Red and Maroon Jorge Rossy & Michael Kanan

• 1 I Love You, Samantha 07:39
• 2 You Go to My Head 06:01
• 3 Summer Night 04:19
• 4 Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most 06:59
• 5 Out of the Past 05:05
• 6 Red on Maroon 04:51
• 7 Be My Love 03:52
• 8 My Ideal 04:41
• 9 Saucer Eyes 03:52
• 10 I'll Never Be the Same 05:08
• 11 Somewhere 05:27
• Total Runtime 57:54

Info for Red and Maroon

Jorge Rossy and Michael Kanan release their first duo recording, titled Red on Maroon—a musical dialogue based on a selection of compositions from the American Songbook and an original by Kanan, which is the title track.

Rossy and Kanan are two seasoned musicians and key figures in the international jazz scene who have shared countless musical experiences, concerts, and recordings over the years, beginning with their first encounter in Boston in the summer of 1989.

Red on Maroon is the result of this enduring musical relationship—a conversation in which they explore and delve into a repertoire of pieces that resonate deeply with them. All but one of the melodies we hear on this album come from the American Songbook—some well-known, others rediscovered. They serve as a starting point for an exploration of the essence of the music through an intimate and swinging dialogue, revealing the great beauty of these gems from the past while developing a personal language that anchors them firmly in the present.

Red on Maroon was recorded at UnderPool Studio, in a session that captured the spontaneous and honest musical exchange between two friends taking the time to reflect on songs they love—offering their own fresh, deeply personal take, and a lot of swing. The result is a recording that brings these timeless tunes vividly into the present moment.

Jorge Rossy, vibraphone
Michael Kann, piano

Jorge Rossy
is internationally recognised as one of the most influential drummers of his generation. His sideman work includes over 180 recordings with renowned jazz musicians such as Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson, Kevin Hays, Albert Sanz, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jakob Bro, Enrico Pieranunzi and Steve Swallow, among many others. Jorge has also toured with some jazz greats including Charlie Haden, Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz, Carla Bley, and Joe Lovano.

Besides his work as a drummer, Jorge has a distinctive voice on the vibes, marimba and piano, and a unique sound as a composer and band leader. Since his first CD under his own name, Jorge Rossy Trio Wicca (Fresh Sound), recorded in 2006, Jorge has recorded over 30 albums as a band leader or co-leader, to critical acclaim from publications such as Jazz Times, Downbeat, Jazz Around, and All About Jazz.

In 2015, Jorge recorded Stay There (Pirouet), his debut recording as a vibes and marimba player, leading a truly stellar band. Since then, Jorge has toured and recorded with different configurations of his band the Jordi Rossy Vibes Quintet and several co-led projects, including Passport Quartet, Rossy & Kanan Quartet, Beck/Landolf/Rossy, Fox + Chris Cheek and Rossy & Vercher Quintet «Filantropía», among others. His second vibes quintet album Beyond Sunday (Jazz&People) came out in 2018 and his first vibes trio album, Puerta, was released on ECM in November 2021.

All the bands that Jorge has led or co-led since 2015 are made up of outstanding musicians, collaborating to create a distinctive sound and an aesthetic full of intimate complicity. The long list of his bandmates includes Jeff Ballard, Robert Landfermann, Joe Chambers, Al Foster, Jimmy Wormworth, Joey Baron, Adam Cruz, Billy Hart, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, Domenic Landolf, Pietro Tonolo, Javier Vercher, Chris Cheek, Mike Kanan, Kevin Hays, Michael Beck, Doug Weiss, Putter Smith, Nico Moreaux, Masa Kamaguchi, Marc Abrams, Pete Bernstein, Jaume Llombart, Pierre Perchaud and Vincent Peirani.

Jorge Rossy es reconocido internacionalmente como uno de los bateristas más influyentes de su generación. Su trabajo como acompañante incluye más de 180 grabaciones con reconocidos músicos de jazz como Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson, Kevin Hays, Albert Sanz, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jakob Bro, Enrico Pieranunzi y Steve Swallow, entre muchos otros. Jorge también ha estado de gira con algunos de los más grandes del jazz como Charlie Haden, Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz, Carla Bley y Joe Lovano.

Además de su trabajo como baterista, Jorge tiene un sonido único y personal en el vibráfono, la marimba y el piano, y una estética particular como compositor y líder de sus formaciones. Desde su primer CD bajo su propio nombre, Jorge Rossy Trio Wicca (Fresh Sound), grabado en 2006, Jorge ha grabado mas de 30 álbumes como líder o co-líder de diversos proyectos, con aclamaciones críticas de publicaciones como Jazz Times, Downbeat, Jazz Around y All about jazz.

En 2015, Jorge grabó Stay There (Pirouet), su grabación debut, liderando una banda realmente estelar y tocando vibes y marimba. Desde entonces, Jorge ha estado de gira y grabando con diferentes configuraciones de su banda Jordi Rossy Vibes Quintet y Jordi Rossy Vibes Trio y varios proyectos co-dirigidos, incluyendo Passport Quartet, Rossy & Kanan Quartet, Beck / Landolf / Rossy, Fox + Chris Cheek y Rossy & Vercher Quintet «Filantropía», entre otros. El segundo album con su quinteto, Beyond Sunday (Jazz&People), se publicó en 2018 y su primer album tocando vibráfono en trio Puerta (ECM) en 2021.

Todas estas bandas están formadas por un destacado elenco de músicos, que colaboran para crear un sonido distintivo y una estética llena de complicidad íntima. La larga lista de compañeros de banda actuales de Jorge incluye a Al Foster, Joe Chambers, Jimmy Wormworth, Joey Baron, Adam Cruz, Billy Hart, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, Domenic Landolf, Pietro Tonolo, Javier Vercher, Chris Cheek, Mike Kanan, Kevin Hays, Michael Beck, Doug Weiss, Putter Smith, Nico Moreaux, Masa Kamaguchi, Marc Abrams, Pete Bernstein, Jaume Llombart, Pierre Perchaud y Vincent Peirani.

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