A New Jazz Trio Opus Plus A Solo Classical Debut

"...a genius beyond most young people I’ve heard"

-- Dave Brubeck

"A sparkling command of the instrument."
-- Chick Corea

"An uncompromising clarity of rhythm, timing and sound that is pure light."
-- Jan Vogler, Dir., Moritzburg Chamber Music Festival

Few artists could record two albums over the course of one week in different musical genres, with disparate personnel, and at separate studios. Yet New York City-based pianist Eldar Djangirov has done just that, and proven himself musically ambidextrous as evidenced by two remarkable, self-produced recordings for his debut on the maverick, multi-Grammy® nominated Motéma Music this April and May.

Eldar's Breakthrough, recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City, releases April 9. Like the 26-year-old's 2009 disc Virtue, it features his long-standing touring trio with bassist Armando Gola and drummer Ludwig Afonso. Breakthrough breaks through to reinforce just how powerful and poignant a road tested jazz trio of young lions can be.

Captured live in the studio, Breakthrough exudes compositional brilliance, improvisation and interplay. The trio pushes the envelope on Eldar's "Point of View Redux," and features guest vibraphonist Joe Locke on the pianist's dizzying "Blink" and saxophonist Chris Potter on Eldar's impressively layered title track. Eldar's arrangements of Irving Berlin's ballad "What'll I Do" and the whimsical Redd Evans/David Mann composition "No Moon at All" feature electric bassist Gola switching to an acoustic upright instrument, playing evocative lines as Afonso eschews drumsticks to provide stirring brushwork. There's even a telekinetic cover of British pop band Radiohead's "Morning Bell."

UPCOMING SHOWS

Apr 12 - Berks Jazz Fest
May 3 - Ventura Music Festival
May 8 - Piedmont Piano Company
May 24 - Festival Musique de Chambre Montreal
May 29 - Blues Alley
July 28 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

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