Friday, November 10, 2006

JuzzFlirtin - a new inspiring band

JuzzFlirtin has had it's premeire.Wednesday 1 November 2006 Polanentheater, Amsterdam
JuzzFlirtin is the musical birth of composer Dirk Balthaus and lyricist Léah Kline. In the cozy haven of the Polanentheater in the Spaarndammerburt/Westerpark of Amsterdam, this group lets it all hang out, revealing for the first time, one year’s worth of emotional and intense composing sessions. Their original compositions “flirt” with jazz, drama, funk, poetry, latin and brazilian styles. Major influences are the Pat Metheny Group, Kurt Elling’s poetry, the colors of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Nancy Wilson’s theatricality, Bill Evan’s lyrical piano playing, the intimacy and soul of Joni Mitchell and Dianne Reeves to name just a few. The result is a synergetic collaboration of 5 top jazz musicians whose aim is to sweep you away into their world of joyous, groovin’, hand clappin’, thought provokin’, eye wipin’ theatrical compositions about life. This concert will be recorded (Audio and Video) in preparation for their CD recording later in November.-----------------------JuzzFlirtin: Original Grooves and the NEW American SongbookLéah Kline- vocals, Dirk Balthaus- piano, Cord Heineking- bass, Sebastiaan Kaptein- drums, Yuchi Cordobá - percussion