HIGHLIGHTS

- Radio stations playing music from Bounce off the Moon include KBEM (MN), KSDS (CA), WICN (MA) and KUNM (NM).  The album was also featured on MOJA Radio's All New Music Revue in April 2011.

- JazZen performed at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival   (June 2011).



...an ethnic-fusion vibe
with a unique sound

 

Starting November, 2011 JazZen will be at The Nicollet on the first Saturday of every month.

 


Photo by Andrea Canter






The Minneapolis based trio plays music that embraces the essence of jazz with highly unusual instrumentation and inspired soloing. The organic timbre of wooden flutes, weaving through the swirling undercurrents provided by electric cello and traditional drum kit, opens new sonic possibilities and creates a distinct sound that is simultaneously primitive and contemporary.

BOUNCE OFF THE MOON, JazZen's first CD as a trio, contains 11 tracks that demonstrate the group's versatility. Styles include laid-back swing ("Don't Tell Lydia" and "Solidarity"), blues ("I'm Wearing White"), mid-tempo funk ("Bobbu BopBop"), as well as the Spanish-tinged lament of "Longing for a Hero" and the acid-jazz hypnotic groove that propels the title track before exploding into a free-jazz frenzy. The trio pays homage to jazz greats by including their own unique versions of tunes made famous by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane.

Purchase on-line at
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Available locally in the Twin Cities area at
The Electric Fetus and Cheapo

 

Cover art by Joseph Giannetti

  Tracks  
 

1. Don't Tell Lydia - 5:26
2. Jean Pierre - 4:17
3. Bounce off the Moon - 6:56
4. Solidarity - 5:01
5. Afro Blue - 5:22
6. Longing for a Hero - 5:14
7. I'm Wearing White - 5:15
8. Footprints - 4:33
9. Bobbu BopBop - 3:49
10. Nefertiti - 4:22
11. Pronostico - 6:16