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Jeremy Pelt at The Falcon
Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on April 21, 2022
When
Sun, April 24, 2022
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Jeremy Pelt
trumpetChien Chien Lu
vibraphoneVictor Gould
pianoVicente Archer
bassAllan Mednard
drumsAbout
“Soundtrack” Album Release! Presented by
Absolutely Live Entertainment. Curated by Danny Melnick
Jazz trumpeter, composer and author Jeremy Pelt has never shied away from themed albums, so one might expect something cinematic from the enigmatically-titled Soundtrack. However, as Pelt himself explains, “I've certainly done plenty of concept albums, but in this case there's nothing I'm on a soapbox about. It's been a tough time for all of us, so let's not worry about sending messages for a minute. Here we are, playing some songs and having some fun.”
Having fun the band may be, but along the way they make some compelling jazz, weaving a beguiling tapestry of kaleidoscopic colors with Pelt's sultry and communicative trumpet to the fore surrounded by Chien Chien Lu's hypnotic vibraphone and pianist Victor Gould's subtle splashes of the Fender Rhodes. The inclusion of Brittany Anjou on Moog synthesizer and the rarely-heard Mellotron may imply a real electronica aspect present on the recording but, quite to the contrary, Pelt uses them sparingly and incorporates them brilliantly into the group's tonal palette. Their appearance does occasionally bring a certain 70s independent jazz vibe to the proceedings but they far from define the sound of the group....