BACH…because by Dasha Beets

Dasha Beets

BACH…because

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Magic Ball Jazz Records
UPC: 8714835144748
Catnr: MBJ 51447
Release date: 08 April 2022
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Label
Magic Ball Jazz Records

UPC
8714835144748

Catalogue number
MBJ 51447

Release date
08 April 2022

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About the album

In this unique program, The Netherlands-based jazz singer Dasha Beets interweaves three of the world's great artistic traditions: European classical music, ancient poetry and American jazz and blues. Beautiful poems by great literary minds have been translated into English by Dasha and combined with pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, performing this repertoire in a completely new way. It's an enchanting program full of poetry and song, musical interplay and improvisation, a variety of swinging rhythms and the timeless melodies of Bach. The unique melding of artistic cultures, performed by musicians of the highest caliber, creates a one-of-a-kind experience full of unexpected little gems.

BACH...because

In een bijzonder project brengt de Nederlandse jazz zangeres Dasha Beets drie grote culturen bij elkaar: Europese klassieke muziek, poëzie en Amerikaanse jazz en blues.

Prachtige gedichten van grote geesten zijn door Dasha naar het Engels vertaald en worden gecombineerd met eigentijdse versies van stukken van Johann Sebastiaan Bach, die in deze vorm nooit zijn uitgevoerd.

Het is een betoverend album met zang en poëzie, samenspel, improvisatie en een scala aan swingende ritmes: Een spraakmakende project vol juweeltjes.

In diesem einzigartigen Projekt verwebt die in den Niederlanden lebende Jazzsängerin Dasha Beets drei der großen künstlerischen Traditionen der Welt miteinander: Europäische klassische Musik, russische Poesie und amerikanischen Jazz und Blues. Wunderschöne Gedichte von großen Literaten wie Puschkin wurden von Dasha ins Englische übersetzt und geben uns einen Einblick in die russische Seele. Dasha kombiniert die daraus resultierenden neuen Texte mit Stücken von Johann Sebastian Bach und interpretiert dieses Repertoire auf eine völlig neue Art. Es ist ein bezauberndes Album voller Poesie und Gesang, musikalischem Zusammenspiel und Improvisation, einer Vielzahl von schwungvollen Rhythmen und den zeitlosen Melodien Bachs. Die einzigartige Verschmelzung künstlerischer Kulturen, dargeboten von Musikern höchsten Ranges, schafft ein einzigartiges Erlebnis voller unerwarteter kleiner Juwelen.

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Dasha Beets (vocals)

With a voice and irrepressible style which have captured the imaginations of audiences and critics alike in Europe, Asia, Russia and the United States, Dasha Beets is poised to secure a defining place among the most important and original jazz vocalists of our time. Born in 1986, Ukraine to musical parents – her mother a vocal teacher and her father a jazz trumpet player – Dasha began studying classical piano at the age of 7. She eventually graduated in 2007 from the Moscow Conservatory in Jazz Vocals. She went on to pursue her post-graduate studies at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, the Netherlands, earning her Masters degree in Jazz Vocals in 2013. Since then, she has shared the stage with such notable musical artists as Rita Reys, Sheila Jordan, Mike le Donne, Ack van Rooyen, Martijn van Iterson, Peter Beets, the legendary Ruud Jacobs and Joe Cohn.
In addition to her unique interpretations of cherished standards of the Great American Songbook, Dasha is also a composer in her own right and has gained unqualified acclaim for her captivating compositions in performances at major jazz festivals throughout the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. She made her New York debut in 2010, performing at Manhattan’s iconic jazz venue, Birdland, accompanied by the Steve Firth trio.
Dasha recieves critical acclaim in the Dutch press, with Jeroen de Valk of Parool exclaiming: “This young lady has a very flexible and always warm voice. She sings her songs with a freshness that suggests she’s inventing them at that very moment.” Hans Koert of Keep Swinging likewise extolled her musicality and supple, versatile voice: “Surprisingly beautiful” … Dasha is a natural talent and has all the capacities of a great jazz vocalist.” Recently she has turned her attention to the timeless and universally appealing music of Johann Sebastian Bach, creating jazz improvisations of some of the composer’s most lyrical works. Her latest album, “Bach…because,” is set to be released in April, 2022.

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Miguel Rodríguez (piano)

Steven Zwanink (double bass)

Sander Smeets (drums)

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth. Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

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