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Marc Perrenoud Trio: Vestry Lamento
Posted by Taryn Noelle on Feb 4, 2015 in Jazz | 0 comments
The Swiss composer and jazz pianist Marc Perrenoud has released a delightfully hip new trio record entitled Vestry Lamento. Produced by Double Moon Records Label & Challenge Records International, the album was first released in Europe in October of 2013, and has recently been made available in the States. Perrenoud enlists longtime collaborators Marco Müller on the upright bass and Cyril Regamey on drums.
Born and raised in Switzerland, Perrenoud began his jazz studies at the tender age of 6, and now, at 33, he has firmly claimed his own place amongst the ranks of some of the world’s finest jazz musicians. His style is one of instant coolness and with a clearly modern flair and approach, drawing inspiration from the piano greats such as Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett. The elements of funk, cool jazz and blues are evident throughout, but my personal favorite moments on the record are ones that demonstrate the pianist’s delicacy and tenderness.
The album includes 8 delightful and varied tunes, 7 of which are Perrenoud originals. The one cover tune is the gorgeous standard ‘Body and Soul,’ by the great Jonny Green. An emotive and delicate form of communication is beautifully manifested throughout this ballad.
Tender and soulful revelations aside, Perrenoud also shows off some lightning fast technique on tunes like “Bosendorfer Piano Club,” and a fast swinging and Latin feel on the tune “Madame Jojo’s.” The latter tune somewhat reminds the listener of Rodgers and Hart’s “Johnny One Note.”
The record opens with a sterling example of Marc and his trio’s modern sensibilities and unique approach. The album opener and title track, “Vestry Lamento” (featured here as our sample track), begins with a cool and vibrant bass solo that wonderfully features bassist Marco Müller. The tune is replete with anticipation: after the bass solo, we hear an infectious groove, provided by drummer Cyril Regamey, which leaves room for Marc to take the floor and finally ease us into his laid-back and conversational playing. Overall, this forward-thinking date is a great display of the modern and cool, that nevertheless honors historical jazz standards and the always-impeccable Great American Songbook.
There are undoubtedly many piano trios in jazz. However, only very few of them have consistently done "their thing" as has the Marc Perrenoud Trio for many years to get inexorably to the top of their field. They have developed a language, which takes its inspiration from many sources like Esperanto and consequently can be learned and experienced by many. Opulently furnished harmony sequences remind you of Bach's work, but then you are reminded of rock fanfares in the next moment. Only a few minutes later, and we are in the delta of blues that takes us on swinging waters. Then back to ballads full of sensitivity, which almost call études to mind. However, like the world and lives of the individuals in that, the music of the trio is rich in surprising moments, which either leave you with peace of mind or cause you to protest angrily.
Whoever has seen the trio perform live knows how listeners are enchanted by this extraordinary music. Performances in cities such as Paris and New York, Berlin and Budapest as well as Buenos Aires and Panama are proof of this, as are numerous tours through the Middle East and South America. "Vestry Lamento" is surprisingly only the third album of the trio existing since 2007. The predecessor CD "Two Lost Churches" (DMCHR 71095) released by Double Moon Records already triggered an extraordinary response in the press, and the new one will certainly surpass that. Among other places, the Perrenoud Trio has scheduled performances in France, Switzerland and Germany, and another South American tour in 2014.
Source: Double Moon Records
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Marc Perrenoud |
Marc Perrenoud, piano & composition Marc Perrenoud was born in 1981 in Geneva. He began piano studies at the age of 6, in Zurich, studying privately and later at the Conservatoire de Geneve before obtaining his diploma in 2005 at the Ecole de jazz de Lausanne. As early as 2001, Perrenoud was performing in numerous jazz bands all across Switzerland, France and Germany and participated in festivals such as Montreux jazz, Estival Jazz Lugano, Bern International Jazz, Onze +, Contrebande Jazz, Sunside (Paris), la Défense (Paris), and many others. Concomitantly, he won several contests such as the “Montreux Jazz Chrysler Award” in 2003, the Friedlwald grant, Zurich, in 2005, as well as the award for best soloist at the International Bern Festival in 2006. In 2010, the Marc Perrenoud Trio placed first in the ZKB Jazz contest in Zurich. Throughout this period of career-building, he collaborated with eminent jazz musicians such as Mina Agossi, Baenz Oester, Cyril Regamey, Grégoire Maret, Marco Muller, Pierre Audétat and others. In 2008, Perrenoud releases his first trio CD called “Logo,” which rose to the top of the jazz charts in Switzerland and spawned a tour comprising more than 50 concerts in 10 countries in Europe, America and Africa. 2012 saw a follow-up releases Two Lost Churches, on Challenge int. Records/ double moon. Last year, the trio released their third album, the highly acclaimed ‘Vestry Lamento.’ |
 Marco Müller |
Marco Müller, bass Marco Müller is a German jazz double bassist. Müller was born in Freiburg in 1980. He took up the violin at age 6, and studied both violin and bass at the academy of Freiburg until 2000. In 2007, he graduated from the Swiss Jazz School, Bern with a degree in double bass performance. In his young career, he has gained recognition as a sensitive sideman, and has taken part in several well-known projects in Switzerland, of Germany, and Austria. Müller has played on almost all stages of the clubs and festivals in Switzerland, Austria and Germany thanks to his performances with – among others – Enrico Pierranunzi, New York Voices and the incredible Hildegard Lernt Fliegen, with whom he was recently on a tour in Russia. Marco Müller appears on more than 20 discs. |
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Cyril Regamey |
Cyril Regamey, drums Cyril Regamey is a Swiss jazz drummer and percussionist. Born in 1977 in Lausanne, he began studying percussion at age 6, in Lausanne. In 1999, he graduated from the Academy of Lausanne with a diploma in education, and, in 2002, was award a first prize of virtuosity from the same academy. Leader and Co-leader of many projects (Kiku, Triolisme), Cyril is member of the International Center of Percussions of Geneva and collaborates closely with the IRCAM (Paris) in many musical endeavors. Regamey plays in many places around the world and takes part in many festivals, including: Montreux jazz, Agora Festival (Paris), Ducs des Lombards (Paris), Palate of UNESCO, Beirut (Lebanon) Hamburg Festival, Malmö, (Sweden), Copenhagen, Cargo liner (London) Quebec, Singapore, Thailand, Beijing Concert hall (China), Hong-Kong center, Blue Note Taipeh (Taiwan), Festival Sao Paolo (Brazil) and others. |
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