Ablaye Cissoko, Richie Barshay, Oran Etkin, Kristjan Randalu, Bodek Janke, Patrick Breiner, Roger Rosenberg...
The new quintet album “Bridges” from international touring trumpeter and composer Volker Goetze unites musicians from three continents. Together they explore new ground, stretch creative improvisation and build musical Bridges over thousands of miles.
Goetze has brought together top tear Grammy Award winning and nominated musicians who have toured with the best jazz musicians on the planet including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby McFerrin and many more.
The original compositions are rooted in West African and contemporary New York Jazz creating a unique cross-cultural musical experience.
credits
released July 20, 2017
All compositions by Volker Goetze
Lyrics on Ding Ding Borlaba by Ablaye Cissoko
Produced by Volker Goetze
(2,7) Recorded at the Battery Park, New York
(1,4,5) Recorded at the Center of Improvised Music, Brooklyn, New York
(3) Recorded at Saint-Louis, Senegal
(6) Recorded at Paris, France & Harlem, New York
(8) Recorded in Harlem, New York
Recorded by Tyler McDiarmid, Geoff Countryman and Volker Goetze
Mixed by Jim Anderson at Avatar Studios
Mastering by Alan Silverman
Ablaye Cissoko, Richie Barshay, Oran Etkin, Kristjan Randalu, Bodek Janke, Patrick Breiner, Roger Rosenberg...
The new quintet album “Bridges” from international touring trumpeter and composer Volker Goetze unites musicians from three continents. Together they explore new ground, stretch creative improvisation and build musical Bridges over thousands of miles.
Goetze has brought together top tear Grammy Award winning and nominated musicians who have toured with the best jazz musicians on the planet including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby McFerrin and many more.
The original compositions are rooted in West African and contemporary New York Jazz creating a unique cross-cultural musical experience.
credits
released July 20, 2017
All compositions by Volker Goetze
Lyrics on Ding Ding Borlaba by Ablaye Cissoko
Produced by Volker Goetze
(2,7) Recorded at the Battery Park, New York
(1,4,5) Recorded at the Center of Improvised Music, Brooklyn, New York
(3) Recorded at Saint-Louis, Senegal
(6) Recorded at Paris, France & Harlem, New York
(8) Recorded in Harlem, New York
Recorded by Tyler McDiarmid, Geoff Countryman and Volker Goetze
Mixed by Jim Anderson at Avatar Studios
Mastering by Alan Silverman
Multimedia Artist Volker Goetze is a New York-based trumpeter, composer, and filmmaker. He performed and presented his work
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