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Del Ferro – Vaganée Group

Happy Notes

W.E.R.F.107
Line-up: 
Frank Vaganée
alto saxophone
Mike del Ferro
piano
Jos Machtel
double bass
Jens Düppe
drums
10,00 €

Description

In the 1990s this quartet was one of the trendsetters in the Benelux jazz scene. They proved this with the now classic albums “Introducing” and “Live”. In the meantime, saxophonist Frank Vaganée raised the Brussels Jazz Orchestra to a world level as artistic leader (just think of the Oscar in 2012 for the soundtrack of the film ‘The Artist’ and their performances at the renowned Blue Note Club in New York) and pianist Mike del Ferro impressed with his project “Opera meets jazz”.

In spite of their busy agenda’s there was a strong need over the years to play music together, which resulted in this new record in the year 2012. Vaganée possesses a rare silver tone on alto sax, which is often reminiscent of jazz legends such as Art Pepper or Lee Konitz. But just like every saxophonist after John Coltrane, he can also blow that instrument in piercing flageolets and burst out in seriously emotional passages. Mike del Ferro is also an unprecedented multifaceted musician. His career is still all about the musical discoveries he makes all over the world. He has performed in 89 countries, where he shared the stage with musicians like Toots Thielemans, Jack DeJohnette, Oscar Castro Neves, Deborah Brown, Erik Truffaz, Richard Galliano and Norma Winstone. The combination of both gentlemen represents the best jazz improvisation in our regions has to offer. Together with the rhythm section of Jos Machtel and Jens Düppe, ‘Happy Notes’ offers a dream team.

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