Friction of jazz and roots music Jacques Schwarz-Bart, inspired by voodoo chants and mysticism
Friction of jazz and roots music Jacques Schwarz-Bart, inspired by voodoo chants and mysticism that surrounds it, says in his latest album deliver a modern work, woven lyricism, spirituality and sacred "Jazz Racine Haiti" released this year under the Motema label (Harmonia Mundi, 2014). After the "Sone Ka-la", "Rise Above" (Dreyfus Jazz, April 2010), "The Art of Dreaming" (Aztec Music, 2012), it's time for "Brother Jacques" (his nickname emotional) to mix in this new release, the voodoo jazz music.
From his humble opinion, this music is infinitely rich in both rhythms, in the variety of melodic modes ranges as in the structures of the compositions. Precisely, in the compositions, the supports of instrumental combinations, saxophonist connects us to his hovering, which celebrates the voodoo religion and barrier against any evil aura, against ideological drift in short, against all ugly perception. Also ten tracks are they chiseled into a cast of angles and colors and give in gracefully subtle and abstract complexities like "Giant steps" (John Coltrane). Ten titles for the pleasure of music depart from the heart of the artist to rehabilitate the voodoo culture and to travel around the world. A shared vehicle, live or studio, "by accompanying very high level of jazz and a natural understanding of the roots music" vibrations, supports the artist. Side orchestration, there are reports around Jacques Schwarz-Bart, the remarkable presence instrumentalists carefully selected tavolets, and America from Europe. We revel in this opus a wonderful game the Serbian pianist Milan Milanovic. Prominent in New York, he participated in the first two projects Gwoka jazz Brother Jacques. Bonga Jean-Baptiste, percussion, is Haitian. This master root drums lives in New York. Obed Calvaire, as Haiti is one of our best jazz drummers in New York, vital link between the two worlds. In the vocal range, asserts the voice of Erol Josue. The Haitian voodoo priest is also the director of the National Bureau of Ethnology. His voice surfs beautifully with traditional tunes. We find this singer (invited by saxophonist) voodoo directory on three songs: "kouzen", "I love you Kongo", "Legba nan Barye."
