Xavi Reija "Live at RZZ" - High-octane avant-prog-jazz-rock by Catalan drummer and his trio

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Following the release of Xavi Reija's "Resolution" album on MoonJune Records in March of 2014, Xavi Reija, Dusan Jevtovic and Bernat Hernandez have been touring and honing their chops to razor-sharp accuracy which allows them to take each composition, with its intrinsic melodic and rhythmic components, and then to partially or fully unfold and deconstruct as they explore the vast sonic palette afforded by their creative use of guitar, bass and drumkit. The performances that make up "Live at RZZ" include 7 songs from Xavi's release, "Resolution" and 1 from the Xavi Reija Electric Quintet 2007 album, "Dreamland". The spontaneity of this music is at once tangible and thrilling. Musical directions taken and decisions made all feel very "of the moment" yet fully informed giving the listener a strong sense of investment and making for a most compelling listen. - Dan Burke

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Xavi Reija, one of the top session drummers of Spain and a graduate of Berklee College of Music (Class of 1999), is a versatile musician of national prestige. He has performed and recorded as a session musician with many artists over the past fifteen years, both nationally and internationally, highlighted by his work with Steve Hogarth (Marillion), Gary Willis (Tribal Tech), Monica Green (The Supremes), Abraham Laboriol, David Bustamante, Pep Sala, Carlos Tarque, and a vast array on pop, rock, jazz, fusion, world music artists from Spain and Latin America.

Xavi Reija is perfoming this upcoming Friday, August 5, with Dusan Jevtovic, as XADU (MoonJune Records' artist), at the ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NYC. On Sunday, August 7, Xavi Reija is recording his new studio album for MoonJune Records at ClubHouse Studio in Rhineback, NY, with Dusan Jevtovic on guitar, Tony Levin on bass and stick and with special guest Markus Reuter on TouchGuitar .

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