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NAÇÃO - Henrique Eisenmann and Lívia Nestrovski (2022)
Nação, first album of longtime friends Lívia Nestrovski (vocals) and Henrique Eisenmann (piano), borrows its title from the homonymous song by Aldir Blanc (music by João Bosco). More than a tribute to the genius lyricist, it is an invitation to dive into an exuberant and contradictory Brazil, which places side by side the sacred and the profane, the rural and the urban, festive and introspective. The song Nação was the closing piece for their live show but was not included in the album, although it serves as an anthem and celebration of Brazil's complex “yellow-green fate like a banana tree” (quoting Blanc's lyrics). The arrangements for voice and piano are a melting pot where free jazz, contemporary music and Brazilian popular music are fused, blending Carmen Miranda's humor with Hermeto Pascoal's avant-garde, Aldir Blanc's suburban poetry with Jacinto Silva's daredevil Coco tongue twisters, the countryside religiosity of Elomar and Milton Nascimento's deeply Catholic references to the amorous "India", a classic song of rural Brazil. Lívia and Henrique build a fascinating mosaico f Brazil, using where fragments and and pieces gradually reveal its plurality and richness.
The Free Poetics of Henrique Eisenmann (2017) - Red Piano Records
"The Free Poetics of Henrique Eisenmann" introduces Henrique Eisenmann's original music, a groundbreaking voice in today’s jazz community, drawing unanimous praise from critics across the world. Drawing inspiration from different folkloric genres, chants, voices, poems and animal sounds, Eisenmann is changing the paradigm of contemporary improvisation, creating an original musical universe that is powerfully inventive, authentic and accessible to anyone.
Featuring: Gustavo D'Amico (soprano saxophone), Jorge Roeder (bass) and Rogerio Boccato (percussion).
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ALBUMS
SOLO PIANO - Notes for Pina Bausch (2014)
Celebrating the meeting point between different art forms in this new groundbreaking record, Eisenmann teamed up with poet Hadassa Tal with the goal to create a new musical language for the piano able to translate words into sounds. Initially Henrique worked over the recorded voice of Hadassa Tal reciting her poems in Hebrew, and then gave form, harmony and rhythm to the melodies creating a Suite in tribute to the German choreographer Pina Bausch.
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Choro Bastardo (2014)
Recreating the atmosphere of the cabarets and Vaudeville in Rio de Janeiro, Choro Bastardo mixes Jelly Roll Morton and Pixinguinha, Darius Milhaud and Ernesto Nazareth, John Cage and Jacob do Bandolim. Featuring Henrique Eisenmann (piano), Ilya Portnov (harm), Ben Andrews (violin) and Cristian Budu (pandeiro).
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Festa da Cumieira (2009)
Cumieira septet's first record, inspired by the music of Hermeto Pascoal, featuring legendary Tom Zé.
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Concert in the Barn (Paul Winter Consort) - 2022
Concert in the Barn embraces the gamut of genres that Paul Winter's solstice celebrations have been known for.
fazz: Now and Then (Noel Paul Stookey) - 2022
"...a genuinely remarkable record, a collection that not only refuses to sit still for a moment, it’s adamant that listeners won’t want to, either"
Light of the Sun (2020) - Paul Winter
Seven-time Grammy® award-winner Paul Winter’s new
album, Light of the Sun.
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Caio Afiune (2015)
Original tunes by Brazilian Jazz Guitarist Caio Afiune, featuring Henrique Eisenmann (piano), Hery Paz (tenor Sax), Fernando Amaro (drums) and Simon Wilson (bass).
Fernando Brandão - "Without Translation" (2015)
Original songs by flutist/composer Fernando Brandão.
Alexei e a Banda Toda - "O Sei lá o Quê" (2009)
Original songs by Alexei Alves mixing progressive rock, MPB and Brazilian folk rhythms. Featuring Alexei Alves (vocals), Gabriel Duarte (bass), Diego Beirão (guitar), Marcos Rocha (percussion).
Cubist - "Prominence" (Jerry Leake)