Meridian Olyssey at Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Meridian Odyssey is a band born in brotherhood in Seattle, bonded during the pandemic in Alaska, and now with two albums to their credit, a bi-coastal phenomena. All from the new wave of jazz excellence in Seattle, the band plays with a group mind that has developed over the relatively short time the six players have been playing professionally. Drummer Xavier Lecouturier, pianist Dylan Hayes and guitarist Martin Budde are virtual stalwarts on the current scene in Seattle. All three have a penchant for composition as well, resulting in recordings on the highly regarded Origin Records label. 
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Meridian Odyssey is a band born in brotherhood in Seattle, bonded during the pandemic in Alaska, and now with two albums to their credit, a bi-coastal phenomena. All from the new wave of jazz excellence in Seattle, the band plays with a group mind that has developed over the relatively short time the six players have been playing professionally. Drummer Xavier Lecouturier, pianist Dylan Hayes and guitarist Martin Budde are virtual stalwarts on the current scene in Seattle. All three have a penchant for composition as well, resulting in recordings on the highly regarded Origin Records label. 

Bassist Ben Feldman has been a known quantity in Seattle since his high school days at Garfield. He is now in his fifth year in New York, in the master’s program at Julliard after graduating from the Manhattan School of Music. In the middle of his studies, he is a rising star on the scene in Gotham, His talents have been recently on display at SJF with his work during Lecouturier’s residency and his recent performance with the Friendship Trio. Trumpeter Noah Halpern has a beautiful trumpet sound, a probing and melodic approach to improvisation and an emotive imagination that resonates strongly in the here and now. He recently won The 2023 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, a prestigious title indeed. Halpern’s playing and that of frontline mate Santosh Sharma is what makes this band sing when playing at its peak. Sharma’s amazing skillset is technically brilliant without doubt, but is as well in the service of seeking out and finding the beauty and primary emotion of a tune. 

This is a weekend not to miss at 109 S. Main.  https://seattlejazzfellowship.org/events

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