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Wondrously, the listeners were able to experience two sets in which rhythm became noise, noise became melody, and melody became rhythm. The tonal possibilities of the instruments were meticulously researched." - Wiesenbacher Woche Magazine (over Antoniushof concert 01.12.22)
AVA Trio’s successful debut release 'Music from an Imaginary Land' in 2017 has placed the band on the “Best Debut Album” picks for National Public Radio (NPR), All About Jazz, and El Intruso International Jazz Critic Pool. The band has toured extensively across Europe and China, taking part in Doek Festival Amsterdam, ZomerJazzFietsTour, Barletta Jazz Festival, OCT-Loft Shenzhen Jazz Festival, XiHu Blooms Music Festival, Shanghai World Music Festival, to name a few. With their second studio album “Digging the Sand” (Marocco Music, November 2019), the group continues to mine the imagination and avoid the cliché-riddled and well-worn paths. Doronzo, Ekincioglu, and Basile are erudite and virtuosic guides, navigating through these rich and diverse sonic surroundings. Their destinations need no justification; their music is timeless.
After busy seasons touring in China and Europe presenting their critically acclaimed second album, 'Digging the Sand', AVA Trio is preparing to release a digital-only EP "Ash" in February 2023 and will be recording their third studio album "The Great Green" simultaneously, to be released in September 2023.
"An extraordinary experience for even the most demanding jazz or progressive lover... the listener is hit with hope." - his VOICE Magazine (CZ)
"While a folkloric influence initially dominated the music, which was otherwise heavily influenced by improvisation, this increasingly gave way to a freer interpretation and a vibrant, rousing sound. While Doronzo let his heavy instrument utter angry screams, the bass of the Dutchman of Turkish origin began to sing longingly in the high register, danced around by magical Mediterranean-style rhythms. You have to remember the trio." - Michael Schiener, Mittelbayerische Zeitung (about Jazzweekend Bayern - Festival opening concert 14.07.22)
Us on TVAktuell Regensburg:
https://www.tvaktuell.com/regensburg-bayerisches-jazzweekend-startet-am-14-juli-492419/
"Their Saturday night concert has become one of the most entertaining events of the year. At the end of the concert, everyone stood up dizzy. How could we have prepared for a two-hour Mediterranean cruise? So many tales, so many landscapes, so many emotions? 'You have to dance, sir, the music will just come from somewhere,' said Zorba, the Greek. Well, music is here. And it exceeded all expectations." - JazzMa Magazine, HU (Opus Jazz Club concert review 19.02.22)
"Like the Mediterranean region itself, 'Digging the Sand' is an array of ethnic sounds, full of dichotomies; melancholy and intensity, exotic yet grounded in the fundamentals of Western and non-Western music. It is immersed in dreams, mystery, and melancholy but with moments of intensity that suggest whirling dervishes." - All About Jazz 4/5* (Karl Ackerman)
“The fact that AVA Trio is a phenomenon in ethno-jazz, in my opinion, is undeniable.” - Jazzquad
"The flowing, modally sprung, and atmospherically rich 'Digging The Sand' can only enhance the reputations of three improvisers of refreshingly literate cross-genre experience." - Jazz Journal, UK 4/5*
“Between dream and melancholy, mystery and light, with varying intensity, the members of the trio install an eminently personal aesthetic... Full of finesse and melodic ideas, this album awakens the senses and is a real listening pleasure.” - Culturejazz.fr
“Whether you call this jazz, Balkan, or Middle Eastern music – it’s really all of the above – it’s one of the most delightful albums of recent months.” - New York Music Daily, USA
"Digging The Sand explores a variety of moods, features close interplay between the three players, and is both subtle and colorful. The accessible yet explorative music is well worth hearing several times." - Scott Yanow, USA
“The fact that AVA Trio is a phenomenon in ethno-jazz, in my opinion, is undeniable.” - Jazzquad, Belarus
"...world jazz genre and ancient folk, giving it a slightly avant-garde sense... incantatory Eastern spells throughout, brought by ritualistic rhythms and the intervallic exoticism of specific scales." - Jazztrail, USA
AVA Trio’s successful debut release 'Music from an Imaginary Land' in 2017 has placed the band on the “Best Debut Album” picks for National Public Radio (NPR), All About Jazz, and El Intruso International Jazz Critic Pool. The band has toured extensively across Europe and China, taking part in Doek Festival Amsterdam, ZomerJazzFietsTour, Barletta Jazz Festival, OCT-Loft Shenzhen Jazz Festival, XiHu Blooms Music Festival, Shanghai World Music Festival, to name a few. With their second studio album “Digging the Sand” (Marocco Music, November 2019), the group continues to mine the imagination and avoid the cliché-riddled and well-worn paths. Doronzo, Ekincioglu, and Basile are erudite and virtuosic guides, navigating through these rich and diverse sonic surroundings. Their destinations need no justification; their music is timeless.
After busy seasons touring in China and Europe presenting their critically acclaimed second album, 'Digging the Sand', AVA Trio is preparing to release a digital-only EP "Ash" in February 2023 and will be recording their third studio album "The Great Green" simultaneously, to be released in September 2023.
"An extraordinary experience for even the most demanding jazz or progressive lover... the listener is hit with hope." - his VOICE Magazine (CZ)
"While a folkloric influence initially dominated the music, which was otherwise heavily influenced by improvisation, this increasingly gave way to a freer interpretation and a vibrant, rousing sound. While Doronzo let his heavy instrument utter angry screams, the bass of the Dutchman of Turkish origin began to sing longingly in the high register, danced around by magical Mediterranean-style rhythms. You have to remember the trio." - Michael Schiener, Mittelbayerische Zeitung (about Jazzweekend Bayern - Festival opening concert 14.07.22)
Us on TVAktuell Regensburg:
https://www.tvaktuell.com/regensburg-bayerisches-jazzweekend-startet-am-14-juli-492419/
"Their Saturday night concert has become one of the most entertaining events of the year. At the end of the concert, everyone stood up dizzy. How could we have prepared for a two-hour Mediterranean cruise? So many tales, so many landscapes, so many emotions? 'You have to dance, sir, the music will just come from somewhere,' said Zorba, the Greek. Well, music is here. And it exceeded all expectations." - JazzMa Magazine, HU (Opus Jazz Club concert review 19.02.22)
"Like the Mediterranean region itself, 'Digging the Sand' is an array of ethnic sounds, full of dichotomies; melancholy and intensity, exotic yet grounded in the fundamentals of Western and non-Western music. It is immersed in dreams, mystery, and melancholy but with moments of intensity that suggest whirling dervishes." - All About Jazz 4/5* (Karl Ackerman)
“The fact that AVA Trio is a phenomenon in ethno-jazz, in my opinion, is undeniable.” - Jazzquad
"The flowing, modally sprung, and atmospherically rich 'Digging The Sand' can only enhance the reputations of three improvisers of refreshingly literate cross-genre experience." - Jazz Journal, UK 4/5*
“Between dream and melancholy, mystery and light, with varying intensity, the members of the trio install an eminently personal aesthetic... Full of finesse and melodic ideas, this album awakens the senses and is a real listening pleasure.” - Culturejazz.fr
“Whether you call this jazz, Balkan, or Middle Eastern music – it’s really all of the above – it’s one of the most delightful albums of recent months.” - New York Music Daily, USA
"Digging The Sand explores a variety of moods, features close interplay between the three players, and is both subtle and colorful. The accessible yet explorative music is well worth hearing several times." - Scott Yanow, USA
“The fact that AVA Trio is a phenomenon in ethno-jazz, in my opinion, is undeniable.” - Jazzquad, Belarus
"...world jazz genre and ancient folk, giving it a slightly avant-garde sense... incantatory Eastern spells throughout, brought by ritualistic rhythms and the intervallic exoticism of specific scales." - Jazztrail, USA
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