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Boehringer's, Samir Sazzerac
Olympia

Boehringer's, Samir Sazzerac: Olympia (577 Records)

Emerging Drummer Samir Boehringer Sazzerac Unites Musicians from NY and Switzerland in First Album with 577 Records
 

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Caleb Wheeler Cutis-Stritch, trumpet

Hery Paz-tenor saxophone

Kenneth Jimenez-double bass

Samir Boehringer-drums


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UPC: 755491335222

Label: 577 Records
Catalog ID: 5956
Squidco Product Code: 35834

Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack
Recorded at Samurai Hotel, on November 12th, 2022, by David Stoller.

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Emerging Drummer Samir Boehringer Sazzerac Unites Musicians from NY and Switzerland in First Album with 577 RecordsThere is something awe-

"There is something awe-inspiring about experiencing a rising musician's craft for the first time and instantly knowing they have a big future ahead. Meet Swiss drummer Samir Boehringer. He's shaking up the avant-garde scene with his incredible ability to freely express through music. Now, 577 Records is ecstatic to introduce his gifts to you. His new album, Olympia, presents a captivating and flawlessly arranged quartet (called "Sazzerac") that he pulled together under a vision for balancing fixed patterns and open improvisation.

When Samir picked up drumsticks at age seven, it launched him into a lifelong journey through music and composition. Fast forward twenty-something years and the talented musician is bringing together artists from Switzerland and New York to explore and achieve his goals. In Olympia, Caleb Wheeler Curtis brings the stritch and trumpet, while Hery Paz slays on the tenor sax, Kenneth Jimenez comes in on the double bass, and Samir keeps the time on his beloved drums.

The quartet shares a common goal: to etch out new paths in music. In this album, Boehringer keeps freedom of expression in the foreground, suspending it there within the enlivening tendrils of blossoming creativity."-577 Records

about experiencing a rising musicianÕs craft for the first time and instantly knowing they have a big future ahead. Meet Swiss drummer Samir Boehringer. HeÕs shaking up the avant-garde scene with his incredible ability to freely express through music. Now, 577 Records is ecstatic to introduce his gifts to you. His new album, Olympia, presents a captivating and flawlessly arranged quartet (called ÒSazzeracÓ) that he pulled together under a vision for balancing fixed patterns and open improvisation.When Samir picked up drumsticks at age seven, it launched him into a lifelong journey through music and composition. Fast forward twenty-something years and the talented musician is bringing together artists from Switzerland and New York to explore and achieve his goals. In Olympia, Caleb Wheeler Curtis brings the stritch and trumpet, while Hery Paz slays on the tenor sax, Kenneth Jimenez comes in on the double bass, and Samir keeps the time on his beloved drums.The quartet shares a common goal: to etch out new paths in music. In this album, Boehringer keeps freedom of expression in the foreground, suspending it there within the enlivening tendrils of blossoming creativity. Grab your limited CD copy of SazzeracÕs Olympia on May 30, 2025. It will also be available for digital download.

Artist Biographies

"Hery Paz is a saxophonist and painter born in Cuba, who embodies a rich and diverse color palette. Explicit not only in painting but equally manifested in his distinction as a musician and composer. Ranging from a singular melodic imagination and harmonic depth to contrasting and contrapuntal textures. His solos are imbued with purpose, a sense of patience and a willingness to venture into the unknown. "Paz's melodic lines are made with art, his lyricism does not fit anything you anticipate listening to, having the ability to surprise." -Jazz Trail. He has won the acclaim and respect of legendary jazz musicians such as Fred Hersch. Who called him "... a revelation, a musician of extraordinary strength". Hery is currently an integral element of the creative music scene in New York City. Where he has worked with artists such as Francisco Mela, Ralph Alessi, Fred Hersch, Dave Liebman, Thomas Morgan, George Garzone, Tony Malaby, Ingrid Laubrock, Kris Davis, Ethan Iverson, Miguel Zenón, Frank Carlberg, Tom Rainey, Gerald Cleaver, Bob Moses, Ran Blake, Joe Morris, Charles Downs and Michael Attias. He also holds a Master's degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston."

-Hery Paz Website (https://www.herypaz.com/about)
5/28/2025

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"Originally from Costa Rica, Kenneth Jimenez is a bass player and composer currently based in New York City. He's performed and recorded with artists like Francisco Mela, Michael Attias, Gerald Cleaver, Joe Morris, Angelica Sanchez, Ingrid Laubrock, Satoshi Takeishi, Hery Paz, Christopher Hoffman, Marta Sanchez, Stephen Scott, Brian Lynch, Gary Campbell, and others.

He was a part of the 2017 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, under the direction of renowned pianist Jason Moran.He has performed at important venues nationally and internationally. Some of those include the Millenium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, The Jazz Gallery, Bar Lunatico, Bar Next Door and Barbes in New York City, the Olympia Theater in Miami and the National Theatre in San Jose, Costa Rica, among others.

"Sonnet to Silence" is the name of his quartet project. It features Hery Paz, Angelica Sanchez & Gerald Cleaver."

-Kenneth Jimenez Website (https://knthjimenez.com/bio/)
5/28/2025

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Track Listing:



1. Sazzerac 3:30

2. Night Vortex 5:29

3. Clickbait 3:33

4. Mercury In Reterograde 2:08

5. We WIll See 6:15

6. Astley Pardox 2:16

7. Olympia 6:06

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