BACH…because

Dasha Beets

Label: Magic Ball Jazz Records
Format: CD
Barcode: 8714835144748

Catalog number: MBJ 51447
Releasedate: 08-04-22

- This album combines three World’s greatest artistic traditions: European classical music,.ancient poetry and American jazz and blues.
- A jazz portrait of Bach
- Instrumental pieces by J.S. Bach which were never sung before are given a new, fresh,lyrical twist.
- Colorful arrangements with a variety of swinging rhythms, from bolero and cha-cha-cha,shuffle and jazzwals are surprising the listener with an interest in jazz and classical music
- musical interplay and improvisation create a one-of-a-kind experience full of unexpected little gems.

In this unique program, The Netherlands-based jazz singer Dasha Beets interweaves three of the world's great artistic traditions: European classical music, ancient poetry and American jazz and blues. Beautiful poems by great literary minds have been translated into English by Dasha and combined with pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, performing this repertoire in a completely new way. It's an enchanting program full of poetry and song, musical interplay and improvisation, a variety of swinging rhythms and the timeless melodies of Bach. The unique melding of artistic cultures, performed by musicians of the highest caliber, creates a one-of-a-kind experience full of unexpected little gems.

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