Music is the Speech of Angels

” Trust is a difficult thing. Whether it’s finding the right people to trust or trusting the right people will do the wrong thing. In the end, the only person we can trust is.. Ourself “

In Bass We Trust!

Bass is one of the most important instrument to use in many styles of modern music. You will see or hear the bass sound in rock, blues, pop, country and others including jazz. Whether it’s the electric bass or the double bass / contrabass, we can’t deny the importance of this instrument in a band. Bass guitar is usually used in the rhythm section and to add ambiance to the chord progression. If we talk about the role of bass in jazz, we will come to a conclusion that bass is often considered as a must-have instrument within a band. Many believes that the role of bass in a jazz band is to carry the other instruments on its shoulders. Bass could provide a steady beat and the basic notes of the chords, in many case it brings both rhythm and harmony at the same time in one function. As important as it is, many people refer bass as “base”, not only as a misspelled word but also as it function as a “foundation”.

Sarimanouk Quartet - Sarimanouk (2010)

Artist  : Sarimanouk
Album  : Sarimanouk
Released Date  : May 26, 2010
Label  : Demajors Independent Music Industry

It is always amazing to see how jazz grows and evolves over the years. As it is known that there are dozens of jazz sub genres nowadays and they are getting more and more following the dynamic music development like a trend. But for the jazz aficionados like us, we sometimes miss the era when jazz was born, when jazz was brought back to its root. We miss the “let loose” style, the freedom of exploration, crazy improvisation that would make you happily say, this is jazz. It was the time when big cats like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, or even Miles Davis dominated the jazz scene with their amazing natural born talents in total freedom. Sometimes it could sound so complex until some of us couldn’t understand the song anymore. But even so, you can’t argue with their braveness to go beyond limit in presenting their ideas straight from their hearts. They dared to go boldly exploring every melody freely. That was the time when modern jazz was born, the style that still inspires many jazz musicians until today, including the group named Sarimanouk.

You may wonder what Sarimanouk means. The name was taken from the name of a ship used by many immigrants from Indonesia to sail all the way to Madagascar. It seems this name came from Balinese mythology, “Manuk” which referred to the description of Bali sacred bird. This band took Sarimanouk as its name to remind us about this interesting piece of history, and also as a symbol representing two countries, Indonesia and Madagascar. F.A Talafaral (sax/piano), the frontman of this group, is the native Malagasy son. He established a quartet in 2008 together with other members from Indonesia: Sandy Winarta (drum), Julian Abraham Marantika (piano/keyboard/accordeon) and Donny Sundjoyo (double bass). With this unique composition, the band surely has big opportunities to find the best music blends that can unite various ideas in one voice, one sound, all through the original compositions that deeply rooted on modern jazz concept.

If you like to feel the explorative album, if you are into an adventurous album that can bring you through a journey back in time, if you love the miraculous scene of revolutionary jazz scene in the 50′s and early 60′s, you should have this album. Sarimanouk delivers a full action-packed album that gives surprises through their stunning “let-loose” improvisations. This is the example of how four highly creative talents board the same ship, unite their visions and styles into one stunning style courtesy of Sarimanouk. They can be wild and dangerous, they can be calm and gentle, but one thing for sure, the freedom of playing is on top of their agendas. Grab the album and let them bring you to the magical side of musical journey.

Sarimanouk are:
F.A. Talafaral
Julian Marantika
Dony Sundjoyo
Sandy Winarta

Tracklist:
Getting There (F.A. Talafaral)
Time For Change (F.A. Talafaral)
Meno’s Mood (Doni Sundjoyo)
Reunion 3 (Julian Marantika)
Green House (Sandy Winarta)
Reunion 5 (Julian Marantika)
Request (F.A. Talafaral)
Little Bossa (F.A. Talafaral)

Buy the CD at the nearest CD Stores in Indonesia or contact this email: joshua-simon@hotmail.com.

You can also contact the label: Demajors Independent Music Industry to get their CD.

For more info, log on to Sarimanouk’s official myspace

Source : http://jazzuality.com/

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Definisi Jazz

Jazz - bentuk seni Amerika dan fenomena internasional! Jazz bukanlah hasil dari pemilihan lagu, tapi sebuah ideal yang diciptakan pertama kali di dalam pikiran, yang terinspirasi oleh passion dan selanjutnya dikehendaki dalam bermain musik. musik Jazz adalah bahasa, kadang-kadang intim, ribut, tapi selalu berlapis-lapis dengan pengalaman dan kehidupan yang sangat ‘hidup’. Jazz tidak ditemukan di situs web atau buku atau bahkan ditulis dalam lembaran musik. Hal ini berada dalam tindakan untuk menciptakan form itu sendiri, bahwa kita benar-benar menemukan Jazz!

Definisi akademis Jazz akan menjadi: Sebuah genre musik Amerika yang berasal dari New Orleans sekitar tahun 1900 ditandai dengan kuat, meter terkemuka, improvisasi, warna nada khas & teknik kinerja, dan titik-titik atau sinkopasi pola berirama. Akan tetapi Jazz jauh lebih dari itu. Kebanyakan mencoba untuk mendefinisikan musik Jazz tetapi dari sudut pandang diluar Jazz itu sendiri.

Jazz adalah bentuk ekspresi musik yang paling signifikan dalam budaya Amerika dan kontribusi luar biasa terhadap seni musik. Dari asalnya di New Orleans lebih dari satu abad yang lalu, musik dan kata yang kita gunakan itu sekarang dikenal di seluruh dunia. Seperti memotivasi diri, solo energik yang membedakan genre, Jazz terus berkembang dan mencari tingkatan baru dari ekspresi artistik. Dalam kurang lebih dari seratus tahun, evolusi ini telah melahirkan sekitar dua lusin gaya Jazz yang berbeda. musik Jazz menggambarkan dari pengalaman hidup dan emosi manusia sebagai inspirasi dari gaya kreatif, dan melalui wacana ini mencatat rentetan cerita rakyatnya. Musisi jazz dan orang-orang yang mengikuti genre ini secara lebih dekat, memang bisa dianggap sebagai sebuah komunitas seni lengkap dengan para pemimpinnya, juru bicara, inovator, penggemar, anggota dan fans.

“Kekuatan sesungguhnya dari Jazz adalah sekelompok orang yang dapat datang bersama-sama dan membuat seni improvisasi dan menegosiasikan agenda mereka … dan negosiasi itu adalah seni ”
- Wynton Marsalis dari ‘Jazz, sebuah film oleh Ken Burns. “