This is a jazz of the city, one that feels like a kind of imaginary travelogue—notes jotted down from fleeting impressions, places, atmospheres.
Italian pianist Simona Premazzi and Boston native saxophonist Kyle Nasser met in New York and found themselves on gigs together over the last decade. Formalizing their musical partnership as a collaborative entity in 2021, they teamed with bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Jay Sawyer to explore their own take on highly melodic modernist jazz blended with harmonies and techniques from classical music. From the major jazz venues in New York, to festivals around the US and South America, the Premazzi / Nasser Quartet further defined their sound, built on lustrous melodies, vivid compositions and a dynamic group aesthetic.
"A fearless modernist composer and improviser with a deep lyricism at her core, pianist Simona Premazzi is one of the most fascinating and creative pianists in New York today." Hot House Magazine
"Cycling rhythms and recurrent melodic themes propel the saxophonist's music through an ever-evolving terrain of advanced harmony and raw emotion...cerebral without being pretentious, gnarly but far from vulgar." DownBeat
Track Listing:
1 Iacchus 7:05
2 Back Seat 5:59
3 Persistence of Change 8:48
4 Raoul Blues 6:11
5 Intro to Stalking 1:47
6 Stalking 5:14
7 Requiem for K.O. 4:01
8 Knock Out 6:05
9 Rocks That Aren't So Smooth 7:12
10 From What I Recall 4:58
11 Scamander 7:07
(1,5-9,11) by Kyle Nasser, Nasser Music ASCAP
(2,3,5,10) by Simona Premazzi, Ednamusic ASCAP
Performers:
PREMAZZI / NASSER QUARTET is:
Kyle Nasser - tenor & soprano saxophones
Simona Premazzi - piano
Noah Garabedian - bass
Jay Sawyer - drums
Production Info:
Produced by Simona Premazzi and Kyle Nasser
Recorded May 30th, 2024 by Chris Allen
at Sear Sound Studio C, New York, NY
Mixed & mastered by Dave Darlington
at Bass Hit Studio, New York, NY
Artwork by Erin Parsch, "Night Vision" 2023
Band photos by Eduardo Pavez Goye
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
Reviews of From What I Recall
Paris Move (Thierry De Clemensat)
There are albums that surprise you not through artifice or excess, but with the sheer depth of their cultural roots and the elegant simplicity of their execution. This quartet, led by Italian pianist Simona Premazzi and Boston-born saxophonist Kyle Nasser, offers just that: a captivating blend of musical traditions that, beyond its initial surprise ...
