THE NEW LATIN JAZZ EXPERIENCE
After a break of several years and a volatile period of life, the music he writes begins to change, just as the perception of the sounds around him changes. The meeting with the Brazilian Luis André Carneiro de Oliveira on drums and the Austrian Max Ranzinger on bass makes these changes take a real form. With this formation, the trio recorded some demos and released two videos. Some time later, Austrian bassist Wolfram Derschmidt stepped in for Max, and the current Hamlet’s Latin Jazz Experience Trio was born.
They just finished recording their latest album “Susurros”, the third as a Hamlet’s Latin Jazz Experience and the first as a trio project. The final result is a enjoyable, reflective and evocative music but vibrant and energetic at the same time. The new album will debut around summer 2022 under the same company FREIAUDIO RECORDS.
New tunes, new energy with a more intimate sound gives the group a special touch and a new direction. All compositions are still Hamlet originals, the repertoire passes through rhythms between folklore and tradition of South America (primarily Colombia, Brazil, Cuba …) with a personal perspective made out of a mixture of energetic rhythms and inspired melodies.
BAND MEMBERS
– was born in Bogotá (Colombia). After he moved to Italy he studied French horn, composition and choral conducting at the conservatory P.Mascagni of Livorno, in the same period he also studied jazz arrangement with the Berklee’s method. He takes piano lessons for a year, then continues on his own as a self-taught, just playing instinctively as he still does today. In addition to play in the Salsa music field he worked in studio as a sideman and as a live performer collaborating with several Italian artists of the pop-rock scene in festivals and TV shows. Hamlet currently resides in Austria where beside his project works as a freelance musician especially in the field of salsa and latin jazz music.
– was Born in Wels (Austria). He attended music school in Linz and Wels to learn Cello, later Clarinet. Studied double bass at the Jazz Department of the University of Graz, for his skills Wolfram is a very requested bass player constant member of many Jazz bands. A valued jazz musician boasting such remarkable international artistic collaborations as with Art Farmer, Toots Thielemans, Toninho Horta, Gregory Porter, David Murray and many others…
– was born in Rio Claro (Brazil). Luis joined the Popular music Bachelor Studies Program at UNICAMP (a renowned state university in Brazil). Lived some years in Sao Paulo as a sideman/studio musician as well as part on the development and recording of several original underground projects and artists. Then he moved to Graz, where he started his Master Degree at KUG Jazz Department, accomplishing the program with maximum grade. Luis is one of the most demanded drummers in the Austrian music scene boasting participations with artists such as Karlheinz Miklin, Heinrich von Kalnein, Meretrio, He performed in many festivals around Europe (Austria, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, France).
THE HISTORY
THE LATIN JAZZ EXPERIENCE PROJECT
The Latin Jazz Experience besides being the favorite is also the main project of Hamlet. Reached the age of 40 and after 25 years of musical experience, Hamlet decides to form his own band and being inspired by bands as Afromantra, Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion, Nueva Manteca and others, he decided to put together a latin jazz sextet.
In 2009 he released his first album (all original compositions) under the Austrian record label FREIAUDIO RECORDS entitled “Descarumbiando”, the album met a moderately large mainstream success internationally, as well as appreciated by critics worldwide. In the same year they are awarded unanimously by the American Latin Jazz Corner followers as a ’’2009 Next Generation Artist’’, then followed a series of successful concerts.
In 2013 Hamlet released his second album of originals “Pa’Lante…Siguiendo El Camino” for the same record label. With this title Hamlet meant that whatever happens his music is still here following his path, siguiendo el camino! This work is also well received by international critics.
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