Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet Rob Garcia

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Album-Release:
2016

HRA-Release:
25.05.2018

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  • 1Beautiful Dreamer04:50
  • 2People Are Everything04:29
  • 3Terror, Fear and Media04:22
  • 4Precious Lives05:50
  • 5Mac n Cheese (Bank Fees, Dead Bees, Killing Trees, Shooting Sprees, War Thieves, Mac n Cheese)04:04
  • 6Act Local #101:25
  • 7Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet04:57
  • 8The Journey Is the Destination04:16
  • 9Guns Make Killing Easy07:24
  • 10Greenland Is Turning Green05:21
  • 11Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier03:15
  • 12Whatever Gets You By06:09
  • 13Act Local #201:42
  • Total Runtime58:04

Info for Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet

The Rob Garcia 4 ist seit der Bandgründung in 2009 aus der internationalen Szene des Modern Jazz nicht mehr wegzudenken. Mit drei Alben auf Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records – Perennial (2009), The Drop And The Ocean (2011) und The Passion Of Color (2014) – erringt das Quartett die allgemeine Hochachtung der Fachpresse.

Auf weltweiten Auftritten in Clubs und auf bedeutenden Festivals erspielen sich Bandleader Rob Garcia (Drums, Komposition) und seine Formation Noah Preminger (Tenorsaxofon), Gary Versace (Piano) und Masa Kamaguchi (Bass) die Begeisterung ihrer stetig wachsenden Fangemeinde.

Nun legen sie mit Finding Love In An Oligarchy On A Dying Planet ein ungewöhnliches und bemerkenswertes viertes Album vor, für das sie mit Jazzlegende Joe Lovano (Tenorsaxofon), Kate McGarry (Gesang) und Schauspieler und Umweltaktivist Brendan Burke (gesprochenes Wort) höchst illustre Gäste gewinnen konnten.

Zum Albumtitel gibt Bandleader und Komponist Rob Garcia dann auch gleich ein Statement mit an die Hand: "Der Titel des Albums ist nicht zwingend als Protest zu verstehen, noch gibt er Lösungsvorschläge vor. Das Album ist in erster Linie als Ausdruck und unverblümtes Statement dessen zu begreifen, was mir (und vielen anderen) tagtäglich begegnet und welchen Zuständen wir ausgesetzt sind. ›Finding Love...‹ bezieht sich auf mein persönliches Bestreben und den achtsamen Umgang mit alltäglichen Dingen, über die ich sehr glücklich bin. Dinge wie Musik zu machen und zu schreiben, eine Familie zu haben, die Kinder aufwachsen zu sehen, Zeit mit Freunden zu verbringen usw. Und natürlich lese ich die Zeitungen und sehe die News aus der ganzen Welt und das berührt und beeinflusst mich. Menschliches Leid wohin man schaut, ausgelöst durch Geldgier und Machthunger. Rassismus und Geringschätzung menschlichen Lebens. Krieg, Terrorismus und Zerstörung. Ein Planet, der immer weniger lebenswert wird – für uns Menschen und alle anderen Spezies. Ich spende Geld für wohltätige Zwecke, gehe gelegentlich auf Kundgebungen und Demonstrationen und unterzeichne Petitionen – doch ich fühle mich machtlos und hilflos gegenüber all dieser Ungerechtigkeit. Mit diesem Album möchte ich nicht weniger als in ganz klaren Worten darauf aufmerksam machen, in welcher Gesellschaft und Umwelt wir gerade leben."

Rob Garcia, drums
Noah Preminger, tenor saxophone
Gary Versace, piano
Masa Kamaguchi, bass
Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone (on tracks 4, 8, 10)
Kate McGarry, vocals (on tracks 2, 8)
Brendan Burke, spoken word (on track 5)




Rob Garcia
“A prime mover in the current Brooklyn jazz scene” (Time Out-New York) and “one of New York’s great jazz drummers and composers.” (Capital New York), Rob Garcia continues to be an strong presence in the New York and international jazz scene as a sideman and bandleader. He has performed and/or recorded with bandleaders such as Wynton Marsalis, Joseph Jarman, Anat Cohen, Sam Newsome, Judi Silvano, Woody Allen, Howard Alden, Lynne Arriale, John Benitez, John Bunch, Dena DeRose, Chris Cheek, Daniel Kelly, and Vince Giordano. Rob has also collaborated with other top musicians such as: Joe Lovano, Sheila Jordan, Dave Liebman, Diana Krall, Myra Melford, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin, Marty Erhlich, Jerome Richardson, Reggie Workman, Bob Berg, Bill McHenry, Ken Peplowski, Scott Robinson, Howard Johnson, Sonny Fortune, Bruce Barth, Wycliffe Gordon, Warren Vache, Ted Nash, and Chris Potter, among others. He has played on over 40 albums including Grammy winners.

Rob has released 6 critically acclaimed albums as a bandleader which feature such artists as Noah Preminger, Dan Tepfer, Gary Versace, Joe Martin, John Hebert, Dave Kikoski and Mike Formanek. His CD, “Perennial” (BJUR 012) was in the “10 Best Jazz Albums of 2009” in the New York Observer. His most recent album “Finding Love In An Oligarchy On A Dying Planet” (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records) includes some special guests including jazz legend Joe Lovano and vocal sensation Kate McGarry. His group has performed at venues such as The Ottawa Jazz Festival, The Toronto Jazz Festival, Iridium, Kitano, Smalls, The Rex, Cornelia Street Cafe, Firehouse 12. and has toured in Europe. Rob has also received grants from Meet The Composer, DCA and NYSCA to support his performances.

Rob has been a major force in artist-run organizations, a new way for jazz to continue and thrive. He is the founder and artistic director of a non-profit organization called Connection Works, which presents world-class jazz performances and educational events to the Brooklyn community. He is a member of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, an association of independent artists with a shared commitment to creativity and community. He was also a founding member of the Douglass Street Music Collective, an artist-run rehearsal and performance space, featuring some of New York’s most creative and cutting edge musicians/composers.

Rob grew up in Pelham, New York, hearing jazz and popular music from the 1920’s and 30’s. His father, an architect who also played bass, had a collection of 78rpm records from that period including such greats as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Bix Beiderbecke. In his early teens, Rob loved classic rock. It was Keith Moon of The Who that inspired him to begin playing the drums. He began studying with Bob Merigliano, and through his influence as well as visiting New York City jazz clubs with his father, Rob’s interest turned toward jazz. He then went on to study with some other outstanding drummers such as Charli Persip, Steve Davis, and Adam Nussbaum. Rob holds a BA from NYU and a MM from SUNY Purchase.



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