Showing posts with label Ross McHenry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ross McHenry. Show all posts

Monday, December 12, 2016

Ross McHenry - Child Of Somebody

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:59
Size: 119,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:31)  1. Opening / Despair
(4:39)  2. Stateless
(4:59)  3. Sketch
(2:16)  4. Interlude 1
(6:20)  5. 3-Month Vortex
(1:04)  6. Child of Somebody Intro
(5:48)  7. Child of Somebody
(0:41)  8. Interlude 2
(9:24)  9. Circles in a Circle
(1:09) 10. Interlude 3
(4:10) 11. Clean Break (For Ornette)
(3:54) 12. Little One

Child of Somebody is the new album from multi-award winning composer, producer and bass player Ross McHenry. Known for his work as bandleader of The Shaolin Afronauts as well as his 2013 First Word release ‘Distant Oceans’, Ross has been described as “The Future of Australian Jazz” (PBS FM)  The album was recorded at Red Bull Studios in New York in mid-2015 alongside regular collaborators Mark de Clive Lowe, Myele Manzanza and Dylan Marshall as well as seasoned NYC players Marcus Strickland, Corey King, Tivon Pennicott and Duane Eubanks. The resulting album represents the arrival of a unique antipodean voice in modern jazz; one that sits comfortably alongside artists like Kamasi Washington and The Robert Glasper Experiment at the vanguard of contemporary improvised music.  Child of Somebody is more than just a collection of compositions; it is an album in the truest sense. Thematically inspired by the world events that have dominated our headlines over the last 12 months this new body of work clearly represents an artistic and compositional progression since the release of Distant Oceans in 2013.  “I wanted to create an album that drew on sonically on the template of Distant Oceans but that was harmonically and melodically more ambitious. The album captures my thoughts and feelings at a time where our world is rapidly transitioning towards a future that we are unable to fully envisage but that we are a part of whether we like it or not. It’s an album about the choices we make as individuals and as communities and the intensely personal way we experience the world around us. I feel that as artists we have a responsibility to reflect honestly on the way we see the world.”  Having recently completed an Australian national tour that included supporting Robert Glasper at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Ross will be touring the world in the second half of 2016 in support of this album release look out for dates in the coming weeks. https://rossmchenry.bandcamp.com/album/child-of-somebody

Brilliant work from bassist Ross McHenry, a musician who's chosen to surround himself with some top-shelf talent here including Mark De Clive-Lowe on keyboards, Marcus Strickland on reeds, and Duane Eubanks on trumpet and flugelhorn! These all-star players are a real tribute to the musical vision that Ross has for the set kind of an expanded suite of tracks that works together beautifully in these cascading rhythmic flows and bursts of color not just sounds from the stars, but also contributions from Dylan Marshall on guitar, Tivon Pennicott on tenor and flute, and Corey King on trombone plus beautifully snapping drums from Myele Manzanza, a musician who seems especially well-suited to the electric interplay between McHenry and Clive-Lowe. 

Titles include "Circles In A Circle", "3 Month Vortex", "Opening/Despair", "Stateless", "Clean Break", and "Child Of Somebody".©1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/810589

Child Of Somebody

Friday, October 10, 2014

Ross McHenry - Distant Oceans

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:10
Size: 165,6 MB
Art: Front

(8:58)  1. Intercosmos
(5:18)  2. Living On The Both Sides
(5:26)  3. Grifith Park
(7:53)  4. Distant Oceans Pt 1
(5:42)  5. Distant Oceans Pt 2
(5:23)  6. Stanley Park Dream
(0:37)  7. Interlude II
(8:22)  8. Still Life Moving Fast
(1:17)  9. Interlude I
(8:30) 10. Malsbury Shale
(9:03) 11. Prayers
(5:35) 12. Lights Across The Sky

There’s something quite fresh about Ross McHenry and the way that he combines inspirations from the world of jazz and hip hop. On his new album Distant Oceans, he brings together an ensemble that includes Mark de Clive Lowe, Myele Manzanza, Adam Page, Dylan Marshall, Jon Hunt and Luca Spiler to see his vision through. The press release says that it “reimagines the modal jazz movement through the lens of contemporary music production.” We just think it’s one of the most ambitious records we’ve heard this year. In advance of its release, we talked McHenry into offering it up on Red Bull Music Academy’s website. 
Stream the results below. http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/ross-mchenry-album-stream

Ross McHenry’s debut album Distant Oceans brings together 6 of the worlds foremost musical innovators for the first time on record. The ensemble features one of the most exciting and in demand producers and keyboardists in the world today, Mark de Clive Lowe, the rhythmic foundation of renowned NZ ensemble Electric Wire Hustle, Myele Manzanza, multi-instrumentalist and composer Adam Page and leading Australian instrumentalists Dylan Marshall, Jon Hunt and Luca Spiler. With a focus on new improvised music inspired by the LA beat scene and the worldwide new jazz movement, this highly original album traverses unique sonic landscapes reimagining the modal jazz movement through the lens of contemporary music production. Imagine John Coltrane meeting the Brainfeeder collective and you’re somewhere close to the sound of Distant Oceans. https://soundcloud.com/redbullmusicacademy/sets/ross-mchenry-distant-oceans

Personnel:  Ross McHenry – bass, programming; Mark de Clive Lowe – keyboards, laptop/electronics, live electronic manipulation; Myele Manzanza – drums; Adam Page – tenor, soprano, flute and loop pedals; Jon Hunt – bass clarinet; Luca Spiler – trombone; Dylan Marshall – guitar, programming