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Son Of Nyx
Tamil Rogeon
Son Of Nyx
Tamil Rogeon
Melbourne-based violist/violinist and orchestral
composer, Tamil Rogeon, returns to his jazz roots on his
soaring and celestial new album, Son Of Nyx coming
soon on Greg Boramans' new imprint Soul Bank Music
(part of the !K7 Music Group)
From conducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at
the 2500-seated Hamer Hall to writing and co-producing
his first full-length album in three years and one of the
very few viola-led jazz LPs of our time, Rogeon joins
forces with several stars of Melbourne's thriving and
acclaimed jazz scene (Allysha Joy, Sam Anning et al.),
channeling the cosmic energy of Yussef Lateef, Herbie
Hancock and the like.
Whilst often not an instrument typically associated with
jazz, violin greats from Jean-Luc Ponty, Stéphane
Grappelli to Billy Bang, have gone on to become iconic
figures in the jazz canon, yet little can be said for the
viola. Often considered the older sibling to the violin, the
viola is larger in size and the tone is a lot deeper,
something Rogeon was keen to make use of on Son Of
Nyx.
"I didn't want to make a bebop record. I wanted to make
a modal jazz record and there just aren't that many on
viola. I wanted to speak with a heavier voice, more akin to
a tenor saxophone. The viola is darker and thicker. It
speaks slower".
Media | Music VINYL LP (Vinyl) |
Number of records | 1 |
Released | February 5, 2021 |
EAN/UPC | 4062548010602 |
Label | K7 SBM1LP |
Genre | Jazz |
Dimensions | 305 × 313 × 4 mm · 225 g |