...sonically engaging and timeless jazz songs that you won't soon forget.
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
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 - 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
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A Dream in Eight Movements: Alon Farber's Hagiga and the Architecture of Imagination
5-STARS What could be more beautiful than surrendering oneself to the unexpected, being swept into the creative universe of an artist whose vision is at once personal and expansive? For some, Alon Farber is a familiar name, known through previous recordings. Fo ...
