John Hadfield: John Hadfield's Paris Quartet - COMPACT DISCS

John Hadfield: John Hadfield's Paris Quartet - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

John Hadfield's Paris Quartet

Artist:

John Hadfield

Label:

Outnote Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

5400439006447

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2022-02-04

Number of Discs:

1

John Hadfield writes: "This album explores the experience of foreigners in France. I see myself as belonging to a long genealogy of American artists who moved to Paris to escape the USA, a country that does not support it's creators. Unlike my illustrious predecessors, I arrived in France during a pandemic that paralyzed the Parisian artistic scene. Paradoxically, the cancellation of live performances made it easier for me to collaborate with Parisian musicians and focus on composing. Rooted in the values and approaches of jazz, this album offers a musical view of Paris in the Covid-19 era. The ensemble's direction, concept, and instrumentation is electronic and contemporary, using musical languages outside of the jazz tradition. Notably it mobilizes concepts from South Indian Carnatic music and North Africa. IIf French jazz musicians tend to mystify the New York and American music scene, having made the reverse journey, my music celebrates the mixing of culture that makes Paris a musical center."

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