This Wednesday at The 9th Note
Jazz Supper Club in Stamford, Neddy Smith
and the East/West Trio will perform selections from Blue Monday, his
more laid-back follow-up to 2013’s Mood Swing.
A spirited delver into Jazz, Funk, Latin and other Western musical
forms, with Blue, Neddy casts the net
wider than ever for cosmopolitan inspiration. “The blending of various sonic
expressions from the Orient, mixed with Middle Eastern influences… combined
with my Jamaican/Caribbean roots and other (influences)… has prepared me for
this album,” Neddy enthuses, a PoemAlley participant who operates NedGJean
International Inc., his Norwalk-based recording studio, out of which
he also maintains his own label. An instructor and coach, Neddy is a member of the Recording Academy and AFM Local 802.
8pm
February 3, 2016
Where:
The 9th Note Jazz Supper Club
15 Bank Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Neddy has led TransWave, Neddy Smith and Friends and
other ensembles over the years in his energetic forays into different genres. Below is a video of "Bursting Out" (2011), recorded live at Smash Studios in New York City:
Tracks like “The Eastern Gate” and “The Lotus Tree” (a live
performance) bespeak the meditative approach Neddy sought for his new release,
a departure from Mood Swing’s pronounced “rhythmic overdrive”. At
the same time, the process of creating the CD, itself, communicated its
divergent form, with the input of his friend and past collaborator, pianist Dr.
Michiro Negishi and flutist Maddy Hertz: “the
subtle melodic lines… defin(ing) the mood of (the) majority of the tracks…
directed me more towards a Trio sound,” including Neddy's own signature bass
contributions.
Click here to learn more about Neddy and his work; you can listen
to album selections and order Blue Monday
at CD Baby here.
8pm
February 3, 2016
Where:
The 9th Note Jazz Supper Club
15 Bank Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Contact:
203-504-8828
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