Alon-Hagiga- Farber -Reflecting On Freedom -Origin CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Israeli Song

1.2 Reflecting on Freedom / Freedom Jazz Dance

1.3 Theme for Michal

1.4 Ima

1.5 Fresh Start

1.6 More Monkeys, Please

1.7 You'll See the Way

1.8 Hammouda

1.9 Farbalak

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Works By Oded Meir/ Alon Farber/ Matti Caspi/ Eddie Harris

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Der Saxophonist Alon Farber, der GrÃ¼nder von Hagiga, hat sich von Eddie Harris' "Freedom Jazz Dance" inspirieren lassen und ihn als Thema fÃ¼r seine vierte Aufnahme Reflecting on Freedom gewÃ¤hlt. Hagiga schwelgt in der Vielfalt der musikalischen Aromen und Farben, die den "israelischen Soundtrack" ausmachen. Mit einer aufregenden Drei-Horn-Frontlinie - die an einige Dave Douglas- oder Booker Little-Ensembles erinnert - schÃ¶pfen sie groÃ?zÃ¼gig aus Swing, marokkanischer, Funk- und brasilianischer Musik, um ihren weitreichenden, sehr persÃ¶nlichen Sound zu kreieren. Farbers kÃ¼hne Kompositionen spiegeln seine Jahre an der Spitze der israelischen Jazzszene wider - unter anderem war er MitbegrÃ¼nder des Israeli Jazz Orchestra und erhielt den Preis des Premierministers fÃ¼r Jazzkomponisten - sowie seine Zeit in Amerika wÃ¤hrend seines Studiums in Berklee, wo er den Wayne Shorter Award fÃ¼r Komponisten gewann. "Hagiga steht seit einigen Jahren an der Spitze der wundersamen Entwicklung des israelischen Jazz." - Barry Davis - WORKS BY ODED MEIR/ALON FARBER/MATTI CASPI/EDDIE HARRIS

... a fantastic find! Such is Farber's brilliance as a songwriter and arranger-he takes the best from each of the traditions he calls upon, uniting a wide array of colors towards the common end of an exciting, celebratory music. - All About Jazz. Now entering it's third decade as an ensemble, Hagiga's founder, saxophonist Alon Farber looked to Eddie Harris's "Freedom Jazz Dance" as inspiration and a theme for their 4th recording, "Reflecting on Freedom." Hagiga revels in the diversity of musical flavors and colors that make up the "Israeli soundtrack." With an exciting three horn frontline - reminiscent of some Dave Douglas or Booker Little ensembles - they draw liberally from Swing, Moroccan, Funk and Brazilian musics in creating their wide-ranging, highly personal sound. Farber's bold compositions reflect his years at the forefront of Israel's jazz scene - including co-founding the Israeli Jazz Orchestra & receiving the Prime Minister's Award for Jazz Composers - and his time in America while studying at Berklee, where he won the Wayne Shorter Award for Composers. "Hagiga has been at the forefront of the miraculous envelope-pushing curve of Israeli jazz for some years now." - Barry Davis

Recorded on on August 18-19, 2020

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ORIGIN82829

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