numerous accolades for his work, including an ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album, the APRA/AMCOS Art Music Award for Improvised/Jazz Performance of the Year, two Bell Awards and a short-listing for the Australian Music Prize. As a label director of Earshift Music, Rose has fostered a community of creative musicians throughout Australasia which Sydney Morning Herald describes as “Australia’s most significant outlet for jazz-related music.” The label celebrated 15 years in 2024 with over 90 releases.
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Lloyd Swanton is co-founder of one of the great cult bands of Australia, the piano trio The Necks. They have released 20 albums since 1986 and regularly perform throughout the world. They were the first band to receive the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2019 Art Music Awards. Swanton appears on over one hundred albums including several ARIA Award winners, and has produced four ARIA Award winners by Bernie McGann.
““buoyant invention; never seeming to flag or at want for new ideas, he is that rare thing, an improvisor you want to hear more from.””
Credit: Prudence Upton