Tenor saxophonist, composer and band leader Felipe Salles returns to UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra with his new material. In the concert at Dance House Helsinki, Salles both leads the orchestra and plays as a saxophone soloist.
The concert features Salles' new work for large ensemble Home is Here (2023), composed of eight pieces, which received a 4½-star DownBeat review. Salles, known as a socially conscious composer, once again tackles a current and intimate topic, immigration. He has drawn inspiration from his immigrant colleagues’ testimonies in the US jazz community, such as the Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and the Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Salles has tailored his compositions for each guest musician on the album based on the long online interviews he conducted during the pandemic. In Salles' 19-member Interconnections Ensemble, a whole group of jazz musicians represents different nationalities, cultures, traditions, generations and stories. The music ranges from Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms to tango, jazz and swing. Salles, originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has had an active career in the US since 1995 and has worked with many musicians including e.g. Randy Brecker and David Liebman. His compositions have been performed by both the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropole Orchestra to name a few. Salles has been a Professor of Jazz and African-American Music Studies at the University of Massachusetts since 2010. www.sallesjazz.com...
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Tenor saxophonist, composer and band leader Felipe Salles returns to UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra with his new material. In the concert at Dance House Helsinki, Salles both leads the orchestra and plays as a saxophone soloist.
The concert features Salles' new work for large ensemble Home is Here (2023), composed of eight pieces, which received a 4½-star DownBeat review. Salles, known as a socially conscious composer, once again tackles a current and intimate topic, immigration. He has drawn inspiration from his immigrant colleagues’ testimonies in the US jazz community, such as the Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and the Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Salles has tailored his compositions for each guest musician on the album based on the long online interviews he conducted during the pandemic. In Salles' 19-member Interconnections Ensemble, a whole group of jazz musicians represents different nationalities, cultures, traditions, generations and stories. The music ranges from Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms to tango, jazz and swing. Salles, originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has had an active career in the US since 1995 and has worked with many musicians including e.g. Randy Brecker and David Liebman. His compositions have been performed by both the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropole Orchestra to name a few. Salles has been a Professor of Jazz and African-American Music Studies at the University of Massachusetts since 2010. www.sallesjazz.com
Duration 2 hours with intermission.
“Salles' arrangements are consistently colorful, his orchestra is world class and the guest soloists inspired.”
Scott Yanow, Downbeat
“Home is Here, with its luxurious and refined sound takes you to a place in history where music
has never gone before.”
Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Net
“The result is a polychromatic, adventurous album that allows Salles' multidimensionality as a composer to flourish."
Troy Dostert, AllAboutJazz
Tenorisaksofonisti, säveltäjä ja yhtyeenjohtaja Felipe Salles palaa uuden materiaalinsa kanssa UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestran vieraaksi. Tanssin talon Pannuhallin konsertissa Salles sekä johtaa orkesteria, että soittaa saksofonisolistina.
Konsertissa kuullaan Sallesin tuorein, kahdeksanosainen sävellys isolle orkesterille. Vuonna 2023 ilmestynyt albumi Home is Here kruunattiin Downbeatissa 4,5 tähdellä. Kantaaottavana säveltäjänä tunnettu Salles tarttuu albumilla jälleen ajankohtaiseen ja itselleen läheiseen aiheeseen, maahanmuuttoon. Hän on ammentanut inspiraatiota USA:n jazzyhteisön maahanmuuttajakollegoiltaan, osin UMOllekin tutuilta nimiltä, kuten kuubalaiselta saksofonistilta Paquito D’Riveralta ja chileläiseltä saksofonistilta Melissa Aldanalta. Salles on räätälöinyt sävellyksensä kullekin levyllä vierailevalle muusikolle korona-aikana tekemiensä pitkien haastatteluiden perusteella. Sallesin 19-henkisessä Interconnections Ensemble -yhtyeessä soittaa koko joukko eri kansallisuuksia, kulttuureja, perinteitä, sukupolvia ja tarinoita edustavia jazzmuusikoita. Musiikki kulkee afrokuubalaisista ja brasilialaisista rytmeistä tangoon, jazziin ja swingiin. Tässä konsertissa UMOlaiset saavat soittaakseen näille nimekkäille muusikoille räätälöidyt sävellykset.
Konsertin kesto 2 h, sis. väliajan.
Brasilian Sao Paulosta kotoisin oleva, nykyään New Yorkissa vaikuttava Salles on tehnyt uraa Yhdysvalloissa aktiivisesti vuodesta 1995 alkaen ja hänen soittokavereihinsa lukeutuvat mm. Randy Brecker ja David Liebman. Hänen sävellyksiään ovat soittaneet niin Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri kuin Metropole Orchestra. Salles on toiminut Massachusettsin yliopistossa jazzin ja afroamerikkalaisen musiikin professorina vuodesta 2010. www.sallesjazz.com
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Peruslippu 35 € Eläkeläinen 30 € Opiskelija, työtön, varushenkilö, lapsi 15 €
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