Alon Farber Hagiga

Dreams I Dream

Origin 82923



...sonically engaging and timeless jazz songs that you won't soon forget.
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Hagiga in Hebrew means "celebration," and in saxophonist Alon Farber's music for his 25-year-old ensemble, he celebrates the cultural divergence of his Israeli heritage through a heady melding of Swing, Moroccan, Funk and Brazilian backgrounds. For his third Origin release, Farber focused on the dream state, where the process of writing new music begins for him-imagining the development of an idea, the recording of it and then listening back, before ever putting notes on paper. Musings on Charles Mingus delivered "Mingus Dream," "Cookies" was inspired by a Thelonious Monk-esque world, and "The Bartok Blues" hails from a land Bela Bartok may or may not recognize. With pianist Katia Toobool, bassist Assaf Hakimi, and drummer Yonatan Rosen, Farber's Hagiga is free and expressive, original and energetic, all within a creative framework 25 years in the making.

"...a marvelous ensemble capable of telepathic musical communication within intricate passages..." The New York City Jazz Record

The publication/production of Dreams I Dream is with the assistance of ACUM's "Fund for the Promotion, Encouragement and Support of Israeli creators"

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Track Listing

1  Cookies  6:14
2  Minor Trap  4:49
3  20 Years  4:38
4  Mingus Dream  6:14
5  The Bartok Blues  6:21
6  An Old Friend  4:51
7  Theme for Einat  5:42
8  Minorism  4:33

All music by Alon Farber, ACUM, except:
(3) Oded Meir, ACUM
(6) Katia Toobool, ACUM


Performers:

Alon Farber Hagiga:

Alon Farber - soprano, alto & tenor saxes
Katia Toobool - piano
Assaf Hakimi - acoustic bass
Yonatan Rosen - drums

Production Info:

Produced by Alon Farber
Recorded & mixed by Bill Tsur
Recorded August 19-20, 2024
at Pluto Studios, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Mixed in Ness Tsiyona, Israel
Mastered by Yonatan Danino
at JoniWave, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Liner notes by Barry Davis
Photography by Yossi Zwecker
Cover design & layout by John Bishop



RELEASE DATE: JUNE 20, 2025
RADIO DATE: JUNE 16, 2025

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