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| DOLPHIN DANCE - NEW SINGLE from Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali The multi-award winning Canadian jazz group, Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali, is releasing their new single, "Dolphin Dance", which is the second of several singles featured on their upcoming full length studio release "Convergence". Dolphin Dance is a composition by the group's primary influence, the legendary Herbie Hancock, and the group pays apt tribute to this giant of jazz with their gentle and lyrical rendition of this much loved classic. Showcasing a quieter, gentler side of the Nick Maclean Quartet, this recording is full of melodicism and introspection as well as the interactivity and interplay that the group is known for - culminating in a climactic latin jam at the end, captivating the listener with an exciting finale contrasting the tender beauty of rest of the recording. The group is joined on this recording by special guest bassist Jesse Dietschi, a founding member of the group and the bassist heard on the Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali's debut release "Rites of Ascension" (2017, Browntasauras Records). "This recording is everything a true "tribute" should be – homage to the inspiration and influence the towering figure of Herbie Hancock has provided to this young pianist, expressed through a voice that is very much one's own. Nick Maclean's is a voice we should all look forward to hearing more from." - Dave Restivo (Canadian Jazz Piano icon) This upcoming release received support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council, and qualifies under the MAPL qualifications as 'Canadian content'. This contemplative and often thrilling quartet's explorations of modern, original repertoire is led by fast-rising piano star Nick Maclean - an 8x Global Music Award winner, a Toronto Independent Music Award winner, and one of the most in-demand young jazz piano players in Toronto - the group delivers jazz between the two poles of thoughtful introspection and powerhouse conveyance, taking influences from Herbie Hancock's primordial 1960's Blue Note era recordings, while frequently being lauded for the strength of their collective improvisatory vision. Maclean's quartet heavily features one of Canada's most provocative improvising trumpet players - Brownman Ali, heralded as "Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player" by New York City's Village Voice. Recognized as an internationally acclaimed jazz iconoclast, this decorated veteran is best known globally as the last trumpet player with the legendary jazz-hip-hop group GURU's JAZZMATAZZ. Ali & Maclean stand shoulder to shoulder with two of Toronto's top-tier rhythm section 20-somethings: Ben Duff on bass and Jacob Wutzke on drums. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |