Ellington Suites by Overwater, Tony Trio & Calefax Reed Quintet

Overwater, Tony Trio & Calefax Reed Quintet

Ellington Suites

Price: € 14.95
Format: CD
Label: Jazz in Motion
UPC: 0608917521924
Catnr: JIM 75219
Release date: 01 January 2005
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Label
Jazz in Motion

UPC
0608917521924

Catalogue number
JIM 75219

Release date
01 January 2005

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Ellington Suites Tony Overwater Trio:
Tony Overwater: double bass (acoustic)
Maarten Ornstein: tenor saxophone
Wim Kegel: drums Calefax Reed Quintet:
Oliver Boekhoorn: oboe, English horn
Ivar Berix: clarinet
Raaf Hekkema: saxophone
Jelte Althuis: bass clarinet
Alban Wesly: bassoon In 2005 the renowned jazz trio of bass player Tony Overwater and the highly acclaimed classical reed quintet Calefax, have joined forces to play and record two suites by Duke Ellington: the famous ‘Far East Suite’ and the lesser known ‘River’. This project is not only remarkable because of the interesting cooperation between classical and jazz and the choice of repertoire, but also for the fine arrangements that were for made for this particular line up, without piano! The result has been recorded in February 2005 at the prestigious new Bimhuis in Amsterdam. The CD will be released in April 2005 and an extended tour for 2005-2006 is planned Short biographies
Tony Overwater Trio consists of three top jazz musicians and is centered around one of Holland’s finest bass players, Tony Overwater. This gifted musician, who a/o played with Sunny Murray, David Murray, Paulo Fresu and Pat Metheny and who is a member of the renowned Yuri Honing Trio, is also a highly acclaimed composer contributing also to documentaries and ballets. His musical interest ranges from jazz to improvised and world music. In 2000 the Tony Overwater Trio & flugelhorn player Ack van Rooyen and cellist Ernst Reijseger, created quite a stir when they released their Edison (Dutch Grammy) awarded CD ‘OP’, a tribute to bassist Oscar Pettiford. In 2003 Overwater received the VPRO/Boy Edgar Prize, thé Dutch jazz award and in the same year he was nominated for the Bird Award.
- A virtuoso on the bass with a disinclination towards showing off (from jury’s report VPRO/Boy Edgar Award)
- ‘OP’ sets a new standard both artistically as well as in sound quality! (Algemeen Dagblad)
- Most beautiful imaginable tribute to Oscar Pettiford. (NRC)
- Breathtaking interpretations! (Parool)
Calefax Reed Quintet, founded 18 years ago, can be described as a classical ensemble with a ‘pop mentality’ and is known for its virtuoso performances, innovative programming and engaging concerts. The group performs standing up, often from memory, and always introduces itself and the program to the audience. And most importantly, the five musicians arrange, recompose and interpret music from eight centuries to suit their unique line-up: early music, renaissance, baroque, impressionism, jazz, or world premières, in the hands of Calefax it all sounds fresh and new. Calefax is recognized internationally for the quality of its ensemble playing and has toured throughout Europe both in new music forums and in renowned early music festivals. Their ever-growing discography (MDG) consistently gets enthusiastic reactions from the international music press.
- Stunning musicianship (Hampstead & Highgate Express)
- Extraordinary ensemble playing (BBC Music Magazine)
- Calefax masters the art of virtuoso arranging (Volkskrant)
- Listening pleasure from the first to the last second, musical perfection in every phrase (FonoForum) www.tonyoverwater.com www.jazzinmotion.com

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Tony Overwater

Tony Overwater is an award winning bass player whose sound and unique way of playing have established him as a key player in the European music world. He is a remarkable solo performer and leader of his own projects but also a collaborative and attentive sideman. He is well known for his pioneering work in Arab music.
In 1995 Tony Overwater went on tour with the Yuri Honing Trio through the Middle East, notably Lebanon and Syria, and fell in love with Arab music culture. He met musicians from lebanon, Syria and Iraq and started a long time collaboration with the Lebanese singer Rima Khcheich.
He has been involved in Arab music ever since and developed a unique new playing style on the acoustic bass which allows him to play the microtonality of the Arab scales. He has been studying the maqams (scales), rhythms and songs of classical Arab music. He recorded several albums with Rima Khcheich and eventually became the musical director of her ensemble. Regularly Rima Khcheich and Tony Overwater play duo concerts in which they perform classical Arab music in muwashah style in which the acoustic bass replaces the Oud. This has never been done before and is highly successful at festivals around the world.
Tony Overwater played concerts with many arab musicians among which Moroccan ud player Said Chraibi, Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Algerian violinist Kheiredinne M’Kachiche.
He started a salon of Arab music in the Netherlands, Salon Joussour, creating a bridge between musicians from the Middle East and Europe.
in 2009, together with pianist Rembrandt Frerichs and percussionist/drummer Vinsent Planjer, Tony Overwater formed the Rembrandt Frerichs Trio. Three musicians with strong interest and highly developed skills in Arab music and with roots in Western classical music and jazz united in the trio to play with different guest musicians from the Middle East.
Tony Overwater has created the music for many documentaries, among which the Berlin Award winning documentary Justice For Sergei and Om de Oude Wereldzee about Dutch politician Abraham Kuyper.

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Calefax Reed Quintet

“Calefax - five extremely gifted Dutch gents who almost made the reed quintet seem the best musical format on the planet.” – The Times – Five passionate wind players. Virtuoso musicians and brilliant arrangers. The creators of a completely new genre: the reed quintet. They are a source of inspiration to a fresh generation reed players that follows in their footsteps. A classical ensemble with a pop mentality: meet Calefax. The repertoire of Calefax spans many centuries of music. They breathe new life into classical chamber music by arranging it themselves to fit their own unique reed quintet line up: oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. Next to that, approximately two hundred original works have by now been written especially for Calefax by...

“Calefax - five extremely gifted Dutch gents who almost made the reed quintet seem the best musical format on the planet.” – The Times – Five passionate wind players.
Virtuoso musicians and brilliant arrangers. The creators of a completely new genre: the reed quintet. They are a source of inspiration to a fresh generation reed players that follows in their footsteps. A classical ensemble with a pop mentality: meet Calefax.

The repertoire of Calefax spans many centuries of music. They breathe new life into classical chamber music by arranging it themselves to fit their own unique reed quintet line up: oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. Next to that, approximately two hundred original works have by now been written especially for Calefax by composers from all over the world. During their many travels and collaborations, they have drawn influences from world music, jazz and improvisation.
The group publishes sheet music of their own arrangements for reed quintet under the name Calefax Edition, so that they play a pioneering role and put this new genre on the map. All over the world new reed quintets are springing up, following Calefax’ example; from Argentine to New-Zealand and from the United States to Europe. By offering master classes and workshops at conservatories and universities, Calefax passes its specific methods and musical experience on to the next generations. In this way, the group functions as an inspiring laboratory for musicians and composers alike.

Calefax also inspires fellow musicians and artists from other disciplines. In collaboration projects, Calefax is always in search of unexpected repertoire or innovative presentation forms..

Calefax has to date released 19 CDs. All of these have been received by the international press with great enthusiasm. Calefax is regularly on tour, both home and abroad. International tours have included Russia, China, India, Turkey, Japan, South Africa, Brazil and the United States, performing on such prestigious stages as the Wigmore Hall, Het Concertgebouw and New York’s Frick Collection. In January 2013, Calefax had the honour of accompanying Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands on her state visit to Brunei and Singapore.

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