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| OZMA French Quintet U.S. Debut - Hits NYC at The Cutting Room on November 2nd! One Night Only! OZMA Direct From France First NYC Appearance! 10/25 @ Maison de France, Washington DC 10/26 @ Maison de France, Washington DC 10/28 @ Jazz society of Charlottesville (VA) 11/02 @ The Cutting Room, NYC Since 2002, 8 Albums, 500 Concerts On 4 Continents in 42 Countries! This year the French combo is celebrating its 20th birthday. After 8 albums, 500 concerts on 4 continents in 42 countries and collaborative multidisciplinary projects with artists from all over the world, OZMA will present their music for the first time on American soil. So many dialogues and generous exchanges that have fed the work of the quintet led by drummer Stéphane Scharlé. Since 2002, OZMA's jazz has taken us on journeys across continents but also musical styles, borrowing largely from rock grammars, traditional music and electronic landscapes. Like a willingness to hear Ray Anderson invited by Rage Against the Machine of John Coltrane jamming with Radiohead or of Billy Cobham playing with the best New Orleans brass bands. The improbable is the essence of OZMA; a generous, creative and joyous mixture, exciting and adventurous, risky and captivating, as much for the wise connoisseur as for the curious neophyte. Composed by Stéphane Scharlé, OZMA latest album HYPERLAPSE is a bewitching and jubilant road book dedicated to ten cities crossed by the band during an incredible world tour in Europe, Africa and Asia. Stéphane Scharlé : drums, compositions Edouard Séro-Guillaume : bass, keys Guillaume Nuss : trombone, fx Martin Ferreyros : guitar US Musician tba: tenor, fx "One foot in the liberty of jazz, the other in electro's trance, both hands covered in greasy rock." Since their beginnings, OZMA takes us on a ride. Think of Rage Against the Machine featuring Coltrane, Ray Anderson jamming with Radiohead or Bill Frisell sitting in with the best New Orleans brass bands. The improbable is the essence of OZMA; a generous, creative and joyous mixture, exciting and adventurous, risky and captivating, as much for the wise connoisseur as for the curious neophyte. "One of the sure bets of young world jazz - ROCK & FOLK – France "Dazzling rides between fusion and modern jazz." - JAZZTHING - Germany "Magical, a telluric beauty. Fantastic, big and dark in the best sense of the word" - JAZZTHETIC - Germany write your comments about the article :: © 2022 Jazz News :: home page |