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Marcelo Maccagnan - Night Tales

Marcelo Maccagnan - Night Tales

Marcelo Maccagnan releases Night Tales on 29th July - “Monster musicianship!” (Bridge Music Magazine)

Fusing contemporary jazz with the Brazilian music of his homeland, and rock and electronic music of his youth, bassist Marcelo Maccagnan presents his latest album, Night Tales, on July 29th. Based in New York City, the bandleader brings together some of the city’s rising stars for a record whose influences run the full spectrum from Milton Nascimento to Third Rail and Donny McCaslin. This self-titled “Progressive Jazz” is perhaps representative of a city which welcomes musicians from every corner of the world - as is the line up; featured guest vocalist Simona Smirnova hails from Lithuania and joins Korean pianist Sukyung Kim, French drummer Maxime Cholley and Malaysian guitarist Andrew Cheng.

But whilst the music embraces this melting pot of styles, it never loses sight of the improvisation and communication central to jazz. Intricate grooves, soaring riffs and wailing guitar lays the foundation for glorious, high-energy solos and group interplay. And, in a nod to his early years as a rock musician, the album’s sole non-original composition (Black Hole Sun) is from American band Soundgarden, showcasing just how creative the modern musician can be when interpreting songs into a whole new ballpark.

Opening track Creatures of Habit features a powerful vocal cameo from Simona Smirnova, whilst Gungi (Japanese for ‘flock’ or ‘herd’) showcases a group connection and musical synergy that only hours of performing together can create. Bringing together various styles into one cohesive whole, Night Tales offers something for hard-core fans of both jazz and rock, as well as everyone in between.

Marcelo Maccagnan | Bass
Andrew Cheng | Guitar
Sukyung Kim | Keyboards
Maxime Cholley | Drums
Simona Smirnova | Guest vocals (on Creatures of Habit)

Track Listing
1. Creatures of Habit feat. Simona Smirnova (Composed by Marcelo Maccagnan)
2. Glass (Composed by Marcelo Maccagnan)
3. Gungi (Composed by Marcelo Maccagnan)
4. Black Hole Sun (Composed by Chris Cornell - Soundgarden)
5. Vital Spark (Composed by Marcelo Maccagnan)
6. Breaking Out (Composed by Marcelo Maccagnan)

Marcelo is an electric and upright bass player originally from Brazil. He has been an active member of the New York music scene, having the chance to perform and record with high-level musicians as a sideman but also a leader. His playing and compositions are heavily influenced by styles he grew up with such as rock, Brazilian music, electronic music and also Jazz. This fusion of sounds is how the artist likes to define himself. The result is a truly authentic fusion of sounds which, whilst modern and electric, never loses sight of the improvisation and communication central to jazz. With his latest album “Night Tales”, Marcelo places himself as a prolific bandleader and composer, with music in the genre he calls “Progressive Jazz”

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