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Sunday January 08 | APAP Showcase: GlobalNoize & MaxWild | ||
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 MAX WILD AFRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT Sax innovator and producer Max Wild has been a forerunner on the Afro-Jazz scene in New York since commanding international attention with his ObliqSound release TAMBA in 2010 and extensive international touring ever since. Raised in Zimbabwe and Berlin and now living in New York, his credentials include performing with Grammy-nominated jazz tenorist Mark Turner to recording with Afropop icon Oliver Mtukudzi. Wild now presents his latest project, a powerful fusion of mesmerizing grooves from southern Africa and rugged sounds from New York and Berlin's electronic music scenes. Backed by an international all-star cast of musicians, and featuring South Africa's vocal sensation Selloane (currently starring in The Lion King on Broadway), Wild promises to set dance floors ablaze with his electrifying stage performance, feel- good melodies, and infectious dance grooves. "Creating a successful fusion of pop jazz and rootsy African music is tricky. Max Wild […] takes on this challenge with determination, chops and unwavering commitment, and the result is a rather remarkable recording."- Banning Eyre, Afropop.org "Remarkable young saxophonist with Zimbabwean roots." - Mail & Guardian, South Africa Saxophonist/producer Max Wild presents his latest project, a rich soundscape that draws from his cosmopolitan roots and brings together the mesmerizing grooves of southern Africa and rugged electronic beats from New York to Berlin. Featuring an all-star cast of musicians from around the globe Official Website Global Noize Keyboardist extraordinaire Jason Miles, who has worked with everyone from Miles Davis and Luther Vandross to Ivan Lins, and turntable guru DJ Logic, who has collaborated with such diverse artists as Phish, Vernon Reid, ?uestlove and Don Byron, join forces on Global Noize, to create free-wheeling tracks that take listeners on a wide-ranging journey on their first CD, with innovative guests such as Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Billy Martin (Medeski, Marin & Wood), Vernon Reid (Living Color), John Popper (Blues Traveler), Cyro Baptista, Karl Denson and Christian Scott. Global Noize is a project that has long been brewing in Miles' mind but the idea was solidified when he got a call from his friend DJ Logic to join him for a performance at the Blue Note in NY. "On that day I had a horrible root canal and was mourning the loss of a close relative. I thought that this could be just the tonic I needed to pick myself up," recalls Miles. The night was exactly what Miles had hoped and from this experience he knew that he and Logic had a special connection. The duo later worked together in Morocco at The Casablanca Jazz Festival and had the opportunity to venture off to Marrakech. Miles shares, "We went through life-altering experiences. It was so new to us - mysterious, crazy and another view of the world. We both knew we had to make this project happen. The picture on the CD over of the both of us with the camel in the desert says it all!" Official Website |