Photo by Fred Thomas
This was planned for some years already but had to wait till the Autumn 2007 to get started: Vapaat äänet puts on tour a band of Andy Emler, one of the most exciting pianist on the French jazz scene. A catalyst of enthusiasms and initiator of musical meetings, an arranger with a passion for improvisation, spontaneous instrumentation and techniques of sound creation, Andy Emler is a man of invention. (read more) .
For this two weeks tour in Finland and the Baltics, Andy Emler will present his trio Emler Tchamitchian Echampard, an equilateral triangle with outstanding partners:
Andy Emler > piano
Claude Tchamitchian > double bass
Eric Echampard > drums
Finland lisätietoa suomeksi
03/10 Sellosali, Espoo / Ilmiliekki quartet www.sellosali.fi
04/10 Rauma, Poselli
05/10 Pori, Palmgren Konservatorio
06/10 Turku, Solar Jazz
Estonia www.concert.ee
08/10 Narva, kultuurikeskus Geneva
09/10 Tallinn, Estonia kontserdisaal
10/10 Jõhvi, Kontserdimaja kammersaal
11/10 Viljandi, Viljandi Kultuurimaja
12/10 Tartu, Vanemuise kontserdimaja
Latvia
13/10 to be confirmed
Lithuania
14/10 Vilnius Jazz Festival www. vilniusjazz .lt
The tour of Andy Emler trio is arranged by Vapaat Äänet and produced by La compagnie aime l’air, with the support of the Spedidam, the French Ministry of Culture and CulturesFrance.
Press review
What’s the point in yet another piano-bass-drums trio in a myriad of others ? (read more).
Following up its first effort for the fledgling In Circum Girum label, the trio is back with a puzzling question : “how far away are we ?”. (read more).
Rarely has an album’s title captured with such exactness the extreme complexity of the relationship between musicians and listener… (read more).
“Say Yes To Andy !” (read more).
Emler Tchamitchian Echampard – à quelle distance sommes nous ? 