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| Hendrik Meurkens & Misha Tsiganov "Junity" CD Release Show Friday, Dec 12th  CD-Release Party for Junityat Bar Next Door, Friday, December 12th.Hendrik Meurkens' & Misha Tsiganov's CD JUNITY, an album very different from Meurkens' previous Brazilian-tinged releases, has been out for a few months and received great reviews and reached #13 in the Jazz Radio Charts. The album features two settings - duo (harmonica/piano) and quartet (plus bass & drums, played by Oleg Osenkov and Willard Dyson). Masterfully arranged by Misha Tsiganov, the repertoire includes two Beatles songs, a Monk tune, some originals, a Jobim tune, an Etude by Scriabin, and more. The music is best described as Modern Chamber Music, and here the lyrical side of the harmonica comes to full shine. But it also includes some up-tempo tunes, most notably Misha's arrangement of Pent-up House. Join us for the New York Release Party for JUNITY at Bar Next Door Hendrik Meurkens - harmonica Misha Tsiganov - piano Oleg Osenkov - bass 129 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012 Tel: (212) 529-5945 Sets at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30pm "Blackbird" by Lennon / McCartney perfectly fits Meurkens' instrument, and his handling of the melody is very moving, enhanced by Tsiganov's majestic chords....the pianist's delicately spun chordal framework attracts attention to itself.....Tsiganov's crystal clear articulation and relaxed sense of swing highlight his succeeding statement....Rollins' classic "Pent Up House" reveals the bebop chops of both Meurkens and Tsiganov, propelled by Osenkov and Dyson. The harmonicist's solo is ardently fulfilling, and the pianist matches his go-for-it attitude.." - Scott Albin - JazzTimes "The majority of the duo material is extremely lyrical, projecting a sense of longing... These two men have been playing together for nearly a decade, appearing together on stages across the world... Junity does what it sets out do: it shines a light on the beautifully collaborative nature of the Meurkens-Tsiganov partnership. It's a match made in heaven." - Dan Bilawsky -AllAboutJazz.com "The interaction between Hendrik Meurkens and Misha Tsiganov has now reached a telepathic level..." - Jazz.Ru - Cyrill Moshkow "Meurkens has nothing left to prove about his chops and abilities so he did the only thing a virtuoso harmonica player can do in that situation, he channeled his inner Toots Thielemans and let fly with a killer set of duo and quartet tracks...Utterly gorgeous playing that starts in jazz and proceeds to let the sky be the limit..Meurkens has really raised the bar here..". - Chris Spector - Midwestrecord "Why is it that all the great jazz harmonica players - and I do mean all - have always been European? The greatest, of course, was the sublime Belgian Toots Thielmans. Not far behind, though, (is) the German-born Dutch musician Hendrik Meurkens...No American really comes anywhere close to them. This latest from Meurkens is one of his better discs...Their seven duo tracks are delicious." - Jeff Simon - Buffalonews.com "Mr. Meurkens is a master of revelation. He has such superior breath control that he is capable of filling notes with such perfect pitch and absolutely precise timbre almost as if he designed the notes themselves. There are those who believe that Mr. Meurkens plays like a horn player. But he is actually one better than that. He plays as if he is singing an aria in an opera...Misha Tsiganov....a fine virtuoso pianist to begin with, long years of playing with Hendrik Meurkens have honed his skill to the point where he also plays notes that seem perfectly matched for the harmonica to take up and then throw back at the pianist....Mr. Tsiganov originally comes from Russia......fills his music with delightful motifs and surrounds these with brilliant melismas...This is a masterpiece of an album." - Raul da Gama - jazzdagama.com "If you're a harmonica fan look no further than Junity from harmonica virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens and brilliant pianist Misha Tsiganov, who almost steals the show...There's a soiree atmosphere on all 13 tracks ...One can hear the respect they have for each other and for the music itself. The quartet livens things up on "Pent Up House" and "West Coast Blues" all in all, a little gem." - artlink.co.za write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |