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As The River Sings

by Jon De Lucia Group

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1.
Opening 02:20
2.
Caterina 07:39
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3.
Festa 03:31
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4.
Up Out 05:48
5.
Snake Creeps Down 05:30
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6.
Blockhouse #1 03:24
7.
KJ (for Charlie) 03:41
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8.
Sinus Suite A - Chickering 02:53
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Sinus Suite B - Into The River 03:03
10.
Seven Ate Three For You 03:39
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11.
St. Brendan's Isle 06:09
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12.
Stirring Curds 03:32

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Multi-instrumentalist Jon De Lucia has led a wide variety of projects since moving to New York City in 2005. After achieving notoriety in his hometown of Boston with a band of future stars, including Nir Felder, Leo Genovese and Ziv Ravitz, he moved to New York and continued developing his original music with bandmates including Kris Davis, Pete Rende and Thomas Morgan. His first record, Face no Face, was released in 2006 to critical acclaim. The sound of the band reflected De Lucia’s interest in Yoruba bata music and the M-base influence of fellow altoists Steve Coleman and Greg Osby. After this, De Lucia went through a period of rediscovery, often looking to the past to move forward. Studying the counterpoint of JS Bach and GF Handel and refining his melodicism by studying Renaissance polyphony led to the Luce Trio, with guitarist Ryan Ferreira and bassist Chris Tordini. This group tackled the early music repertoire with a truly original vision and released their efforts on Pieces, Vol. 1 in 2012.
This project marks De Lucia’s return to the quartet format and the modern jazz idiom, though the music often defies that category. The focus is melody, some as simple as nursery rhymes, others extensive intervallic excursions. From the opening chant-like drone, to the Irish inspired St. Brendan’s Isle, this music is a culmination of De Lucia’s interests in a broad variety of musical traditions and a statement of the great sensitivity of the musicians in the quartet.
De Lucia met Tommy Crane while the latter was in Greg Osby’s band and the former Osby’s student. Chris Tordini is a member of the still active Luce Trio, which is currently rehearsing a new set of music featuring the work of medieval composer Guillaume De Machaut. Guitarist Greg Ruggiero is De Lucia’s closest collaborator. The two have refined their playing by working together regularly in NYC clubs, playing standard repertoire and learning from the resident elders of the jazz scene.
This band has an energy and a lyricism all its own. There is a group awareness and intention to make each of these songs sing. As The River Sings is a beautiful episode in the development of this band and its leader.

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released January 31, 2017

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Jon De Lucia - Alto Saxophone, Sruti Box, Alto Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute
Greg Ruggiero - Electric Guitar
Chris Tordini - Acoustic Bass
Tommy Crane - Drums

Recorded live to 2 inch tape at Seaside Lounge, Brooklyn, NY July 21, 2014.
Engineer: Mitch Rackin
Mixed and Mastered by David Darlington of Bass Hit Studios.
Produced by Jon De Lucia and Jordi Pujol

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