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Please Disperse

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Please Disperse

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Format: CD
Label: Double Moon Records
UPC: 0608917142822
Catnr: DMCHR 71428
Release date: 26 May 2023
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Double Moon Records
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0608917142822
Catalogue number
DMCHR 71428
Release date
26 May 2023

"... Please Disperse is an album that captivates even on first listen, but somewhere beneath the surface there is so much more. And that's the point."

sk jazz, 15-12-2023
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Teleportation is probably one of the most fascinating skills that the crew of the starship Enterprise – or “Star Trek,” as the younger ones say – was able to achieve: Mr. Spock, Captain Kirk and “Pill” McCoy were able to dissolve their bodies into molecules and reassemble them on other planets. The four guys from Tele-Port can't do that, but at least they take their listeners on their second album “Please Disperse” to places where no one has ever been before. This is due to the winning sound that drummer Jeff Herr, saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev, bassist Pol Belardi and keyboarder Jérôme Klein conjure together: Rapid fusion power mixed with hypnotic minimalism, free improvisation and fine groove monsters – a truly exciting and unique mix of styles.
“Please Disperse” was recorded in September last year in Dudelange, Luxembourg, because Belardi, Herr and Klein are from Luxembourg; the London saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev completes the Tele-Port lineup. But the origin of the participants is actually completely different, because Tele-Port received its inspiration from European traditions as well as American jazz and Eastern influences. “Zhenya's saxophone style is very demanding, and he has a very individual sound with a wide range,” drummer Jeff Herr said. “He's a very crazy guy and he plays accordingly. Jérôme enriches the music with just the right sound effects; he always knows immediately which note to play. And Pol is an accomplished electric bassist who has also played as a multi-instrumentalist. That's why he has an understanding for me as a drummer. Both Pol and Jérôme also play drums, so we actually have three drummers in the band.” Zhenya Strigalev is something like the eye of the hurricane in the band. The four got to know each other through Herr's manager Patrice Hourbette, who discovered the Russian musician in London, where Strigalev has been living for two decades. “Our manager introduced us to Zhenya, and we immediately hit it off,” Jeff Herr recalled. “We are a band of co-leaders, almost all of us compose. That's why we wanted a real band name, and Tele-Port was an idea of Zhenya. We want to put our listeners in a different place and in a different mood, so we liked the metaphor as the band name.”
Tele-Port's nameless debut album was also released by Double Moon in early 2020, and the band has been on the road a lot from the start. “We were very fortunate that we were able to give concerts in France and Germany even during lockdown periods,” Jeff Herr said. “As soon as the regulations were loosened a little, we were ready to go. Our second album was created very quickly, because we knew exactly what we wanted."
Zhenya Strigalev , Pol Belardi and Jeff Herr each contributed three songs for "Please Disperse". Jérôme Klein was still busy with his own band shortly before the recordings, for which he composes the music. Otherwise, one or the other piece of his would have ended up on the new Tele-Port CD.
“We rehearsed for a few days at the Opderschmelz Cultural Center and explored the possibilities of where the musical journey should go,” Jeff Herr stated. "We didn't have to discuss music at all; it just happened. We quickly agreed on what we wanted to do: groove-oriented and modern music, an expressive and energetic jazz.”
So we got into the teleportation tubes and shouted boldly, “Beam me up, Scotty!“ The journey can begin.
Teleportation ist wohl eine der faszinierendsten Fähigkeiten, zu der die Crew vom Raumschiff Enterprise - oder „Star Trek“, wie die Jüngeren sagen - in der Lage war: Mr. Spock, Captain Kirk und „Pille“ McCoy konnten ihre Körper in Moleküle auflösen und auf anderen Planeten wieder zusammen setzen lassen. Das können die vier Jungs von Tele-Port zwar nicht, aber immerhin nehmen sie ihre Hörer auf ihrem zweiten Album „Please Disperse“ an Orte mit, an denen nie zuvor ein Mensch gewesen ist. Das liegt am gewinnenden Sound, den Schlagzeuger Jeff Herr, Saxofonist Zhenya Strigalev, Bassist Pol Belardi und Keyboarder Jérôme Klein zusammen rühren: Rasante Fusion-Power gemischt mit hypnotischem Minimalismus, freier Improvisation und feinen Groove-Monstern - ein wirklich aufregender und einzigartiger Stilmix.
„Please Disperse“ wurde im September letzten Jahres im luxemburgischen Dudelange aufgenommen, denn Belardi, Herr und Klein stammen aus Luxemburg, der Londoner Saxofonist Zhenya Strigalev macht Tele-Port komplett. Aber die Herkunft der Beteiligten ist eigentlich völlig wurscht, denn Tele-Port sind sowohl von europäischen Traditionen als auch von amerikanischem Jazz und östlichen Einflüssen inspiriert. „Zhenyas Saxofonstil ist schon sehr fordernd, er hat einen ganz individuellen Sound mit einer großen Bandbreite“, erzählt Schlagzeuger Jeff Herr. „Er ist ein sehr verrückter Typ und dementsprechend spielt er auch. Jérôme bereichert die Musik mit genau den richtigen Soundeffekten - er weiß immer sofort, welchen Knopf er drücken muss. Und Pol ist ein versierter E-Bassist, der auch schon als Multiinstrumentalist in Erscheinung getreten ist. Daher hat er auch ein Verständnis für mich als Schlagzeuger. Sowohl Pol als auch Jérôme spielen außerdem Schlagzeug, sodass wir eigentlich drei Drummer in der Band haben.“ Zhenya Strigalev ist so etwas wie das Auge des Hurrikans in der Band, kennengelernt haben die vier sich über Herrs Manager Patrice Hourbette, der dem russischen Musiker in London, wo Strigalev seit zwei Jahrzehnten lebt, über den Weg gelaufen ist. „Unser Manager hat uns mit Zhenya bekannt gemacht und es hat sofort gefunkt“, erinnert Jeff Herr sich noch gut. „Wir sind eine Band aus Co-Leadern, die auch fast alle komponieren. Deshalb wollten wir einen richtigen Bandnamen, Tele-Port war eine Idee von Zhenya. Wir wollen unsere Zuhörer an einen anderen Ort und in eine andere Stimmung versetzen, deshalb gefiel uns die Metapher im Bandnamen gut.“
Das namenlose Debüt-Album von Tele-Port ist Anfang 2020 ebenfalls bei Double Moon erschienen und die Band ist von Anfang an viel unterwegs gewesen. „Wir hatten das große Glück, dass wir auch in Lockdown-Zeiten Konzerte in Frankreich und Deutschland geben konnten“, zeigt sich Jeff Herr dankbar. „Sobald irgendwo die Bestimmungen ein wenig gelockert wurden, waren wir am Start. Unser zweites Album ist dann sehr schnell entstanden, weil wir genau wussten, was wir wollten.“
Sowohl Zhenya Strigalev als auch Pol Belardi und Jeff Herr haben jeweils drei Songs für „Please Disperse“ beigesteuert, Jérôme Klein war kurz vor den Aufnahmen noch mit seiner eigenen Band beschäftigt, für die er die Musik schreibt, sonst wäre auch von ihm das ein oder andere Stück auf der neuen Tele-Port-CD gelandet.
„Im Kulturzentrum Opderschmelz haben wir dann ein paar Tage geprobt und ausgecheckt, wohin die musikalische Reise gehen soll“, erzählt Jeff Herr. „Über die Musik mussten wir gar nicht diskutieren, die hat sich einfach so ergeben. Wir waren uns schnell darüber einig, was wir machen wollen - nämlich eine groove-orientierte und moderne Musik, einen ausdrucksstarken und energetischen Jazz.“
Also begeben wir uns in die Teleportationsröhren und rufen beherzt „Beam me up, Scotty!“ Die Reise kann losgehen.

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Tele-Port

TELE-PORT! is a brand new, multi-talented and highly energetic quartet. The band comprises of leading figures in the Luxembourg jazz scene (namely bassist Pol Belardi, keyboarder Jerome Klein and drummer Jeff Herr) joining forces with Zhenya Strigalev, an adventurous Russian saxophonist, who also has been a mainstay on the London Jazz Scene for the last decade.  The concept of our original music can be defined as a distillation of carefully chosen ingredients coming as much from the heart of Europe (with its romance, wisdom and patience), the United States (with their jazz history), and Eastern influences (with their own rich traditions)! The result is an excitingly modern take on jazz. One might imagine it as a sonic creature with a European...
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TELE-PORT! is a brand new, multi-talented and highly energetic quartet. The band comprises of leading figures in the Luxembourg jazz scene (namely bassist Pol Belardi, keyboarder Jerome Klein and drummer Jeff Herr) joining forces with Zhenya Strigalev, an adventurous Russian saxophonist, who also has been a mainstay on the London Jazz Scene for the last decade. The concept of our original music can be defined as a distillation of carefully chosen ingredients coming as much from the heart of Europe (with its romance, wisdom and patience), the United States (with their jazz history), and Eastern influences (with their own rich traditions)! The result is an excitingly modern take on jazz. One might imagine it as a sonic creature with a European head, American feet and a ticket to board the plane that starts the journey to find its ever shapeshifting body. The compositions unfold in various directions, teleporting the listener to a multitude of places, owing to the fact that every band member is also an accomplished composer, bringing their own personal skills to bare. From careful minimalism to groove-driven chants and completely improvised, energetic supernovas, we are true to our name and will transport you to manifold realms! Our music will excite you as much as the musicians and provide an unmatched and colourful live experience!
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Jeff Herr (drums)

Pol Belardi (bass)

From the moment Pol played his first note on an instrument, sometime in the 90’s in a small town in Luxembourg called Tétange, his curiosity was awakened to create music. After extensive tutelage at local schools in classical percussion, piano, drums and theory, a fair amount of classical orchestra as well as rock band experience and a good first imprint in the local scene, he set sails to study in Brussels and Amsterdam, earning a master’s degree “cum laude” in bass guitar in 2014. He has forged himself a strong credo consisting of two main ingredients: polyvalence and creativity. His numerous projects vary in both conception of style and the instrument(s) he plays, and since the first childhood composition try-outs (which...
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From the moment Pol played his first note on an instrument, sometime in the 90’s in a small town in Luxembourg called Tétange, his curiosity was awakened to create music. After extensive tutelage at local schools in classical percussion, piano, drums and theory, a fair amount of classical orchestra as well as rock band experience and a good first imprint in the local scene, he set sails to study in Brussels and Amsterdam, earning a master’s degree “cum laude” in bass guitar in 2014. He has forged himself a strong credo consisting of two main ingredients: polyvalence and creativity.
His numerous projects vary in both conception of style and the instrument(s) he plays, and since the first childhood composition try-outs (which were mainly transcribing and rearranging video-game music), he has grown to a prolific composer who is not afraid of taking advantage of his diverse musical background.
Now back in Luxembourg, in the heart of Europe, Pol leads his own bands Force (a modern jazz quartet/quintet) and Urban Voyage, an 11-piece crossover mammoth project based in Amsterdam. In addition to that, he is a member of DillenDub, a co-lead electro-groove-jazz trio.
He is also a welcomed sideman on the bass guitar for Pascal Schumacher, MetroMara (DE), Little Known Facts (NL) as well as on the vibraphone for Nelson Ogliastri’s Birth and Death of a Star and many other projects.
Willing to share his experience with studious young music lovers, Pol is teaching in local music schools, and to keep up to date on what is happening in an around Luxembourg, he regularly hosts a radio show at Radio 100,7 FM.
Achievements: 2012 – Prix de la Musique, Rotary Esch-sur-Alzette (Promotion Nr. 2) – XL-Jazz Brussels with The Unrevealed Society – Jong Jazztalent Gent with The Unrevealed Society – Composition contest by Orchestre National de Jazz du Luxembourg (Spring is one of the winning compositions) – Prinses Christina Jazz Concours Amsterdam with Floris Kappeyne Trio 2013 – Criss Cross Europe (selected by music:lx) 2014 – Winner of Keep an Eye “The Records” Amsterdam with Pol Belardi’s Urban Voyage – Price of the Stiftung zur Förderung junger Künstler in Mamer, Luxembourg
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Jérôme Klein (keyboard)

Zhenya Strigalev (alto saxophone)

Composer(s)

Jeff Herr (drums)

Pol Belardi (bass)

From the moment Pol played his first note on an instrument, sometime in the 90’s in a small town in Luxembourg called Tétange, his curiosity was awakened to create music. After extensive tutelage at local schools in classical percussion, piano, drums and theory, a fair amount of classical orchestra as well as rock band experience and a good first imprint in the local scene, he set sails to study in Brussels and Amsterdam, earning a master’s degree “cum laude” in bass guitar in 2014. He has forged himself a strong credo consisting of two main ingredients: polyvalence and creativity. His numerous projects vary in both conception of style and the instrument(s) he plays, and since the first childhood composition try-outs (which...
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From the moment Pol played his first note on an instrument, sometime in the 90’s in a small town in Luxembourg called Tétange, his curiosity was awakened to create music. After extensive tutelage at local schools in classical percussion, piano, drums and theory, a fair amount of classical orchestra as well as rock band experience and a good first imprint in the local scene, he set sails to study in Brussels and Amsterdam, earning a master’s degree “cum laude” in bass guitar in 2014. He has forged himself a strong credo consisting of two main ingredients: polyvalence and creativity.
His numerous projects vary in both conception of style and the instrument(s) he plays, and since the first childhood composition try-outs (which were mainly transcribing and rearranging video-game music), he has grown to a prolific composer who is not afraid of taking advantage of his diverse musical background.
Now back in Luxembourg, in the heart of Europe, Pol leads his own bands Force (a modern jazz quartet/quintet) and Urban Voyage, an 11-piece crossover mammoth project based in Amsterdam. In addition to that, he is a member of DillenDub, a co-lead electro-groove-jazz trio.
He is also a welcomed sideman on the bass guitar for Pascal Schumacher, MetroMara (DE), Little Known Facts (NL) as well as on the vibraphone for Nelson Ogliastri’s Birth and Death of a Star and many other projects.
Willing to share his experience with studious young music lovers, Pol is teaching in local music schools, and to keep up to date on what is happening in an around Luxembourg, he regularly hosts a radio show at Radio 100,7 FM.
Achievements: 2012 – Prix de la Musique, Rotary Esch-sur-Alzette (Promotion Nr. 2) – XL-Jazz Brussels with The Unrevealed Society – Jong Jazztalent Gent with The Unrevealed Society – Composition contest by Orchestre National de Jazz du Luxembourg (Spring is one of the winning compositions) – Prinses Christina Jazz Concours Amsterdam with Floris Kappeyne Trio 2013 – Criss Cross Europe (selected by music:lx) 2014 – Winner of Keep an Eye “The Records” Amsterdam with Pol Belardi’s Urban Voyage – Price of the Stiftung zur Förderung junger Künstler in Mamer, Luxembourg
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Zhenya Strigalev (alto saxophone)

Press

... Please Disperse is an album that captivates even on first listen, but somewhere beneath the surface there is so much more. And that's the point.
sk jazz, 15-12-2023

... The freshness and the power are still there, but there is also a good portion of groove and references to funk....
musikansich, 10-8-2023

... Driving groove, hypnotic sound and liberating improvisations - these are the fixed stars of the four extraordinary music...
swr airplay cd of the week, 10-8-2023

Strigalev attracts the most attention with playing that is based on bebop and free jazz. His tone is flawless and powerful. But the other musicians are not bad either. Jeff Herr is a powerful drummer with a varied palette and also very effective on the quiet songs. Pol Belardi's bass sound is rock solid. Keyboardist Jérome Klein provides meaningful effects, but also plays nice solos. 'Please Disperse' is a pleasantly unruly album. This power quartet will undoubtedly impress even more live.
Jazzenzo, 09-8-2023

... Heavy and refreshingly modern jazz sounds then came from Tele-Port
Jazzthetik, 01-7-2023

... The sounds of the album reward us for every moment we spend with it. ...
jazzfun, 02-6-2023

... fusion, minimalism, free improvisation and fine groove monsters gently open doors to alien galaxies. Exciting.
Jazzthing, 24-5-2023

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