Noah Jarrett
(acoustic bass)
Ferenc Nemeth (drums)
with
Mike Savino (bass)
Zac Colwell (sax/flute)
Monika Heidemann (voice)
K Ishibashi (violin)
Mathias Kunzli
(percussion)
John
Hadfield
(percussion
Shlomi Cohen
(tenor and soprano sax),
Panagiotis Andreou
(el. bass)
Martin Valihora
(drums)
Secret
Sound Nation was formed in May 2003 in New York City by four devoted musicians
who were eager to explore their diverse ethno-musical influences. Being
from four different countries - Israel, Slovakia, Greece and Germany -
they speak different languages but play ONE music: rhythmically charged
world music, often in odd time signatures, vocal-like melodies and a mix
of modal and more sophisticated jazz harmonies. Secret Sound Nation borrows
from the rich musical cultures of Brazil, Africa, Greece, the Balkan countries,
the Middle East and jazz. The group pushes the boundaries of these styles
in different directions and creates a rhythmically exciting, melodically
sophisticated yet accessible mélange.
Most of the repertoire is comprised of originals written by guitarist
Sebastian Noelle, mixed with traditional folk melodies arranged by the
group. An important part of the group's concept is freedom in improvisation
- drawing from the jazz vocabulary as well as from exotic scales found
in cultures of the Eastern hemisphere.
The group has been playing in world-jazz clubs in New York City and has
done an Eastern Europe tour in 2003.
Olaf Schönborn
(alto sax)
Rainer Böhm
(piano)
Torsten Steudinger
(bass)
Lars Binder
(drums).
Germany
based modern jazz quintet.
Debut CD "Jazz Changes?" (recorded 2000) is available at Jazz'n'Arts
Records or via mailorder.
