Back To Back, by Artie Zaitz & Mark Kavuma

Back To Back

by Artie Zaitz & Mark Kavuma

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1.	Evidence 08:27	info	buy track
2.	Cedar Tree 08:05	info	buy track
3.	Round Midnight 05:38	info	buy track
4.	Lockdown Blues 10:55	info	buy track
5.	Mia's Waltz 06:32	info	buy track
6.	Church 07:36	info	buy track

about

A unique affair...

Artie Zaitz is swiftly establishing himself as one of the jazz scene's most exciting guitarists. When he’s not touring with Moses Boyd or performing and recording with The Banger Factoryor leading his own groovy outfit, he can be found pulling outall the stops on his 1961 Hammond C-3 named Big Bertha and executing complexlines on bass pedals, just like organ giants before him; Jimmy Smith, Brother JackMcDuff and Larry Goldings.

Mark Kavuma
is renowned for his fabulously expressive trumpet playing. Markleads The Banger Factory, one of the finest and most thrilling live acts on the sceneand is no stranger to high profile gigs with some of the best in jazz music including Nu Civilisation Orchestra, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, Salif Keita and Wynton Marsalis.

Back To Back may represent the first studio recording of an extraordinary combination of instruments underpinned by William Cleasby's dexterity and mastery of groove.

The unique collaboration has been bubbling for many years, fully bursting into life during the pandemic when due to restrictions Kavuma and Zaitz found themselves practicing literally back to back. This extremely rare configuration (1961Hammond C-3 Organ against 1971 Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano, or a Steinway Grand Piano with support from William Cleasby's drums) delivers sonic delights and a 'bomb' within the traditions of century-old jazz music.

Stand-out moments on the album are; the monumental 'Lockdown Blues' penned by Zaitz, a spellbinding, absorbing andultimately sincere commentary on the current global state of affairs, Kavuma’s own reflection of the personal struggle to cope with separation in 'Mia’s Waltz, and the spectacular interpretation of Thelonious Monk’s 'Round Midnight' the kind ofreading that makes you wonder whether you ever knew this tune at all.

credits

released March 4, 2022

Artie Zaitz - Hammond C-3 Organ

Mark Kavuma - Wurlitzer 200A Electric Piano, Steinway Grand Piano, Trumpet

Will Cleasby– Drums

Recorded at Fish Factory Studios, London

Engineered and mixed by Ben Lamdin

Mastered by Noel Summerville

Produced by Mark Kavuma & Artie Zaitz

Executive Producers: Mark Kavuma (for Banger Factory Records), Elaine Crouch

Artwork/Graphic Design by Kasia Zaitz

Liner Notes - Jake Zait

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Banger Factory Records London, UK

Leading trumpeter and composer, Mark Kavuma, launches his new label, Banger Factory Records.

"My dream is to showcase the London jazz community. I want the label to inspire and empower those within the community and in turn show, other artists and up-and-coming musicians that it is possible for them also, to create, flourish and innovate in their chosen field/genre.” ... more

discography

Ultrasound

Dec 2023
Warriors

Nov 2022
Back To Back

Mar 2022
Legacy

Dec 2021
Arashi No Ato

Sep 2021

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