New release coming soon!
Tristan Driessens: oud, compositions,
Christos Barbas: ney, piano, vocals, lavta,
Nathan Daems: tenor saxophone, ney,
Annemie Osborne: cello,
Andrea Piccioni: tamburello, riqq, bendir,
Levent Yıldırım: doholla, percussion set-up.
DESCRIPTION
In 2022, Tristan Driessens wrote a cycle of new compositions as part of his creative trajectory as an artist-in-residence at the Concertgebouw of Bruges. For this occasion, Soolmaan became a six piece ensemble with established musicians coming from Greece, Turkey, Luxembourg, Italy and Belgium. The Kashgul album line-up consists of the Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutenist Nathan Daems, the Greek neyzen, pianist and singer Christos Barbas, Italian tamburello pioneer Andrea Piccioni, Turkish doholla virtuoso Levent Yildirim and cellist from Luxemburg Annemie Osborne. The upcoming album Kashgul , initially released as a limited edition by the Seyir Muzik record label in 2023, will be reissued on double vinyl and double CD as well as digitally on Zephyrus Records on January 2025.
The album presents Tristan’s new compositions where powerful contrasts and improvisations reveal a jazz approach, inspired by the music from India, Persia and the Ottoman empire.
