Jameszoo Music for 17 Musicians

Jameszoo (Mitchel van Dinther) returns to Brainfeeder with a wonderfully cinematic album embarking on adventures on the fringes of jazz and contemporary classical. Much like in 2019 when he worked with the Metropole Orkest to adapt his album ‘Fool’, Jameszoo is back writing for a sizeable ensemble reinterpreting his youngest record ‘Blind’, navigating it into uncharted waters heaving with fun and beauty. Imbued with the same spirit of adventure and experimental outlook as his previous work on the label, ‘Music for 17 Musicians’ is a new work written for and performed by the renowned ensemble Asko|Schönberg, percussion group HIIIT and Jameszoo’s own “blind” group: Niels Broos (keys), Petter Eldh (bass) and Richard Spaven (drums). The title is a nod to Steve Reich’s masterful 1978 album on ECM ‘Music for 18 Musicians’. The record is a largely acoustic piece diving deeper into and reflecting on the ideas behind ‘Blind’ with the Disklavier (motorised piano) at the heart of the ensemble, allowing for the execution of passages unplayable by the human hand. Jameszoo released his debut album “Fool” in 2016. It featured cameos from two outright legends: Brazilian composer Arthur Verocai and pianist Steve Kuhn; in addition to virtuoso bassist Thundercat. In 2017 Jameszoo opened ADE with a very special collaboration with Jules Buckley and the Grammy-Award winning Metropole Orkest at the iconic Melkweg concert hall. The recordings of this momentous collaboration were released via Brainfeeder in May 2019.