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All of jazz can be heard in the exceptionally versatile
combination of the piano trio. It provides wide
pitch and dynamic range. It is all encompassing,
all embracing, and all-inclusive, it is complete.
No matter what genre or style, this perfect
permutation provides a pathway for some of the
most elegant, expressive and communicative music
we know of. In our times, just think Bill Evans, think
Keith Jarrett, think Brad Mehldau!
This format proves to be an ideal vehicle of
expression for the Ukrainian trio led by virtuoso
pianist, Andrew Pokaz. From bar to bar, Kintsugi
manages to be intense, yet comforting, reflective
and continually passionate.
The three musicians are equally comfortable
performing orchestral classical music as they are
with jazz. Multi prize-winning pianist, composer,
musical academic, and widely travelled performer,
Andrew comes from a long lineage of musicians.
His great grandmother taught piano at the
renowned Stoliarsky Music School in Odessa.
Bassist, Vitaliy Fesenko is a graduate of the
Nezhdanova Music Academy in Odessa. He has
performed with numerous combinations of
musicians playing jazz and jazz-related styles
throughout Europe. Drummer Yakov Taruntsov
also has an academic background, in both piano
and percussion. He graduated from the Variety
Department of the Odessa Musical College and has
since toured and recorded with an impressive array
of bands and orchestras.
In a journey through Kintsugi, a delicate song may
feel as though the trio are breathing together,
whilst a fleet-fingered romp may seem as though
they are pursuing one another. But always there
is a universal sense of harmony, synchronicity and
coherence.
Andrew guides us through the tracks with
endearing descriptions:
Slavonic Dance
We wish to display here the interaction of Slavonic
folk music with the culture of Bessarabia – hence
the use of 5/4 time and extended seconds.
Kintsugi
The title track demonstrates the philosophical
subtext that we infuse into this album. It is about
the trip of humanity through time and dimension.
Elephant
This track concerns the inevitability of time, which
we tried to show with a uniformity of bass riff and
regularity of pulse.
All of jazz can be heard in the exceptionally versatile combination of the piano trio. It provides wide pitch and dynamic range. It is all encompassing, all embracing, and all-inclusive, it is complete. No matter what genre or style, this perfect permutation provides a pathway for some of the most elegant, expressive and communicative music we know of. In our times, just think Bill Evans, think Keith Jarrett, think Brad Mehldau!
This format proves to be an ideal vehicle of expression for the Ukrainian trio led by virtuoso pianist, Andrew Pokaz. From bar to bar, Kintsugi manages to be intense, yet comforting, reflective and continually passionate.
The three musicians are equally comfortable performing orchestral classical music as they are with jazz. Multi prize-winning pianist, composer, musical academic, and widely
travelled performer, Andrew comes from a long lineage of musicians. His great grandmother taught piano at the renowned Stoliarsky Music School in Odessa. Bassist, Vitaliy Fesenko is a graduate of the Nezhdanova Music Academy in Odessa. He has performed with numerous combinations of musicians playing jazz and jazz-related styles throughout Europe. Drummer Yakov Taruntsov also has an academic background, in both piano and percussion. He graduated from the Variety Department of the Odessa Musical College and has since toured and recorded with an impressive array of bands and orchestras.
In a journey through Kintsugi, a delicate song may feel as though the trio are breathing together, whilst a fleet-fingered romp may seem as though they are pursuing one another. But always there is a universal sense of harmony, synchronicity and coherence.Andrew guides us through the tracks with endearing descriptions:
Slavonic DanceWe wish to display here the interaction of Slavonic folk music with the culture of Bessarabia – hence the use of 5/4 time and extended seconds.
KintsugiThe title track demonstrates the philosophical subtext that we infuse into this album. It is about the trip of humanity through time and dimension.
ElephantThis track concerns the inevitability of time, which we tried to show with a uniformity of bass riff and regularity of pulse.
EasyThe tune represents my personal sense of gratitude for existing in this world.SparkHere, we offer a symbolic representation of the impetuous tempo of contemporary life.
SphereWe present an outside view of Earth; the perception of self’s insignificance in a universal scale.
An odyssey from Odessa, Kintsugi is a most praiseworthy addition to the great tradition of great piano trios.
David Fishel, May 2019www.davidfishel.info
1. Slavonic Dance 08:012. Kintsugi 10:303. Elephant 05:204. Easy 08:545. Spark 08:426. Sphere 06:117. Kintsugi (piano version) 05:26
Total Time: 53:04
Andrew Pokaz piano Vitaliy Fesenko double bassYakov Taruntsov drums
All compositions by Andrew Pokaz, except track 1, by Vitaliy Fesenko
Recorded & mixed 2017 by Max Gladetsky at Muzichi Studio, Kiyv, UkraineMastered 2018 by Leon Galperin at SoundPro Studios, Tel Aviv, IsraelSpecial thanks to German Safronov Produced by Anastasiia Pokaz & Alex GogokhiaExecutive producer Odd GjelsnesFront cover photo by Nikita KuzmenkoBand photo by Tanu MuinoCover design by design holtmann
© 2019 Losen Records www.losenrecords.no [email protected]
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance and broadcasting of the music on this CD is a violation of applicable laws. Made in EU. ISRC: NO2NJ1924
LOS 224-2
7 090025 832246
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tsug
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All of jazz can be heard in the exceptionally versatile combination of the piano trio. It provides wide pitch and dynamic range. It is all encompassing, all embracing, and all-inclusive, it is complete. No matter what genre or style, this perfect permutation provides a pathway for some of the most elegant, expressive and communicative music we know of. In our times, just think Bill Evans, think Keith Jarrett, think Brad Mehldau!
This format proves to be an ideal vehicle of expression for the Ukrainian trio led by virtuoso pianist, Andrew Pokaz. From bar to bar, Kintsugi manages to be intense, yet comforting, reflective and continually passionate.
The three musicians are equally comfortable performing orchestral classical music as they are with jazz. Multi prize-winning pianist, composer, musical academic, and widely
travelled performer, Andrew comes from a long lineage of musicians. His great grandmother taught piano at the renowned Stoliarsky Music School in Odessa. Bassist, Vitaliy Fesenko is a graduate of the Nezhdanova Music Academy in Odessa. He has performed with numerous combinations of musicians playing jazz and jazz-related styles throughout Europe. Drummer Yakov Taruntsov also has an academic background, in both piano and percussion. He graduated from the Variety Department of the Odessa Musical College and has since toured and recorded with an impressive array of bands and orchestras.
In a journey through Kintsugi, a delicate song may feel as though the trio are breathing together, whilst a fleet-fingered romp may seem as though they are pursuing one another. But always there is a universal sense of harmony, synchronicity and coherence.Andrew guides us through the tracks with endearing descriptions:
Slavonic DanceWe wish to display here the interaction of Slavonic folk music with the culture of Bessarabia – hence the use of 5/4 time and extended seconds.
KintsugiThe title track demonstrates the philosophical subtext that we infuse into this album. It is about the trip of humanity through time and dimension.
ElephantThis track concerns the inevitability of time, which we tried to show with a uniformity of bass riff and regularity of pulse.
EasyThe tune represents my personal sense of gratitude for existing in this world.SparkHere, we offer a symbolic representation of the impetuous tempo of contemporary life.
SphereWe present an outside view of Earth; the perception of self’s insignificance in a universal scale.
An odyssey from Odessa, Kintsugi is a most praiseworthy addition to the great tradition of great piano trios.
David Fishel, May 2019www.davidfishel.info
1. Slavonic Dance 08:012. Kintsugi 10:303. Elephant 05:204. Easy 08:545. Spark 08:426. Sphere 06:117. Kintsugi (piano version) 05:26
Total Time: 53:04
Andrew Pokaz piano Vitaliy Fesenko double bassYakov Taruntsov drums
All compositions by Andrew Pokaz, except track 1, by Vitaliy Fesenko
Recorded & mixed 2017 by Max Gladetsky at Muzichi Studio, Kiyv, UkraineMastered 2018 by Leon Galperin at SoundPro Studios, Tel Aviv, IsraelSpecial thanks to German Safronov Produced by Anastasiia Pokaz & Alex GogokhiaExecutive producer Odd GjelsnesFront cover photo by Nikita KuzmenkoBand photo by Tanu MuinoCover design by design holtmann
© 2019 Losen Records www.losenrecords.no [email protected]
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance and broadcasting of the music on this CD is a violation of applicable laws. Made in EU. ISRC: NO2NJ1924
LOS 224-2
7 090025 832246
Po
ka
z Trio
Kin
tsug
i Losen Records LOS 224-2
POKAZ TRIO K i n t s u g i
Pokaz Trio - Kintsugi
Easy
The tune represents my personal sense of gratitude
for existing in this world.
Spark
Here, we offer a symbolic representation of the
impetuous tempo of contemporary life.
Sphere
We present an outside view of Earth; the perception
of self’s insignificance in a universal scale.
An odyssey from Odessa, Kintsugi is a most
praiseworthy addition to the great tradition of
great piano trios.
MusikkLosenTel. + 47 22 19 82 82 [email protected] 090025 832246
LOS 224-2
Release June 28, 2019