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FEATURING:
Brad Mason, trumpet
Elliot Mason, bass trumpet & trombone
Aaron Goldberg, piano
Gregoire Maret, harmonica
Lionel Loueke, guitar
Matt Pavolka, bass
Marko Djordjevic, drums |
Firma Entertainment Inc. is proud to announce the release of the new SVETI album, entitled Where I Come From. Marko Djordjevic, who Modern Drummer magazine calls a drumming star, leads a group which features the hottest names on todays modern jazz scene. Mr. Djordjevic is joined by Lionel Loueke, Aaron Goldberg, Gregoire Maret, Elliot and Brad Mason, Matt Pavolka and Gretchen Parlato in masterfully creating a variety of moods and textures, from the burnin' quartet rendition of Belgrade Bop, to the lyrical
My Lucky Number. The first two SVETI albums have established Marko Djordjevic as a powerhouse instrumentalist and improviser. Where I Come From features him as a highly seasoned musician, and a composer in a true sense of the word. With as much to say to the uninitiated music lover as to the music buff that's heard it all, Where I Come From sets the bar high and is surely going to be one of the most talked about albums in the coming years. The release concert for this album will be held on October 5th 2007, at the
world famous Blue Note jazz club in NYC.
For over ten years SVETI has been the creative outlet for one of the most impressive and innovative drummers in the world today, the Yugoslav-born Marko Djordjevic. As the composer for SVETI, Marko writes music inspired by his Balkan roots, enriched by the �western� artists that have influenced him, from Weather Report to the Police; Zappa to Coltrane; Mahavishnu to Ani DiFranco. The best description of SVETI�s sound came from a first-time audience member who remarked, �You guys are like a jam band, except you have great melodies and you can all play the hell out of your instruments!�
The list of people who have lent their talents to SVETI over the years reads like a who is who of contemporary music: keyboradists Vasil Hadzimanov, Marc Ziegenhagen, and Pete Rende, bass players Johnny Sjo, Matt Garrison, Janek Gwizdala, vocalists Holly Palmer, Clara Lofaro, guitarists Bato Andonov, Wayne Krantz, Rick Peckham, sax players Jeff Ellwood, Chris Cheek, Bob Reynolds and trumpet players Rossen Zahariev and Brad Mason. The evolution of the group�s sound is documented on two Benito Records releases, the self-titled debut, SVETI, and the 2001 follow up, Live Kolach.
For their Blue Note CD Release Party, the band will include some of the world's finest jazz musicians - Brad & Elliot Mason, Aaron Goldberg, Gregoire Maret, Lionel Loueke, Matt Pavolka, and Djordjevic on drums.
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