"I prefer to leave these songs mostly unexplained," Erev says, "so that the listeners will come up with meanings and interpretations." But it will not hamper audiences' speculations to reveal that Flow's opener "Jump into the Water" was the last piece of this book written by the pianist. The result of everyone's well-attuned efforts is more than an hour of music that soothes and stimulates in balanced measure. Soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen (of The Three Cohens, featuring his brother, trumpeter Avishai and sister, reedist Anat) richly enhances five tracks of Flow's tracks.
Veteran bassist Eli Magen grounds the album's aura with his subtle yet substantive sound drummer Ron Almog, best known for his prominent role in the Avi Lebovich Orchestra, and percussionist Gilad Dobrecky (on four tunes) deftly collude in support. This strategy requires skilled instrumentalists and in return spotlights their talents, so Erev has gathered accomplished compatriots to the task. He joins them in underscoring melodic themes with the rhythms of Africa adapted across the Atlantic Ocean as early as the 18th century, and 200 years later embraced all around the world. Inspired at first by virtuosic Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, who he heard on bassist Charlie Haden's bolero-tinged records Nocturno and Land of the Sun, Erev has made a study of keyboardists drawing upon Spanish, Caribbean, Mexican and South American musical legacies. This third album by the Tel Aviv-based Erev introduces a new set of original songs that expand on his taste for lyricism with a Hispanic accent. They do so in accord with the hallmarks of personal expression, collaborative interplay and creative sophistication that characterizes jazz in all its glorious styles and forms. In Flow, pianist-composer Ari Erev and his players pour fresh energies into the pool of sounds that nourish our world.
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who contribues his superb musicianship and rich melodic lines, and Gilad Dobrecky on percussion, who adds a Latin touch, full of colors and imagination to the mix. Joining the trio on five of the tunes are: Yuval Coehn ("3 Cohens") on Soprano sax. Magen brings to the project superb musicianship and his wonderful soundĪnd melodic bass line, while drummer Ron Almog provides a solid pulse complemented with varied tensions. Some of the best Israeli Jazz musicians join Erev in this Trio/Quintet project:īassist Eli Magen, is one of the most appreciated musicians in Israel, with history of playing (and singing) with all who's and who's in the Israeli Pop/Rock and Jazz domains, as well as an ex-double-bassist of the Israeli Philharmonic orchestra. The result is a personal and artistically-performed album based on Erev's original tunes, and complemented by tunes by American pianist Fred Hersch, Brazilian pianist Debora Gurgel, and a tune by the distinguished Israeli composer Yohanan Zarai.Įrev dedicates " July, Again", one of his original tunes, to the memory of bassist Udi Kazmirski, a close friend and member of his trio who passed away in 2012. In this album, pianist Ari Erev continues his exploration of combining percussive Latin rhythms with the rich harmonies of post-bop Jazz, while still maintaining his gentle and expressive touch on the piano.
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