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MOLDE (Dagbladet): Moldejazz 2018 is underway, by a brilliant summer time and a packed house at the opening concert at Bjørnsonhuset. After many years of words and effort, the festival finally managed to divert the composer and screenwriter Maria Schneider from New York as an artist-in-residence and she signed an opening concert for something that I want to characterize at 11.7 on the Richter scale. 5!
Together with the Ensemble Denada, she performed in her two-hour concert eight own compositions, emerging as a charismatic and powerful leader and group leader. In black leather pants, high heels and black muslin, she was high and low on stage, it is by no means a frozen figure and frozen. No way! Schneider is a woman with a strong social commitment, who is also heard in music, for example in the work of "Datalords", which addresses the data giant who soon knows more about us than we know it – and "Cerulean Skies", which tells enthusiastic commitment to the environment.
She gave a fiery speech at the opening of the festival, and on Tuesday, lover Schneider set off on a birdwatching expedition to the waters around Molde, hoping to see the eagles
The whole Denada is well known for a Norwegian jazz audience. Among the most wanted orchestras we have – Their tour list is so close that they probably have enough bonus points to place a bid on the Norwegian. And it is clear that the chemistry between them and Schneider is the best brand. They met musically for the first time in South Africa and were waiting for further cooperation. The music is vital, powerful, complex – but still melodically beautiful, with solid solo performances by several band members. One might think of a huge inspiration from Gil Evans' legendary exits from Sweet Basil? The team is the standard big band, with the addition of the accordion (!), Which goes well in several contexts.
Maria Schneider was contacted by David Bowie shortly before his death, and together they made the song "Sue". Crime) "In his latest album Blackstar, in Bjørnsonhuset, Donny Caslin also visited the scissors of this song (he also plays on Blackstar) and Jeff Taylor on a vocal basis.In the spirit of God, it is hoped to for Bowie to sing, and in addition, compete with a sound like this, but Taylor came to hell.The stage room was also made visually exciting by Tor Ditlevsen, who screened the musicians "live" on the back of the canvas, with cool effects
As told by the Ensemble Denadas Anders Eriksson: "Maria Schneider is by far the composer of the American giants, taking the big jazz formats into a new millennium". This is what we experienced in the room at night.We will remember it for a long time
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