SLR 5 New Band EX at Heptone
Posted by Sal La Rocca on February 9, 2023
When
Sun, June 25, 2023
17:00
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Musicians
Sal La Rocca
bass, acousticToine Thys
saxophonePhil Abraham
tromboneIgor Gehenot
pianoUmberto Odone
drumsAbout
Sal La Rocca never ceases to surprise us. After the hit album “Shifted”, the Sicilian-born double bass player returns with a new and profoundly different project. There is a quintet version of a brand new line-up with Maayan Smith on tenor sax and Noam Israeli on drums. Two Israeli musicians newly arrived in Brussels, whom Sal met during a jam, and whose ardor and energy quickly seduced. On the piano, it is the incomparable Igor Gehenot whose percussive sound tinged with Caribbean tones gives a warm and welcoming music. Phil Abraham, who collaborated on Sal’s latest album, enters the band with beautiful textures highlighting the compositions of Sal La Rocca...