Schweizer/ Hart/ Held - Stream

STREAM celebrate the very essence of jazz: the collective recomposition of emotionally engaging and intellectually stimulating melodies. Bridging generations and cultures, STREAM forges the fearlessly original talent of it's members into a creative unit centered around the genius of legendary jazz drummer "Jabali" Billy Hart, who turns 80 in 2020, all whilst maintaining his virtuosity and energy, his appetite for new music and new musicians, and his deeply inspiring and generous personality. The recording breathes the spirit and energy of an outstandingly creative and spontaneous gathering. The programme consists of all fresh compositions by Christophe Schweizer, Pablo Held, Sebastian Gille, and Joris Teepe, and a standard ballad. The musical panorama ranges from intricately structured melodic writing and rhythmically driven energetic tunes to free improvisations and introspective ballads. Few musicians are as unanimously revered as drummer "Jabali" Billy Hart (*1940). During his career of six decades, he has played with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, Charles Lloyd, and many others. He is heard on more than 600 recordings and has taught (and continues to do so) several generations of jazz musicians.