Focusyear Band
Neu Klang, 2021, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 27.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score: 77
O’s Notes: Focusyear is a one-year immersion program for exceptionally talented musicians at Jazzcampus (a renowned music school) in Basel, Switzerland.” The 2021 edition recorded ten of their original compositions for Bosque. The core octet features Tatiana Nova (vocals), Yakiv Tsvietinskyi (t, tb, flugelhorn), Joshua Schofield (a-sax), Gianni Gagliardi (t-sax, vocals), Lorenzo Vitolo (p), Ethan Cohn (b) and Áron Tálas (d, perc, Rhodes). Jorge Rossy adds vibes on “Mean Street”. We enjoyed Tatiana’s vocalizations on “The Nordic Shuffle”, “Mean Street”, “Crash Landing” featuring Schofield & Tálas, the symphonic “Ladina Oswald” and the title track.
Publicist: Hubtone