Since 2012 the free improvising duo of vocalist Geraldine Eguiluz and double bassist Stephane Diamantakiou have worked together, taking themes from the jazz songbook as a starting point for free form improvisations of a fragile and unpredictable nature.
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Label: Tour de Bras
Catalog ID: TDB9013cd
Squidco Product Code: 21955
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2015
Country: Canada
Packaging: Paper foldover in a vinyl sleeve with insert
Recorded at Au Studio B Mc Gill in Montreal on February 22nd and March 16th, 2014 by Quinn Brander.
A duo work of two improvisers. Eguiluz (voice) comes from originally from Mexico. Diamantakiou, playing upright bass, is originates from Marseille (France). They started their collaboration in 2012 in Montreal, where both have their base. Diamantakiou is also member of te ensemble Rubedo'ro , led by Eguiluz. As a duo they take themes from jazz standards as a starting point for their free improvised excursions. For their first release 'Paso Doble' they made recordings in February-March 2014 in the studio, using themes from Mingus, Ellington and Bach. Their improvisations breathe a delicate and fragile atmosphere. They are full of subtle movements and gestures. Beautifully sung by Eguiluz who has a characteristic and recognizable voice. Also the playing by Diamantakiou is fine. A rich and solid work."-Trou De Bras
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Geraldine Eguiluz "Géraldine Eguiluz. Born Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Residence: Montréal, Québec. Composer, Performer (voice, guitar, trumpet, percussion). Voice of the earth, with echoes of jazz and south-american music, making nymphs and spirits of the ages come to life, Géraldine Eguiluz has created music for the last twenty five years in the heart of transformation, idioms and languages, people and memories. She is related to experimental scenes, performance, improvisation, actual music and jazz in Mexico, Montréal and New York. Her music has Latin-American, Afro-American, Aboriginal and contemporary printed sounds. Eguiluz's collaborations with multidisciplinary artistis include video, theatre, danse and circus, electronics and multimedia. She is related among composers and performers that privileges acoustic and natural sounds and instruments. She also paints, writes and makes photography, which are present mediums in her performances. She has produced her recordings, in Mexico with the group Tritonia, Cirrus (1997), Prisma (1998) Aramat (2000) and lately her Canadian recordings Time of Light (2010), Rubedo'ro (2014), Nigredo-Lunas Negras (2015), Paso Doble (2015), Ontologies (2017). Earth resident, Géraldine is born in México in 1969, and also grew up in Colombia, Portugal and France. She emmigrates with her daughter to Québec city in 2006 and moved to Montréal in 2011 where she still lives dedicated to creation." ^ Hide Bio for Geraldine Eguiluz • Show Bio for Stephane Diamantakiou "Stéphane Diamantakiou deploys his music in contexts of improvisation and interpretation, both in jazz and new music circles. He builds a personal repertoire with innovative timbral research mixed with different tuning possibilities. Solo, his music unfolds in dialogue, with the acoustic space in which he is located and with encounters which are like so many resonant coves found throughout the navigation. Overall, his sprawling research inspires innovative compositions with daring hybridizations. Stéphane is the recipient of the François Marcaurelle prize from the 2019 OFF Jazz Festival, a grant holder from the Conseil des Arts de Montréal and the Canada Council for the Arts." ^ Hide Bio for Stephane Diamantakiou
10/2/2024
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Track Listing:
1. La Tapadera 1:22
2. Danzan Del Sol 6:00
3. Prelude 5:49
4. Adios Amigo 4:44
5. Paso Doble 2:58
6. Tonatiuh 4:23
7. Dans Le Vent 5:53
Improvised Music
Free Improvisation
Stringed Instruments
Unusual Vocal Forms
Duo Recordings
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