COLLEKTOR (USA/FR)

15 octombrie 2018 @ Zaza Fain Party

Collektor este rezultatul prieteniei dintre saxofonistul Warren Walker (cunoscut clujenilor din proiectul The Kandinsky Effect, unul dintre highlighturile Smida Jazz Festival 2017) și chitaristul Alex Stuart (Alex Stuart Quintet). Soundul grupului e o medie neașteptată de muzică electronică, grove-uri africane, jazz și punk. Proiect tânăr, Collektor se pregătește de lansarea albumului de debut, ce se prefigurează a fi nu cel mai bun album de rock al anului, nu cel mai bun album de jazz al anului, ci – lăsând la o parte toate încadrările reducționiste de genuri muzicale – unul dintre cele mai bune albume ale lui 2018.

Warren Walker – Sax/Synth/Effects
Alex Stuart – Guitar/Effects
Gael Petrina – Bass/Effects
Antonin Violot – Drums

“un son de groupe, compact, viril et homogène” – Jazz Magazine

“without a doubt one of the most individual-sounding, refreshing and outrageous forces currently operating in the more exciting fringes of the musical spectrum.” -Igloo Magazine

“Son styles original, aussi fluide qu’inventif fait merveille” – Michel Contat – Télérama

“not the best jazz album of the year, nor the best rock album of the year. Whatever it is, it’s still one of the best albums of the year.” – John Garratt, PopMatters

“…five solid years of recording and touring have fine-tuned their approach, stretching out beyond the confines of jazz into many directions, with electronics, funk grooves, bop, touches of punk, progressive rock, ambient and much more….not content to just re-tread what’s been done before them, but determined to break new ground at every turn, all the while keeping their sound completely listenable and satisfying.” – Exposé

“A coup sur un des meilleurs album jazz de l’année” – Nouvelle Vague