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Jul21

Alex Hamburger Trio at Jojo's

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 @ 6:30PMWed, Jul 21, 2021 @ 6:30PM

Jojo's Bar and Restaurant, Washington DC

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“Focused on sharing women’s stories — from poets and activists to composers and songwriters — the album offers original music and fresh interpretations of enduring works. Exploring pieces from Geri Allen, Maya Angelou, Mary Lou Williams, Joni Mitchell and her own grandmother, poet and activist Ana Maria R. Codas, Hamburger creates a highly orchestrated, textural experience that unfolds in thoughtful sequence. ”

— Republic of Jazz

“Conceived as a tribute to the authors and musicians who paved the way for the expression of women before her own, the eight tracks that compose it (of which only the instrumental and concluding “Burning The Letters” turn out to be from her pen alone) split between the setting to music of poems by Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison (as well as by her own maternal grandmother, the Paraguayan activist Ana Maria R. Codas), and adaptations of titles by Geri Allen (“Unconditional Love”), Joni Mitchell (“Last Chance Lost”) and John Lennon (“Across The Universe”). In alert Latin jazz mode (the exciting “Waking In The City”, “Unconditional Love” and “It Comes Unadorned”), the aerial complicity of Alex's voluble flute and her vocals with the acoustic piano and the Fender Rhodes of Martins (as well as the infallible rhythmic imprinted by Doug Weiss' double bass and the delicate drumming of Chase Elodia) raise this first attempt to the rank of drumming délicat de Chase Kuesel) hissent ce premier essai au rang de coup de maître. Un album dont la spontanéité et la subtile sophistication révèlent de nouveaux trésors à chaque écoute. master stroke. An album whose spontaneity and subtle sophistication reveal new treasures with each listening.” - Patrick Dallongeville

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