Jef Giansily Quintet at Sunset-Sunside

Influenced by the great jazz ensembles of the 1960s (Miles Davis' quintet or Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter's Blue Note albums), Jef Giansily's music is nonetheless unique, personal and modern. It ticks all the boxes, as it is both very pleasant to listen to and incredibly demanding. ‘The album Insight captivates right up to the last track’ Pierrick Favennec, 4 stars Jazz Magazine ‘...the brilliance of the writing and the brio leave us spellbound’ Martine Omiécinski, La Gazette BleueJef Giansily always composes from a melody around a bass line he has in his head. His impressive left-hand playing is carried by haunting ostinatos and propelled by the strength and groove of his rhythm section, Apostolos Sideris and Gautier Garrigue, who need no introduction. This quintet has one foot in the past of the great historical formations of modern jazz and one foot in the future, through an innovative formal rhythmic perspective, but above all, both feet are firmly planted in the present of a highly exciting and joyful contemporary acoustic jazz....

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Influenced by the great jazz ensembles of the 1960s (Miles Davis' quintet or Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter's Blue Note albums), Jef Giansily's music is nonetheless unique, personal and modern. It ticks all the boxes, as it is both very pleasant to listen to and incredibly demanding. ‘The album Insight captivates right up to the last track’ Pierrick Favennec, 4 stars Jazz Magazine ‘...the brilliance of the writing and the brio leave us spellbound’ Martine Omiécinski, La Gazette BleueJef Giansily always composes from a melody around a bass line he has in his head. His impressive left-hand playing is carried by haunting ostinatos and propelled by the strength and groove of his rhythm section, Apostolos Sideris and Gautier Garrigue, who need no introduction. This quintet has one foot in the past of the great historical formations of modern jazz and one foot in the future, through an innovative formal rhythmic perspective, but above all, both feet are firmly planted in the present of a highly exciting and joyful contemporary acoustic jazz.

Influencée par les grandes formations de jazz des années 1960 (le quintette de Miles Davis ou les albums Blue Note d’Herbie Hancock ou Wayne Shorter), la musique de Jef Giansily n’en est pas moins singulière, personnelle et moderne. Une musique qui coche toutes les cases puisqu’elle est à la fois très agréable à écouter et terriblement exigeante. “L’album Insight captive jusqu’au dernier morceau” Pierrick Favennec, 4 étoiles Jazz Magazine“…la fulgurance du propos et du brio nous cloue sur place” Martine Omiécinski, La Gazette Bleue Jef Giansily compose toujours à partir d’une mélodie autour d’une ligne de basse qu’il a en tête. Son impressionnant jeu de main gauche est porté par d’obsédants ostinatos et propulsé par la force et le groove de sa paire rythmique qu’on ne présente plus, Apostolos Sideris et Gautier Garrigue. Un quintette qui a un pied dans le passé des grandes formations historiques du jazz moderne, ainsi qu’un pied dans le futur, à travers un point de vue formel rythmique novateur, mais surtout les deux jambes dans le présent d’un jazz actuel acoustique fort excitant et réjouissant.

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