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| New Upcoming Release Alert: Mariel Bildsten "Backbone" NYC-based trombonist and bandleader Mariel Bildsten delivers her debut album, Backbone in the revered company of Stacy Dillard (saxophones), Sean Mason (piano), Ben Wolfe (bass) and Evan Sherman (drums, co-producer) as well as guest percussionist Keisel Jimenez. Backbone presents Bildsten's unique interpretations of classic gems, each of which she has discovered throughout her years of playing and living within the New York City jazz circuit. Comprising inventive and dynamic rearrangements of compositions from the likes of Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, Duke Ellington, Peter De Rose and Bert Shefter, Backbone chronicles the sheer range of musical influences that Mariel Bildsten uncompromisingly embodies as a leading jazz contemporary. Horace Silver's "Ecaroh" boisterously kicks off proceedings. Featuring solos from Bildsten on trombone, Stacy Dillard on soprano saxophone and Sean Mason on piano, the opening track emanates spontaneity and swing. The track's intro and outro sections were derived from the legendary pianist's original solo. A stand-out track from the album is "Rosita", originally written for the 1923 Ernst Lubitsch-directed silent film of the same name. Although composed by Paul Dupont, with lyrics by Allan Stuart, it was the 1959 take by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster that first captured Bildsten's attention. Rosita, the film, tells the dramatic story of a Spanish street performer named Rosita (played by Mary Pickford), who writes songs in which she insults the king. In the process of chastising her, the king falls in love with Rosita and, feeling threatened, arrests and attempts to execute her lover. The film reveals a complicated love triangle between peasant woman, king, and lover. Inspired by the tale's telling of the king's seduction upon Rosita's first visit to the castle, Mariel Bildsten treats listeners to a sultry bolero, featuring Stacy Dillard on tenor saxophone. Read the rest of the Press Release | Mariel's Website More About The Artist: Mariel Bildsten is a trombonist, based in New York City. She currently works as imagea bandleader and side-woman, playing in jazz big bands and small groups, as well as Afro-Latin music, rock, funk, and R&B bands. She is the lead trombonist in Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and tours internationally with the rock band Brass Against. She has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Radio City, London's O2 Arena, Birdland Jazz Club, the Apollo Theater, the Chicago Jazz Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Caramoor Jazz Festival, Smalls Jazz Club, and Smoke Jazz Club, among other venues. Mariel has also performed alongside Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Hargrove, Wycliffe Gordon, Brian Lynch, Cyrus Chestnut, Lew Soloff, and Frank Lacy. Her own groups, ranging from duo to septet, have headlined jazz festivals, played around the USA, and gig regularly in New York City. write your comments about the article :: © 2020 Jazz News :: home page |