“Jason Lindner is a musical universe!"--Chick Corea
“Lindner ranks among the finest all-around pianist-composers of his generation"--Time Out New York
On January 9, 2007, keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer Jason Lindner will release Ab Aeterno (Fresh Sound Records), featuring Latin percussionist Luisito Quintero and Omer Avital on bass and oud--an important album revealing the timeless threads connecting three musicians of different cultures in beautiful harmony. Unique and intimate, the instrumentation draws the listener in.
The seed of Ab Aeterno was Lindner's desire to record with his musicalbrother, Omer Avital, the “roaringly inventive" (Jazziz) bassist and composer whom he has been performing with since the opening of the Smalls jazz club over ten years ago. “I wanted to share the way in which the two of us vibe together on our instruments, and what I feel is one of my closest musical relationships," says Lindner. “The album has become so much more with the addition of Luisito Quintero, who plays a different percussion instrument on every track."
“The ability for the three of us to play easily together comes from what we share," says Lindner, who is perhaps best known for leading The Ensemble, a progressive New York-based big band that has been active for over a decade and hailed as “one of the era's most singular and enterprising outlets" (Village Voice). “Although I was born and raised in New York, Omer in Israel, and Luisito in Venezuela, we were able to meet musically."
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Jason Lindner apprenticed with the great master bebopper Barry Harris and orchestral/harmonic master Chris Anderson, eventually exploring a world of Latin and African rhythms, funk, r&b (he was Lauryn Hill's musical director), hip hop, electronica--in general, music.
He currently performs with everyone from Baba Israel and Pharaoh's Daughter to Meshell Ndegeocello and Claudia Acua. He's toured the world with the Roy Haynes Quartet, arranged for Arturo O'Farrill's Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Orchestra and teaches masterclasses internationally. A regular performer at the infamous NYC club Nublu, he can often be found fronting his trancey, electro-jazz projects The J L-ectrik and Progress Report, featuring poet/mc Baba Israel.
Luisito Quintero studied at Orquesta Simfonica de Venezuela (The Symphonic Orchestra of Venezuela) and quickly became one of the most sought-after percussionists in the country. He has collaborated with Jack De Johnette, David Sanborn, George Benson and the late Celia Cruz and Tito Puente. He is currently the musical director for Louie Vega and the Elements of Life Band and works extensively with Jack DeJohnette's Latin Project.
“The contemporary intensification of global exchange is quickly closing gaps revealing ancient and timeless linkage," says Jason. “As Malian musician Cheick-Tidiane Seck once told me with a big smile, 'Musicians are all from the same country.'"
Ab Aeterno will be available nationwide on January 9, 2007 through the Barcelona-based Fresh Sound Records.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
